Index of Articles in Wood Design Focus
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Volume 18, 2008
Number 1: Design Considerations for Lateral Force Resistance
- New Rules for Evaluating Seismic Performance of Prefabricated Shear Panels Ned Waltz, P.E. and Ron Hamburger
- Importance of Structural Wall Coverings in Wind Design and Wood Structural Panel Solutions Zeno Martin, P.E. and Ed Keith
- Code Changes Affecting Post-Installed Concrete Anchor Design Christian Fogstad, P.E. and Brian Gerber
- FEMA 550 – Recommended Residential Construction for the Gulf Coast David K. Low
Number 2: Insights into Inspection, Plan Review, and Product Evaluation
- Good Design Should Consider Poor Execution John Bouldin and John “Buddy” Showalter
- Special Inspections for Wood Construction David P. Tyree and James D. Bowman
- Plan Review Issues with Wood Stephen Turchen and Brian Foley
- Seismic Equivalence Parameters for Engineered Woodframe Wood Structural Panel Shear Walls Philip Line, Ned Waltz, and Tom Skaggs
Number 3: Miscellaneous Topics
- 2008 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic Philip Line, Bradford K. Douglas, and Peter Mazikins
- Fire Resistance of Log Walls Rob Pickett
- Design Ambiguities: A Modern Southern House? David C. Lewis
Number 4: Wind, Waves, and Wood
- Midwest Tornadoes – Performance of Wood-Framed Structures Zeno Martin, P.E., and Bryan Readling
- Summary of Wind Effects on Residential Structures During Hurricane Katrina John W. van de Lindt, Rakesh Gupta, and Kenneth J. Fridley
- Effect of Wind-Driven Hurricane Waves on Wood-Framed Building John W. van de Lindt, Rachel Garcia, Rakesh Gupta, and Jebediah Wilson
- Reliability of Wood Roofs Exposed to Hurricane Winds Christopher D. Eamon
Volume 17, 2007
Number 1: ASCE/SEI 7 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
- Snow Provisions in ASCE 7-05 for Residential Roof Rafter Systems Michael O’Rourke, Peter J. Mazikins, and John “Buddy” Showalter
- Unbalanced Snow Loads for Trusses in Hip or Gable Roofs Using ASCE 7-05 Requirements Richard Zimmermann and Jim Vogt
- Review of ASCE 7-05 Unbalanced Snow Load Provisions and Its Affect on Building Design Leo Shirek
- Recent Changes to Wind Provisions in Standards and Codes in the United States S. K. Ghosh
- ASCE 7-05 Changes to Live Load Provisions Richard Zimmermann and Jim Vogt
Number 2: Changes to the International Residential Code
- The Story Behind IRC Wall Bracing Provisions Jay H. Crandell
- Coming Changes to the IRC Bracing Provisions Ed Keith and Zeno Martin
- IRC 2006: What’s Coming for Trusses and Other Structural Building Components? Richard Zimmermann
Number 3: Field Issues Related to Design of Residential Structures
- Lateral Support of Wood Beams in Residential Structure Gary Schweizer
- Wood Truss Gable End Frames Agron Gjinolli, and Jim Vogt
- Engineering Principles of Shear Walls with Sloping Top Plates Thor Matteson
- Position of Underlayment to Prevent Cracked Tile and Grout Frank Woeste and Peter A. Nielsen
- Deflection Limits for Wood Studs Backing Brick Veneer Harold O. Sprague
Number 4: Some Not-So-Ordinary Connections
- Timber Rivet Connections – Design Process for a Hanger Connection Robert J. Taylor and David M. Moses
- Timber Peg Design and Commentary Timber Frame Engineering Council Technical Activities Committee
- New Concealed Connectors Bring More Options for Timber Structures David Moses and Rober Malczyk
- Innovative Structural Solutions in Wood Building Design: A Timber Roof for Raleigh Durham Airport Daniel Brodkin
Volume 16, 2006
Number 1: Seismic Provisions for Wood Design
- Seismic requirements for wood building design – Recent changes to ASCE 7 and IBC Philip Line and James E. Russell
- 2005 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS) Philip Line and James E. Russell
- Benchmarking seismic base shear to historical practice Philip Line
- Keeping pace with evolving load standards: Recalibration of LRFD for wood David V. Rosowsky, David S. Gromala, and Philip Line
Number 2: Deck Design and Construction
- Code requirements for design and construction of residential decks Larry Lewis
- Corrosion avoidance with new wood preservatives Samuel L. Zelinka and Douglas R. Rammer
- Residential deck ledger connection testing and design D. M. Carradine, Donald Bender, Joseph R. Loferski, and Frank E. Woeste
- Tested guardrail post connections for residential decks Joseph R. Loferski, Dustin Albright, and Frank E. Woeste
- Wood/natural fiber-plastic composite decking products Robert Tichy and Donald Bender
- Deck inspections: A matter of life and death Anne W. West
Number 3: Wood-Plastic Composites
- Technology and market issues driving wood-plastic product development Michael P. Wolcott, Paul M. Smith, and Karl R. Englund
- Codes and standards affecting wood- and natural fiber-polymer composites Robert J. Tichy
- Durability of wood-plastic composites J. J. Morrell, Nicole M. Stark, David E. Pendleton, and Armando G. McDonald
- Fire performance of wood- and natural fiber-polymer composites Robert J. Tichy
- Structural design and applications with wood-plastic composites Donald A. Bender, Michael P. Wolcott, J. Daniel Dolan
- Exploration in wood-plastic composites for architecture Robert Barnstone
- Information clearinghouse for wood-plastic composites Vikram Yadama
Number 4: Repair and Restoration Projects
- Biodegradation of untreated wood foundation piles in existing buildings – Remedial options Milan Vatovec and Paul L. Kelley
- Remediation of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s W33 Cage Building Jeff D. Langlois, Milan Vatovec, Phillip L. Westover, and Randall Preston
- Reconstructing the Bernie King Pavillion Leonard J. Morse-Fortier
- Glulam beam repair/reinforcement Tinora High School, Defiance, Ohio Gary W. Gray and Paul C. Gilham
Volume 15, 2005
Number 1: Advances in Design for Lateral Loads
- Effect of decay on wall system behavior Robert Leichti, Jeffrey Morrell, and David Rosowsky
- Damage statistics and design methods Vladimir G. Kochkin and Jay H. Crandell
- Vulnerability of wood residential construction to hurricane winds Yue Li and Bruce R. Ellingwood
- Reliability of wood shear walls subject to natural hazard loading John W. van de Lindt, Henrique de Melo e Sliva, Jason N. Huart, and David Rosowsky
- Design of wood structural panel shear walls with openings: A comparison of methods Zeno Martin
Number 2: Timber Bridges
- Case studies on assessment and rehabilitation of three historic timber covered bridges in Massachusetts Matthew Anderson and S.D. Daniel Lee
- Hardwoods for timber bridges: A national program emphasis by the USDA Forest Service James P. Wacker and Ed Cesa
- Wood Products Industry Sponsors: Timber Bridge Awards Again
- Discussion and closure — “Design of structural panel shear walls with opening: A comparison of methods” Zeno Martin
Number 3: Building Green
- Reducing environmental consequences of residential construction through product selection and design Lucy Edmonds and Bruce Lippke
- Building green with wood Kenneth Bland
- Understanding green building ratings systems Jim DeStefano
- Green building rating systems and LCA Aurora Sharrard, Melissa Bilec, and Robert Ries
- Green building standards: Why mandating a good idea can be bad policy Todd Myers
Number 4: Multi-Story Wood Construction
- U.S. building code and construction practice of multi-story wood-frame constuction Kevin C. K. Cheung, Xu Fang, and Peter Mazikins
- Case study: High rise wood-frame construction Cornerstone Condominiums, Portland, Oregon Brian Knight
- LRFD versus ASD for wood design – Load combinations lead to efficiencies John “Buddy” Showalter and Robert J. Taylor
- International Building Code: More options with greater opportunity for wood-frame design Sam Francis
- Shrinkage calculations for multi-story wood-frame construction Western Wood Products Association
Volume 14, 2004
Number 1: Log Structures
- Lateral resistance of log walls and foundation anchorage Robert Leichti, Randy Scott, and Thomas Miller
- Energy performance of log homes Technical Committee of the Log Homes Council, Building Systems Councils, National Association of Home Builders
- Fire resistance of log walls Dalibor Houdek
- Visual stress grading of wall logs and sawn round timbers used in log structures Edwin J. Burke
Number 2: New Generation Preservative Treatments
- Treated wood in transition: A look at CCA and the candidates to replace it Stan Lebow, Jerrold Winandy, and Donald Bender
- Guidance for uses of CCA – AWPA Commodity Standards
- Performance of zinc-based preservative systems in ground contact H.M. Barnes, T.L. Amburgey, and M.G. Sanders
- Recent trends in preservative treatments for timber bridges James P. Wacker
Number 3: Timber Framing
- Modern American timber framing: From the viewpoint of engineers working in the field R.L. “Ben” Brungraber, Chris Carbone, Annette Dey, and Duncan McElroy
- Lateral load response for full-scale traditional timber frame structures Robert G. Erikson
- Considerations for mortise and tenon joint design Richard J. Schmidt
- Diaphragm behaviour and design of laterally loaded timber frame and structural insulated panel buildings D.M. Carradine, Frank E. Woeste, J. Dan Dolan, and Joseph R. Loferski
Number 4: New Wood Design Standards and Design Aids
- 2005 National Design Specification ® (NDS®) for Wood Construction Phil Line, John “Buddy” Showalter, and Robert J. Taylor
- 2005 AF&PA Wood Design Package Bradford K. Douglas
- Structural Wood Design Using ASD and LRFD John “Buddy” Showalter
- Changes to the 2005 NDS Supplement – Design Values for Wood Construction Kevin Cheung, Jeff Linville, and Phil Line
Volume 13, 2003
Number 1: Continuing Education
- A comprehensive approach to wood building design education Robert J. Taylor
- Wood University: Online engineered wood products education Lindsay Hiles
- Best practices in educating wood designers Rhonda Backmann and Hugo Lemieux
- Web-based truss technology workshops: A new educational paradigm Rick Saindon, Melinda Caldwell, and Kirk Grundahl
- Tredgold’s Carpentry
Number 2: Durability of Wood-Framed Buildings: Managing Moisture, Mitigating Mold
- To build a better home: Improvements in design and construction practices hold the key to moisture management, mold mitigation Steve Zylkowski and Kevin Hayes
- Crawl space ventilation and moisture control research Bruce Davis and Bill Warren
- Mold and wood products Western Wood Products Association
- Current research on mold at Forintek Paul Morris, Adnan Uzunovic, Tony Byrne, and Dian-Qing Yang
- Common questions and answers about mold USDA Forest Products Lab Advanced Housing Research Center
- Tredgold’s Carpentry
Number 3: Conventional Construction
- International Residential Code Dennis Pitts
- An overview of the 2001 ANSI/AF&PA Wood Frame Construction Manual for One- and Two-Family Dwellings Scott Lockyear
- Code-prescribed limitation of conventional construction and how to mix conventional with engineered design Ted J. Osterberger, Scott Lockyear, and Christopher Brandt
- Common engineering issues in conventional construction Jay H. Crandell and Vladimir Kochkin
- Tredgold’s Carpentry
Number 4: Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses
- The new truss standard: What it means for truss design and manufacturing efficiencies TPI Staff
- Lateral movement of unbraced trusses during construction David R. Bohnhoff
- T- and L-reforcements for stability of metal plate connected wood truss webs Robert Leichti, Karl Kleemann, and Isabelle Simons
- Truss plate performance in fire: One person’s observations John E. Meeks
- Tredgold’s Carpentry
Volume 12, 2002
Number 1: Field Investigation and Modifications of Engineered Wood Systems
- In-situ repair of glulam beams and roof decking using FRP and LVL composites Scott M. Kent, Robert Leichti, and Joe Stith
- Retrofitting a roof for high wind uplift Thomas D. Skaggs and Edward L. Keith
- Field investigations of stress-laminated T-beam and box-beam timber bridges S.E. Taylor, M.H. Triche, L.E. Hislop, and P.A. Morgan
- Hidden danger David R. Bohnhoff
- Field investigations of engineered lumber products Glyn R. Boone
Number 2: Shear Wall and Diaphragm Design
- Perforated shear wall design Philip Line
- Capacity of shear wall segments without hold-downs Chun Ni and Erol Karacabeyli
- Effect of blocking in horizontally sheathed shear walls Chun Ni and Erol Karacabeyli
- Estimating wood structural panel diaphragm and shear wall deflection Thomas D. Skaggs and Zeno A. Martin
Number 3: Post-Frame Buildings
- Modeling embedded posts Gary A. Anderson and Patrick M. McGuire
- Post foundation design considerations David R. Bohnhoff
- History of diaphragm design for post-frame structures D.M. Carradine, F.E. Woeste, and J.D. Dolan
- Testing a full-scale building after nine years in service Kifle G. Gebremedhin
- Full-scale metal-clad wood-frame test building David R. Bohnhoff and Paul A. Boor
Number 4: Changes to the 2001 NDS® for Wood Construction, its Supplement: Design Values for Wood Construction, and ASD Guidelines for Wood I-Joists
- Changes in the 2001 NDS for Wood Construction Philip Line, Robert Taylor, John “Buddy” Showalter, and Bradford K. Douglas
- Is your wood connection all stressed out?—It needn’t be Robert Taylor and Philip Line
- Designing with lumber in the 2001 NDS Kevin Cheung, Scott Lockyear, Eric Jones, Don DeVisser, and Lisa Johnson
- Addition of generic, tested fire assemblies in the 2001 ASD Guideline for Wood I-Joists Rob Brooks, Ted Osterberger, and Paul Coats
2001
No issues were produced in calendar year 2001.
Volume 11, 2000
Number 1: Wind and Wood-Frame Buildings
- Considerations in the wind design of wood-frame structures Bradford K. Douglas and Brian Weeks
- Performance and reliability of wood-frame roof components during Hurricane Andrew Jay H. Crandall and Shawn McKee
- Performance of wood-frame structures under high wind loads David Rosowsky and Scott Schiff
- Wind loads on low buildings: Research and progress Theodore Stathopoulos
Number 2: Building Codes and Building Performance: Expectations vs. Reality
- Mismatched expectations pertaining to “designed to code” for seismic design J. Daniel Dolan
- Expectations regarding fire performance and building design Steven M. Cramer
- Mismatched expectation, objectives, and performance requirements for wood-frame construction in high-wind regions David Rosowsky and Scott Schiff
Number 3: Vibrations in Wood-Frame Floors
- Serviceability design of residential wood-frame floors in Canada Donald Onysko, Lin Hu, Eric Jones, and Bruno DiLenardo
- Effectiveness of strongback/wood I-blocking for improving vibration performance of engineered wood-frame floors Lin Hu and Yvon Tardif
- Performance of wood I-joist floors with poured toppings Steve Taylor and George Hua
- Novel connectors for wood construction E. George Stern
Number 4: Structural Wood-Base Panels in Residential and Light Commercial Construction
- Structural wood-base panels: An engineering primer Edward Diekmann
- Biological deterioration of wood-base composite panels Peter E. Laks, Dana L. Richter, and Glenn M. Larkin
- Stress grading and allowable design values for used timbers Philip Westover
Volume 10, 1999
Number 1: Investigative Uses of Wood Science and Technology
- Evaluation and repair of heavy timber roof trusses in a 19th century New England church Philip Westover
- Inspecting mill-type buildings for decay A. L. DeBonis
- Recurrent mold on wood siding and defiberization of wood by swimming pool water Stephen L. Quarles and Kevin A. Flynn
- The role of wood science in investigating furniture failures Henry A. Huber and Carl Eckelman
- Engineering analysis of a broken chair seat John E. Meeks
- Temporary truss bracing for post frame buildings J. Greg Smith
Number 2: Wood Design Software
- ASCE/SEI timber engineering software list Kevin C. K. Cheung
- WoodWorks design office software Kathryn Hensley
- Proprietary wood design software Tom Keegan
- WOODCAD design software Thomas G. Williamson
- Simplified structural design Joe Stoddard
Number 3: Restoration of Historic Covered Bridges
- Rehabilitation of historic covered bridges Phillip C. Pierce
- The Downsville covered bridge and the world’s longest glulam beams Robert K. Kaseguma
- Calculating the fire resistance of exposed wood members Bradford K. Douglas
Number 4: Potpourri
- Rain control for walls John F. Straube
- The 2000 International Building Code and wood-frame design and construction Sam Francis
- Connection design methodology for structural composite lumber Eric Johnson and Frank Woeste
Volume 9, 1998
Number 1: Panelized Wood Structures
- Permanent wood foundations Dwight Kimber
- Building code recognition of the permanent wood foundation David S. Collins
- Systems built construction Frank Opatik
- New provisions in the “National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction” John “Buddy” Showalter and Phil Line
Number 2: Utility Poles and Structures
- Current and potential future trends in wood pole management G. F. Zak, E. F. Neuhauser, M. M. Mayer, and I. P. Murarka
- The realistic expectation of an in-place wood pole inspection program Gerald L. Daugherty
- Computer-aided design of fiber composite wraps for wood pole restoration Nelson G. Bingel III
- Designing wood poles for utility power lines Robert C. Peters
Number 3: North American Standards for Structural Wood Products
- Standards for structural wood products and their use in the United States David W. Green and Roland Hernandez
- Role of building codes and product standards in wood products utilization—a Canadian perspective V. Mathur, C. Lum and E. Jones
- Mexican standards for forest products Raymundo Davalos-Sotelo and M. en. C. Mario Fuentes-Salinas
- Certification of forest products—a U.S. perspective Tom Snellgrove
Number 4: Forsensic Application of Wood Science and Technology
- The woodchipper murder case R. Bruce Hoadley
- Wood evidence in the Unabomber investigation Marshall S. White
- Wood science and technology in civil litigation Stephen Smulski
- Who’s responsible for what? John E. Meeks
- Analysis and evaluation of fractured wood ladder components George H. Kyanka
- Shrinking siding: estimating prior moisture content William A. Dost
Volume 8, 1997
Number 1: Highway Sound Barriers
- Wooden highway sound barriers: the Connecticut experience Desmond P. Dickey
- Strength ratio based assessment of in situ wood structural members Jozsef Bodig and Loren D. Flick
- Techniques for making connections in small diameter roundwood members A.R. Lukindo, J.P. Chastain, and K.A. Janni
Number 2: Machine-Graded Lumber
- Mechanically graded lumber: the grading agency perspective Linda S. Brown, Donald A. DeVisser, Russell S. Tuvey, and Allan Rozek
- Machine grading processes for softwood dimension lumber Gerald A. Ziegler
- Machine graded lumber: design implications Steve G. Winistorfer and Ross Theilen
- New opportunities for mechanical grading of lumber David W. Green
Number 3: Reinforced Structural Wood Products
- Another proposed rule of thumb for controlling floor vibration Patrick M. McGuire
- Reinforcing timber products to satisfy our needs Borg Madsen
- Sawn and laminated wood beams wrapped with fiber reinforced plastic composites Hota V.S. GangaRao
- Effect of fiberglass reinforcement on the behavior of bolted wood connections L. A. Soltis, R. J. Ross, and D. F. Windorski
Number 4: Designing Wood-Frame Buildings for Durability
- Limiting decay losses in wood-frame buildings—setting the stage Jeffrey J. Morrell and Alan F. Preston
- Roofs—lessons from the past and designing from the top down Arnold J. Aho
- Controlling indoor moisture sources in wood-frame houses Stephen Smulski
Volume 7, 1996
Number 1: The New ANSI Standards for Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, Part II
- Design of temporary and permanent bracing for trusses John E. Meeks
- ASCE 7-93 wind load and its application in the design of metal plate connected wood trusses Charles C. Hoover, Jr.
- LRFD for metal plate connected wood trusses Michael H. Triche and Eric Fennell
- A proposed rule of thumb for controlling annoying vibrations in residential floors Frank E. Woeste
Number 2: Timber Pile Foundations
- Evaluation of existing wood piles Kris A. Altiero
- Updated methods for design and installation of timber pile foundations Cyril N. Okoye
- Case studies of deterioration in existing wood piles Kris A. Altiero and Albert L. DeBonis
Number 3: Marine Structures
- Specifications and design details for timber bulkheads Jon Guerry Taylor and Mark D. Bolchoz
- Specifications and design details for timber fishing piers Jon Guerry Taylor and Mark D. Bolchoz
- Decay in waterfront structures: recognition, prevention, and remedial treatment Terry L. Highley
- Development of allowable compression design stresses for timber piles Robert D. Arsenault
Number 4: New Developments in Timber Connections
- The glulam rivet—an efficient fastener in wood construction Gary C. Williams and Erol Karacabeyli
- The expanded tube fastener—an innovation for structural joints in timber A. J. M. Leijten, P. Ragupathy, R. Todd, and K. S. Virdi
- Understanding the performance of timber connections made with multiple bolts A. J. Salenikovich, J. R. Loferski, and A. G. Zink
- Performance of nailed and bolted wood connections under cyclic loading J. D. Dolan, S. T. Gutshall, and P. Line
Volume 6, 1995
Number 1: Statistics in Wood Engineering
- Statistical fundamentals for wood engineering Stanley K. Suddarth and Donald A. Bender
- Application of statistics in the production process Allan G. Burk
- Statistics behind load and resistance factor design David S. Gromala
Number 2: Stress-Laminated Timber Bridges
- Field performance of stress-laminated timber bridges James P. Wacker and Michael A. Ritter
- Stress-laminated T beam and box beam bridges in West Virginia Barry Dickson
- Metal plate connected wood truss bridges H. J. Dagher and F. Altimore
- Stress-laminated bridges of structural composite lumber Christopher Meyer
Number 3: Energy Efficiency in Residential Structures
- Tools to evaluate the airtightness of residential building thermal envelopes Timothy Larson
- Energy efficiency characteristics of new homes in Minnesota Patrick H. Huelman and Robert T. Seavey
- The thermal performance of log home walls Thomas M. Gorman
- Design, construction, and evaluation of a stressed skin insulating core panel demonstration house Kevin Aries et al.
Number 4: The New ANSI Standards for Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, Part I
- The new ANSI/TPI American National Standards for metal plate connected wood trusses Ramon M. Riba
- Metal plate connected wood trusses Ed Callahan and Timothy Ott
- Effect of partially embedded metal connector plates on joint strength Michael H. Triche
- Comentary on WTCA 1-1995 as it pertains to building designers Frank E. Woeste
Volume 5, 1994
Number 1: Design Information for Glulam, I-Joists, and Structural Panels
- Design of glued laminated timber Bruce D. Pooley
- Design considerations for structural composite lumber and prefabricated wood I-joists Sherman A. Nelson
- Designing with wood structural panels Edward L. Keith
Number 2: Heavy Dowel Connections
- Bolted connection research: present and future Lawrence A. Soltis
- The Canadian approach to the design of bolted timber connections Ian Smith
- Simplified design for bolt and lag screw connections loaded at an angle to the grain John “Buddy” Showalter
- Designer judgment in heavy-dowel connections J. Mark Bartel
- Heavy dowel connection design using LRFD David S. Gromala
Number 3: Vibration Serviceability of Light-Frame Floor Systems
- Service load behavior and design of wood-joist floors Kenneth J. Fridley and David V. Rosowsky
- Vibrational performance of wood floor systems: optimization of performance and retrofitting Y. H. Chui
- Overview of proposed wood floor vibration design criteria J. Daniel Dolan and Robert E. Kalkert
- Was that an earthquake? The case of a vibrating floor Anthony Nash and Thom Sanders
Number 4: Moisture Control in Residential Structures
- Partially reinforced glulam girders used in a light-commercial structure Robert J. Leichti, Paul C. Gilham and Daniel A. Tingley
- Moisture control strategies for the building envelope Anton TenWolde and William B. Rose
- Moisture control in crawl spaces W. Rose and Anton TenWolde
- Heat and moisture performance in attics and cathedral ceilings William B. Rose
Volume 4, 1993
Number 1: Design for Wind Loading
- Case study: moisture-related I-joist deflections in an apartment complex Arne P. Johnson and Gary J. Klein
- Wind-load provisions in the model building codes: now and in the future Charles Everly
- The basics of lateral load design Edward L. Keith
- Connectors for high-wind resistance Karen Colonais
- Wind engineering and the design of trusses Charlie C. Hoover, Jr.
- Considerations in wind design of wood structures Bradford K. Douglas
Number 2: Environmental Impact of Using Wood
- The Taylor Lake bridge: A reinforced-glulam structure Robert J. Leichti, Paul C. Gilham and Daniel A. Tingley
- Concrete, steel, or timber: An environmental choice Andrew H. Buchanan
- Carbon dioxide emission and carbon storage for building materials and construction in Japan Tankanori Arima
- Life-cycle assessment and building materials Western Wood Products Association
- Life-cycle analysis: A useful approach to promote wood as a construction material Klaus Richter and Jurgen Sell
Number 3: Design for Exterior Exposure
- Comparing machine stress-rated and visually graded lumber used in walls D. A. Devisser, W. L. Galligan and S. K. Suddarth
- Material selection and preservative treatments for outdoor wood structures Jerrold E. Winandy and Kent A. McDonald
- Fasteners for exposed wood structures Robert H. Falk and Andrew J. Baker
- Finishing wood decks R. Sam Williams and William C. Fiest
Number 4: Design Software
- Built-up column design in the “1991 National Design Specification” Valerie Eskelsen
- Metric conversion of wood products John “Buddy” Showalter
- Computer-aided design software for engineered wood products in residential applications James F. Collins, Jr.
- Considerations for selection of structural-design software Daniel A. Tingley and Paul C. Gilham
- Elements of good software documentation Theresa A. Shinners-Gray
Volume 3, 1992
Number 1: Post-Frame Structures
- Metal-plate-connected wood truss inspection: Part II Odilo A. Grossthanner, David B. Brakeman and N. Douglas Wood
- Application of diaphragm action in post-frame buildings Kifle G. Gebremedhin
- Post-frame building design considerations Frank E. Woeste, Donald A. Bender and Calvin E. Siegel
- Diaphragm design procedures for post-frame buildings Kifle G. Gebremedhin and Harvey B. Manbeck
- Post-frame building foundation design Gerald L. Riskowski
Number 2: Multistory Wood-Frame Structures
- Testing apparatus for metal-plate-connected wood-truss joints Rakesh Gupta
- Multistory wood-frame structures: Code requirements R. Michael Caldwell and Bradford K. Douglas
- Multistory wood-frame buildings: Cost and structural design aspects Douglas L. Sarkkinen
- Multistory wood-frame structures: Shrinkage considerations and calculation Richard Rummelhart and Jeffrey A. Fantozzi
Number 3: Design of Epoxy Repair
- The 1991 NDS axial compressive load capacities of wood stud-walls subjected to out-of-plane wind pressure Kevin C. K. Cheung
- Analysis of typical wood stud walls: A comparison between the 1986 and 1991 NDS J. Mark Bartel
- A preliminary report on timber bridge superstructure costs Anon
- Structural design for epoxy repair of timber R. Richard Aven
Number 4: Restoration of Historic Structures
- Draft design criteria for notched wood beams Greg C. Foliente, Thomas E. McLain and Frederick C. Pneuman
- Historic timber-frame construction in North America Jan L. Lewandoski
- Causes and prevention of wood deterioration in historic structures Joseph R. Loferski
- Assessing capacities of traditional timber connections Robert L. Brungraber
- Preservation and public safety: Structural safety of historic timber structures David C. Fischetti
Volume 2, 1991
Number 1: Wood Preservation
- Damage evaluation techniques and restoration methods for earthquake-damaged timber buildings Hisashi Okada
- Research toward building with borate-treated wood Maureen E. Mitchoff and Lonnie H. Williams
- Preservative treatment of wood used for construction Jeffrey J. Morrell
- Impact of preservative and fire-retardant treatment on allowable design stresses for wood Jerrold E. Winandy
- Wood preservation specifications Charles L. Stoddard
Number 2: Revisions in the National Design Specification
- Separation between ceiling/floor and partition walls Donald H. Percival
- Engineered wood connections and the “1991 National Design Specification” Thomas E. McLain
- New column design formula John J. Zahn
- Load duration factor for wind and earthquake R. Michael Caldwell, Bradford K. Douglas and David G. Pollock, Jr.
- Lumber design values from in-grade test results Kevin C. K. Cheung, Don E. Wallace, Brad E. Shelley, Lisa A. Johnson and Eric D. Jones
Number 3: Panelized Roof Systems
- New design equations for tapered columns Marvi E. Criswell
- Panelized roof structures Roy Rood
- Widening the column grid in a panelized system with laminated-chord truss purlins Mark D. Champneys
- Pre-engineered connectors for panelized roof structures Karen Colonais
- Solid-sawn lumber in panelized roof systems Kevin C. K. Cheung and Don E. Wallace
Number 4: Inspection of Timber Structures
- Glulam purlins Michael R. Murray
- Wood research at the Norwegian Institute of Wood Technology Erik Aashiem and Robert Falk
- Inspection of a wood-framed warehouse-type structure Frederick C. Pneuman
- Timber bridge inspection methods Norbert J. Volny
- Roof inspection and moisture detection Raymond C. Wetherholt
- Metal-plate-connected wood truss inspection: Part I Odilo A. Grossthanner, David B. Brakeman, and N. Douglas Wood
Volume 1, 1990
Number 1: Wood I-Joists
- Test performance of 1-1/2-inch bolts in glulamrow effect and effect of subsequent drying Stanley K. Suddarth
- Composite wood I-joist research at Auburn University R. C. Tang
- Efficient I-joist design David C. Soderquist
- Special design considerations for wood I-joists J. D. Maly
- A standard for prefabricated wood I-joists Donald J. Sharp and Kurt Stochlia
- Case study: Oregon State University seed laboratory Edith L. Lang
- How I-joists work T. E. McLain
Number 2: Fire Performance of Wood Structures
- Shear deflection effect on I-joist design Michael H. Triche
- Fire endurance research at the Forest Products Laboratory Robert H. White
- Fire-retardant-treated wood: Effects of elevated temperature and guidelines for design Jerrold E. Winandy
- Using the calculation method for fire endurance performance Kirk Grundahl
- Fire performance of heavy timber construction Thomas G. Williamson
- New fire resistance assemblies permit broader use of wood trusses Clyde Wynn
Number 3: Timber Bridges
- AASHTO to publish stress-laminated deck design criteria Michael A. Ritter
- Glued-laminated timber for bridge construction Thomas G. Williamson
- Research and development of stressed-timber bridge systems at West Virginia University Hota V. S. GangaRao
- The National Timber Bridge Initiative John B. Crist
- Performance of stress-laminated bridges M. Ritter, E. Geske, L. Mason, W. McCutcheon, R. Moody and J. Wacker
- Bidder-design specifications for glulam timber bridges Chuck Schmokel
Number 4: Performance of Timber Structures Under Seismic Loading
- Disproportionate collapse of timber structures J. P. Marcroft
- Vehicular railing systems for timber bridges: Program overview Michael A. Ritter, Edward R. Post and Ronald K. Faller
- Laminated veneer lumber bridges: A case history Christopher Meyer
- Seismic design of wood structures Andrew Buchanan, John Dean and Bruce Deam
- Performance of wood structures: Loma Prieta earthquake aftermath L. Scott Turner, Frank Stewart and Kevin C. K. Cheung
- Seismic performance of timber shearwalls fastened with wood adhesive A. Filiatrault and R. O. Foschi