Abstract: Existing techniques of structural analysis for nonlinear composite wood systems under bending/compression loads are combined with probability‐based concepts in evaluating typical wall types of current construction. Material ...

Abstract: A theoretical model is developed for predicting mechanisms of load transfer between a wood member and a metal die‐punched truss plate. The model, which treats a truss‐plate tooth as a beam on an inelastic foundation of ...

Abstract: Data on creep behavior of nailed joints between lumber and sheathing are essential to improve the design of light‐frame wood buildings. Two theoretical models were developed to predict creep of joints under variable loads ...

Abstract: Component subsystems in light‐frame wood buildings are tested to provide information useful in analyzing and designing for seismic and dynamic wind effects. Static cyclic tests on shear‐wall panels show that damping ratio ...

Abstract: A computer program consisting of the finite‐element method, multilinear material models, and a linear step‐by‐step procedure that accounts for nonlinear behavior of wood materials, nailed joints, and intercomponent gaps ...

Abstract: Strength and stiffness distributions of wood‐stud walls were simulated on a computer using experimentally determined properties of framing, sheathing, and joints. Distributions were generated for conventional wall constructions ...

Abstract: Connection systems, such as those joining floor, wall, and foundation, have been long recognized as the weakest structural link in light‐frame wood dwellings. This paper describes a procedure for structural analysis and a ...