Abstract: Design methods for light‐frame roof assemblies assume a weakestlink failure criterion. They provide little recognition of load‐sharing and compositeaction effects on redundant assemblies. A computer model that may be used ...

Abstract: A methodology is described for simulating the tension performance of lumber members. The described methodology uses detailed knowledge of individual board three‐dimensional fiber orientation in a finite element model to ...

Abstract: Effects of synthetic and neutralized vinsol resin (NVR) air-entraining admixtures (AEAs) were compared through air-content measurements of freshly mixed concrete, hardened cylinders, and cores from field and laboratory ...

Abstract: Using new techniques based on atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the stiffness, thickness, and microstructures of the shell of air bubbles extracted from air-entrained cement paste were ...

Abstract: Wood-plastic composites (WPCs), commonly used in residential decks and railings, exhibit mechanical behavior that is bimodal, anisotropic, and nonlinear viscoelastic. They exhibit different stress-strain responses to tension ...

Abstract: Local recycling pressures are providing an impetus to examine the use of unconventional materials in construction such as waste glass in Portland cement concrete. It is well known that the silica in glass can be highly ...

Abstract: The resistance of natural fiber-filled high-density polyethylene composite specimens to ultraviolet- (UV) and moisture-induced degradation was evaluated by measuring changes to flexural properties. High-density polyethylene ...

Abstract: This study was performed to define and evaluate specific mechanisms that control deicer scaling (freeze-thaw) resistance in slag cement concrete. Modified ASTM C672 procedures were used to measure the deicer scaling ...

Abstract: Load sharing among repetitive wood members interconnected by structural sheathing strengthens light-frame assemblies beyond that assumed in designing a single member. A repetitive member factor of 1.15 applied to bending ...