Abstract: The writers of current standards and specifications for load and resistance factor design (LRFD) envisioned that those documents would be used by designers in a manner similar to that used in prior (allowable stress design) ...

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: The increased emphasis on limit state design philosophy calls for a corresponding emphasis on the behavior of structural systems up to their ultimate load‐carrying capacities. Fifteen full‐size wood‐joist floors—each having ...

Abstract: In a severe windstorm, some houses survive while others are damaged or destroyed. A first impression of this apparent selectivity is often that the storm possesses peculiar powers. The meteorological facts behind severe ...