Abstract: Rafter pairs are regularly employed in timber buildings, partially because they may be supported in a wide variety of ways to achieve the various objectives of the designer. A detailed examination of seven common rafter ...

Abstract: Small timber layers can be mechanically laminated into a larger timber cross section using shear keys to prevent slip between the layers. These mechanically laminated beams are commonly referred to as keyed beams and their ...

Abstract: The current National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction design methods for dowel-type connectors are based on four-yield modes for connections in double shear. These yield modes were formulated for use with ...