Stability analysis of truss chords loaded by a
combination of axial and lateral forces is studied. A
simple model based on beam-column theory is proposed and
analyzed. The continuous truss chord is replaced by a beam column
loaded by end moments replacing the effect of
adjacent members. The solution yields...
The light-frame wood structure is an assemblage of
several components such as walls, floors and roof connected
by intercomponent connections such as nails or metal plates.
The behavior of the full-structure is determined by the
behavior of the individual components and connections.
Whereas individual substructures were investigated both
experimentally and...
