Abstract: Current capabilities of accurately predicting the behavior of the various subassemblies of light‐frame wood structures (walls, floors, and roofs) now meet (or exceed) the ability to characterize material properties. However, ...

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: The most frequently used approach for representing the constitutive relations for anisotropic materials is Hill's incremental plasticity model. However, a fundamental difficulty with the use of Hill's plasticity model is ...

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 ...