Abstract: There are numerous large span timber hangars dating back to World War II. These structures were built with large green timbers and were normally assembled using split rings and/or shear plates. Because of shrinkage in the ...

Abstract: The moment-rotation behavior of full-size Warren truss timber connections, using posttensioning as a possible reinforcement scheme, was investigated and compared with the current method of using gusset plates. Four joint ...

Abstract: Canadian warships are equipped with free-standing latticed masts, and the research reported here has been aimed at reducing the weight and profile area of these structures and increasing their ability to absorb energy. ...

Abstract: Bearing or compressive-strength capacity perpendicular to the grain of timber beams is a troublesome issue. Not only do many different load cases occur in practice that are not covered by structural timber design codes, ...