Structural wood composites are frequently used in building construction for beams and
columns. While the technology for the production of these composites is highly advanced …

Pultruded glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) has light weight, good strength, and
excellent resistance to corrosion. These features make GFRP a material well-suited for civil …

A nonlinear stochastic model has been formulated to simulate the stress-strain behavior of
strand-based wood composites based on the constitutive properties of the wood strands …

In laterally loaded connections, inclined installation of self-tapping screws (STS) allows for
axial load transfer and significantly higher connection capacity and stiffness. In such a …

This paper elucidates the need to consider the effect of volume on brittle material strengths
when these strengths are used in a strength theory. Specifically, Weibull weakest-link theory …

Recent criticism of the bolted connection requirements in the Canadian wood design code
CSA Standard O86 indicates that the code lacks consideration of the different modes of …

A 3 dimensional stochastic finite element technique is presented herein for simulating the
nonlinear behaviour of strand-based wood composites with strands of varying grain-angle …

Abstract Models for the behaviour of structural composite lumber and solid wood are
presented and verified for a variety of configurations. In particular, laminated strand lumber …

A stochastic-based method of evaluating the interaction parameter (F 12) of the Tsai-Wu
strength theory has been presented in this paper. Treating all strength parameters of the …

This research was designed to investigate the mechanical properties of timbers reclaimed
from demolition, with the aim of generating a visual grade and model expression to grade …