Nondestructive evaluation of timber bridges

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2944, Issue , 1996, Pages 275-284

  Pellerin, Roy F ^a   Lavinder, Jeff A ^a   Ross, Robert J ^a   Falk, Robert H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Compression; Decay; MOE; NDE; Properties; Residual strength; Stress wave; Timber bridge

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE COMPONENTS; ELASTIC WAVES; LOGGING (FORESTRY); MATERIALS PROPERTIES; TIMBER; WOODEN BRIDGES;

COMPRESSION; DECAY; MOE; NDE; PROPERTIES; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; STRESS WAVE; TIMBER BRIDGE;

DECAY (ORGANIC);

EID: 57849152944     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.259068     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (3)

1. National Design Specification Supplement 1991. Design values for wood construction. Washington, D.C.: American Forest and Paper Association.
2. R. J. Hoyle and P. S. Rutherford, "Stress wave inspection of bridge timbers and decking," Final Report Y-3400, Pullman, WA: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 1987.
3. R. J. Ross and R. F. Pellerin, "Nondestructive testing for assessing wood members in structures," General Technical Report FPL-GTR-70, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI, 1991.