The wine grape industry is rapidly growing in Oregon. By the year 2005, we could predict that Oregon will have over 10,000 acres in wine grape production. At a meeting last year, the Grapevine Improvement Committee acknowledged that little was known about the presence of potential pest and beneficial insects...
Metal-plate-connected wood trusses with semi-rigid joints were investigated by the matrix method of structural analysis. The element-stiffness matrix and fixed-end forces of an individual member with one or both ends semi-rigid were derived as modifications of the idealized cases. The case of unequal elastic connections at two ends of a...