Abstract: A mathematical model for the analysis of partially composite wood light‐frame shear walls loaded in plane is presented. Shear walls consisting of a stud frame with sheathing placed either on one side or both sides are ...

Abstract: A B‐spline bracing element of arbitrary orientation is developed and combined with the B‐spline compound strip method (BCSM) to analyze structures having bracing members. In the BCSM, a problem is first partially discretized ...

Abstract: The paper investigates the long-term behavior of wood-concrete composite beams with notched connection detail. The experimental program comprised the characterization of the component materials (wood, concrete, and connection ...

Abstract: The paper investigates the influence of cyclic and sustained loading on the performance of layered wood–concrete composite beams interconnected by a notched connection detail. A number of composite beams were conditioned ...

Abstract: Load tests of the effect of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcing rods (Z-spikes) on the flexural stiffness of deteriorated railroad crossties were conducted. Reinforcement was provided by installing