Abstract: Concrete bearing stress test results on large embedded inserts subjected to shear failure loads are presented. Tests were performed on eight individual inserts that were cast into a prototype concrete slab reinforced ...

Abstract: The failure of several 15-m wood trusses at the lower chord splice joint is described. These trusses were built in the early 1940s with 100-mm split-ring connectors at the splice. The general failure pattern was initially ...