Abstract: The advanced first‐order, second‐moment method was used to examine the relative reliability of dimension lumber in bending for designs made in accordance with the National Design Specification for Wood Construction. System ...

Abstract: An approximate reliability model for wood structural systems is suggested. The model requires that the probability of first member failure be determined using a wood system model which includes partial composite and two‐way ...

Abstract: A model to predict the ultimate capacity reliability of wood systems is developed. The model is analogous to Markov cumulative damage models. System ultimate capacity is defined as the failure of two adjacent members. The ...

Abstract: Structural engineering design is replete with uncertainties, some of which are obvious and some of which many engineers may never have considered. This paper is an examination of the uncertainties facing structural engineers ...

Abstract: First-order reliability analyses were performed for wood connections, using bolts, nails, lag screws, and wood screws, including both wood and steel side plates, designed to

Abstract: The reliability of dimension lumber in tension or bending is examined using advanced first‐order second‐moment reliability analyses. The material strength data are obtained from the literature. The reliability index for ...

Abstract: Sustainable development studies have recently begun to consider damage loss attributable to natural hazards. A sustainable perspective on building design entails an understanding of a structure’s life-cycle environmental ...

Abstract: A stochastic finite element analysis procedure for metal plate‐connected wood trusses has been developed. The probabilistic analysis uses a deterministic analysis with a metal plate‐connection model that was developed for ...