The following is a chronological listing of publications related to cooperative Forest Products Laboratory research. These publications were written to facilitate application of new and existing technologies.
Duwadi, Shelia Rimal; Ritter, Michael A.; Cesa, Edward. 2000. Wood In Transportation Program--An Overview. (PDF 161 KB) Transportation Research Record 1696: Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC Paper No. 5B0105 Vol. 1: 310-315.
Eamon, Chris; Nowak, Andrzej S.; Ritter, Michael A.; Murphy, Joe. 2000. Reliability-based criteria for load and resistance factor design code for wood bridges. (PDF 121 KB) Transportation Research Record 1696. April 2000. Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC Paper No. 5B0016 Vol. 1:316-322.
Faller, Ronald K.; Rosson, Barry T.; Ritter, Michael A.; Fowler, Michael D. 2000. Two Test Level 4 Bridge Railing and Transition System for Transverse timber Deck Bridges. (PDF 945 KB) Transportation Research Record 1696. April 2000 Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC Paper No. 5B0110 Vol. 1: 334-351.
Lebow, Stan T.; Halverson, Steven A.; Morrell, Jeffrey J.; Simonsen, John. 2000. Role of construction debris in release of copper, chromium, and arsenic from treated wood structures.. (PDF 177 KB) Research Paper FPL-RP-584. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 6 p.
Wipf, Terry J.; Ritter, Michael A.; Wood, Douglas L. 2000. Evaluation and Field Load Testing of a Timber Railroad Bridge. (PDF 255 KB) Transportation Research Record 1696. April 2000. Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC Paper No. 5B0112 Vol. 1:323-333.
Blankenhorn, Paul, R.; Bukowski, Steven; Kainz, James A.; Ritter, Michael. 1999. Moisture protection for timber members. (PDF 275 KB) In: Walford, G.B.; Gaunt, D.J. (Ed) 1999: Proceedings of the Pacific Timber Engineering Conference, 14-18 March 1999, Rotorua, New Zealand. New Zealand Forest Research Institute, Forest Research Bulletin No. 212. Vol. 2: 240-248.
Faller, R.K..; Rosson, B.T.; Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R. 1999. Railing systems for use on timber deck bridges. (PDF 294 KB) Transportation Research Record No. 1656. Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. Paper No. 99-1027 July 1999 p.110-119.
Franklin, John M.; Taylor, S.E.; Morgan, Paul A.; Ritter, M.A. 1999. Design Criteria for Portable Timber Bridge systems: Static versus Dynamic Loads. (PDF 537 KB) Presented at the 1999 Annual International Meeting sponsored by ASAE and CSAE-SCGR. July 18-21, 1999, Toronto, Canada. Paper No. 99-4208. ASAE, 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659.
Morgan, Paul A.; Taylor, S.E.; Ritter, M.A.; Franklin, John M. 1999. T-Section Glulam Timber Bridge Modules: Modeling and Performance. Presented at the 1999 Annual International Meeting sponsored by ASAE and CSAE-SCGR. July 18-21, 1999, Toronto, Canada. Paper No. 99-4207. ASAE, 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659.
Nowak, Andrzej S.; Eamon, Chris; Ritter, Michael A. 1999. Structural Reliability of Plank Decks. Proceedings of the 1999 Structures Congress, Structural Engineering in the 21st Century. New Orleans, LA April 18-21, 1999. Structural Engineering Institute and ASCE. Pp.688-691
Ritter, Michael A.; Faller, Ronald K.; Duwadi, Sheila Rimal. 1999. Crashworthy railing for timber bridges. (PDF 220 KB) In: Walford, G.B.; Gaunt, D.J. (Ed) 1999: Proceedings of the Pacific Timber Engineering Conference, 14-18 March 1999, Rotorua, New Zealand. New Zealand Forest Research Institute, Forest Research Bulletin No. 212. Vol. 3: 325-332.
Ritter, Michael A.; Smith, Matthew S.; Wipf, Terry J. 1999. Stress-laminated SCL bridges with preservative strand. (PDF 250 KB) In: Walford, G.B.; Gaunt, D.J. (Ed) 1999: Proceedings of the Pacific Timber Engineering Conference, 14-18 March 1999, Rotorua, New Zealand. New Zealand Forest Research Institute, Forest Research Bulletin No. 212. Vol. 3: 47-54.
Ross, Robert J.; Pellerin, Roy F.; Volny, Norbert; Salsig, William W.; Falk,
Robert H. 1999. Inspection of
Timber Bridges Using Stress Wave Timing Nondestructive Evaluation Tools--A Guide
for Use and Interpretation (PDF 414 KB)
USDA Forest Serv. Gen. Tech.
Rep. FPL-GTR-114. 15 p.
Wipf, Terry J.; Ritter, Michael A.; Wood, Douglas L. 1999. Dynamic evaluation and testing of timber highway bridges. (PDF 203 KB)In: Walford, G.B.; Gaunt, D.J. (Ed) 1999: Proceedings of the Pacific Timber Engineering Conference, 14-18 March 1999, Rotorua, New Zealand. New Zealand Forest Research Institute, Forest Research Bulletin No. 212. Vol. 3: 333-340.
Blinn, Charles R.; Dahlman, Rick; Hislop, Lola; Thompson, Michael A. 1998. Temporary stream and wetland crossing options for forest management. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-GTR-202. St. Paul, MN. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 125 p. Single copies available at FPL
Duwadi, Sheila Rimal; Ritter, Michael A.; Cesa, Edward. 1998. An Overview of the wood in transportation program in the United States. (PDF 98 KB) In: Natterer, J.; Sandoz, J-L. 5th World Conference on Timber Engineering 1998, 17-20 August, Montreux, Switzerland. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland. Vol. 1, 32-39.
Emerson, Robert N.; Pollock, David G.; Kainz, James A.; Fridley, Kenneth J.; McLean, David I.; Ross, Robert J. 1998. Nondestructive evaluation techniques for timber bridges (PDF 148 KB). In: Natterer, J.; Sandoz, J-L. 5th World Conference on Timber Engineering 1998, 17-20 August, Montreux, Switzerland. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland. Vol. 1, 670-677.
Hislop, L.E. 1998. Field performance of timber bridges: 15. Pueblo County, Colorado, stress-laminated deck bridge (PDF 1.2MB). Res. Pap. FPL-RP-566. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 19 p.
Hislop, Lola E. 1998. Field performance of timber bridges: 17. Ciphers stress-laminated deck bridge. (1.2MB) Res. Pap. FPL-RP-566. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 19 p.
Kainz, J.A. 1998. Field performance of timber bridges: 16. North Siwell Road stress-laminated bridge. (PDF 824 KB) Res. Pap. FPL-RP-570. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 17 p.
Kainz, James A.; Ritter, Michael A. 1998. Effect of cold temperatures on stress-laminated timber decks. (PDF 96 KB) In: Natterer, J.; Sandoz, J-L. 5th World Conference on Timber Engineering 1998, 17-20 August, Montreux, Switzerland. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland. Vol. 2, 42-49.
Kainz, James A.; Wacker, James P.; Ritter, Michael A. 1998. In situ performance of stress-laminated timber bridge decks. (PDF 102 KB) Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc., spring conference on experimental and applied mechanics, 1998, June 1-3, Houston, TX. Pp. 265-268.
Le, Xiaobin; Kainz Jim; Peterson, M.L.; Landis, Eric N. 1998. Smart timbers bridges for in-situ evaluation. (PDF 286 KB) Proceedings SPIE Vol. 3396. 0277-786X 12 pages
Ritter, Michael A. 1998. Emerging timber bridge technology in the United States. (PDF 8 KB) Elsevier Science Ltd. Paper reference T134-1. 8 p.
Ritter, Michael A.; Duwadi, Sheila Rimal. 1998. Research Accomplishments for Wood Transportation Structures Based on a National Research Needs Assessment. (PDF 344 KB) Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-105. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 30 p.
Ritter, Michael A.; Faller, Ronald K.; Bunnell, Steve; Lee, Paula D. Hilbrich; Rosson, Barry T. 1998. Plans for crash-tested bridge railings for longitudinal wood decks on low-volume roads. (HTML 3 KB)Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-107. Madison, WI. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 12 p.
Ritter, Michael A.; Faller, Ronald K.; Lee, Paula D. Hilbrich; Rosson, Barry T.; Duwadi, Sheila Rimal. 1998. Plans for crash-tested wood bridge railings for concrete decks.(HTML 4 KB) Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-108. Madison, WI. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 18 p.
Ritter, Michael A.; Wipf, Terry J.; Wood, Douglas L. 1998. Evaluation and testing of timber railroad bridges. (PDF 24 KB) In: Natterer, J.; Sandoz, J-L. 5th World Conference on Timber Engineering 1998, 17-20 August, Montreux, Switzerland. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland. Vol. 1, 792-793.
Wacker, J.P.; Kainz, James A.; Ritter, Michael A.. 1998. Field performance of timber bridges: 17. Ciphers stress-laminated deck bridge. (PSD 796 KB) Res. Pap. FPL-RP-572. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 16 p.
Wacker, J.P.; Catherman, S.C.; Winnett, R.G. 1998. Field performance of timber bridges: 12. Christian Hollow stress-laminated box-beam bridge. (PDF 815 KB) Res. Pap. FPL-RP-560. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 17 p.
Dagher, H.J.; Abdel-Magid, B.; Ritter, M.A.; Iyer, S. 1997. GRP Prestressing of Wood Decks. (PDF 70 KB) In: Kempner Jr., L.; Brown, C.B., ed(s). Building to last: Proceedings of Structures Congress XV; 1997 April 13-16; Portland, OR. New York, NY: American Society of Civil Engineers; Vol. 1: 585-589.
Duwadi, S.R.; Ritter, M.A. 1997. Timber bridges in the United States. (PDF 526 KB) Public Roads. 60(3): 32-40.
Green, D. 1997. New opportunities for mechanical grading of lumber (PDF 148 KB). Wood Design Focus. Vol 8(2): 21-24.
Hernandez, R.; Davalos, J.F.; Sonti, S.S.; Kim, Y.; Moody, R.C. 1997.Strength and stiffness of reinforced Yellow-Poplar glued laminated beams. (PDF 554 KB) Res. Pap. FPL-RP-554. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 28 p.
Lee, P.D.H.; Lauderdale, X. 1997. Field performance of timber bridges: 13. Mohawk canal stress-laminated bridge (PDF 799 KB). Res. Pap. FPL- RP-563. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 18 p.
Lee, P.D.H.; Ritter, M.A. 1997. Timber bridges in Southern Iowa. (PDF 60 bytes) In: Kempner Jr., L.; Brown, C.B., ed(s). Building to last: Proceedings of Structures Congress XV; 1997 April 13-16; Portland, OR. New York, NY: American Society of Civil Engineers; Vol.1: 295-299.
Lee, P.D.H.; Ritter, M.A.; Golston, S; Hinds, K. 1997. Field performance of timber bridges: 14. Dean, Hibbsville, and Decatur stress-laminated deck bridges (PDF 994 KB). Res. Pap. FPL- RP-564. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 21 p.
Moody, R.C.; Ritter, Michael A. 1997. Wood in Infrastructure: Analysis of research needs and goals. (PDF 422 KB) In: Fridley, Kenneth J.; Wood Engineering in the 21st Century: Research Needs and Goals. Portland, OR, 1997 April 16. ASCE, pp 96-108.
Rogers, P.; Otter, D.E.; Wipf, T.; Ritter, M.; Wood, D. 1997. Effectiveness of glued laminated components in strengthening timber bridges. (PDF 128 KB) Technology Digest -- Association of American Railroads Railway Technology Department. TD 97(026).
Slahor, J.J; Hassler, C.C.; De Groot, R.C.; Gardner, D.J. 1997. Preservative treatment evaluation of red maple and yellow poplar with ACQ-B (PDF 110KB). Forest Products Journal. 47(4): 50-54.
Slahor, J.J; Hassler, C.C.; De Groot, R.C.; Gardner, D.J. 1997. Preservative treatment evaluation with CCA and ACQ-B of four applachian wood species for use in timber transportation structures (PDF 369 KB). Forest Products Journal. 47(9): 33-42.
Taylor, S.E.; Ritter, M.A.; Morgan, Paul A.; Franklin, John M. 1997. Performance of portable T-section glulam timber bridges. (PDF 231 KB) Presented at 1997 ASAE Annual International Meeting, 1997 August 10-14; Minneapolis, MN.
Wacker, J.P.; Ritter, M.A.; Stanfill-McMillan, K.; Brown, N.T. Becker, J.R. 1997. Field performance of timber bridges: 11. Spearfish Creek stress-laminated box-beam bridge.(PDF 1,160 KB) Res. Pap. FPL-RP-556. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 17p.
Allotey, I.A.; Dolan, J.D. 1996. A built-up timber girder for bridge construction in developing countries. (PDF 176 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 131-137.
Anthony, R.W.; Pandey, A.K. 1996. Determining the length of timber piles in transportation structures. (PDF 78 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 270-276.
Apple, D.A.; Woodward, C. 1996. Stress-laminated / steel T-beam bridge system. (PDF 113 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 65-71.
Blankenhorn, P.R.; Labosky Jr., P.; Janowiak, J.J.; Manbeck, H.B.; Webb, D.A.; Baileys, R.T. 1996. Wood preservation -- Preservative treatment for hardwood glued-laminated bridges. (PDF 137 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 261-269.
Boothby, T.E.; Manbeck, H.B.; Burroughs, C.B.; Bernecker, C.A.; Grgurevich, S.; Cegelka, S.; Ritter, M.A. 1996. Development of wood highway sound barriers. (PDF 210 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 158-167.
Calil Jr., C. 1996. Timber bridges in South America. (PDF 2.6 MB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 27-38.
Cesa, E.; Russell, K. 1996. Wood in Transportation Program, technology transfer efforts. (PDF 49 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 340-343.
Collins, W.J.; Fischetti, D.C. 1996. Recreational timber bridges in Pennsylvania state parks and forests. (PDF 332 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 401-410.
Collins, W.J. 1996. Rehabilitating historic timber transportation structures at Burnt Cabins Grist Mill, Burn Cabins, Pennsylvania. (PDF 1.1 MB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 72-81.
Crawford, D.M.; De Groot, R.C. 1996. Evaluation of new creosote formulations. (PDF 206 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 379-388.
Crews, K.; Bakoss, S. 1996. Fundamental structural behavior of "built-up" stress laminated timber bridge decks. (PDF 172 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 39-48.
Crews, K.; Ritter, M. 1996. Development of limit states design procedures for timber bridges. (PDF 138 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL- GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 292-300.
Dagher, H.J.; Hetherly, P. 1996. The modern timber bridge program in the state of Maine: A five-year report. (PDF 48 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 328-332.
Dagher, H.J.; Kimball, T.E.; Shaler, S.M.; Abdel-Magid, B. 1996. Effect of FRP reinforcement on low grade eastern hemlock glulams. (PDF 162 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 201-214.
Dagher, H.J.; West, B.; Caccese, V.; Wolfe, R.; Ritter, M. 1996. Fatigue design criteria of MPC wood trusses for bridge applications. (PDF 140 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 58-64.
Davalos, J.F.; Sonti, S.S.; Shaik, S.; Moody, R.C.; Hernandez, R. 1996. System stiffness for stress-laminated timber bridge decks. (PDF 214 KB) In: Gopu, V.K.A., ed(s). Proceedings of the international wood engineering conference; 1996 October 28-31; New Orleans, LA. Baton Rouge, LA: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University; Vol. 1: 213-220.
De Groot, R.; Crawford, D.; Woodward, B. 1996.Integrated efficacy evaluation of new preservatives in alternative wood species. (PDF 94 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 379-388.
Dishongh, B.; Smith, J.; Castjohn, F.; Carnell, J. 1996. Proof loading closed timber bridges. (PDF 30 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 455-458.
Duwadi, S.R.; Wood, R.C. 1996. The Federal Highway Administration Timber Bridge Program. (PDF 101 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 333-339.
Faller, R.K.; Rosson, B.T.; Ritter, M.A.; Lee, P.D.H.; Duwadi, S.R. 1996. Railing systems for longitudinal timber deck bridges. In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 145-157.
Galloway, T.L.; Fogstad, C.; Dolan, C.W.; Puckett, J.A. 1996. Initial tests of Kevlar prestressed timber beams. (PDF 185 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 215-224.
Graham, J.S. 1996. Design of timber foundation piling for highway bridges and other structures. (PDF 383 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 301-312.
Green, D.; Kretschmann, D.; Wolcott, M.; Ross, R. 1996. Mechanical grading of timbers for transportation industry. (PDF 120 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 186-191.
Groenier, J.S. 1996. Load rating of single span, glulam beam bridges using two computer applications. (PDF 129 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 459-466.
Halabe, U.B.; Bidigalu, G.M.; GangaRao, H.V.; Ross, R.J. 1996. Nondestructive evaluation of green lumber using stress wave and transverse vibration techniques. Proceedings, Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 15. D.O. Thompson and D.E. Chimenti, eds., Plenum Press, New York, 1996. p 1891-1894.
Hernandez, R.; Ritter, M.A.; Moody, R.C.; Lee, P.D.H. 1996. Yellow poplar glued-laminated timber: Product development and use in timber bridge construction. (PDF 201 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL- GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 411-417.
Hislop, L.E. 1996. Portable surfaces for crossing unstable roadbeds. In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 138-144.
Hislop, L.E.; Ritter, M.A. 1996. Field performance of timber bridges: 7. Connell Lake stress-laminated deck bridge. (PDF 1 MB) Res. Pap. FPL-RP-550. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 13 p.
Janowiak, J.J.; Manbeck, H.B.; Thomforde, D.G. ; Witmer, R.W. 1996. Timber bridge hardwood glulam deck connector evaluations under static and repetitive loads. (PDF 390 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 122-130.
Kainz, J.A.; Hill, C.A. 1996. McCurdy Road stress-laminated timber bridge: A viable option for short-span design. (PDF 451 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 418-426.
Kainz, J.A.; Ritter, M.A.; Yazdani, N.; Kadnar, J.O. 1996. Effect of preservative treatment on bar force in stress-laminated bridge decks. (PDF 145 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 245-251.
Kainz, J.A.; Wacker, J.P.; Nelson, M. 1996. Field performance of timber bridges - 9. Big Erick's stress-laminated deck bridge. (PDF 2,432 KB) Res. Pap. FPL-RP-552. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 24 p.
Kleppe, O.; Aasheim, E. 1996. Timber Bridges in Nordic Countries. (PDF 169 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 10-16.
Krisciunas, R. 1996. Ontario’s experience with composite wood/steel bridges. (PDF 210 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 313-320.
Kropf, F.W. 1996. Durability and detail design - The result of 15 years of systematic improvements. (PDF 83 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 321-327.
Laks, P.E.; Gutting, K.W.; Pickens, J.B.; De Groot, R.C. 1996. Field performance of new wood preservatives in secondary timber species. (PDF 239 KB) In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 389-400.
Lee, P.D.H.; Ritter, M.A.; Tice, E.D. 1996. Eastern cottonwood stress-laminated timber bridges: Enhancing rural America with underutilized species. In: Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Lee, P.D.H., ed(s). National conference on wood transportation structures; 1996 October 23-25; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL- GTR-94. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 104-113.
Lee, P.D.H.; Ritter, M.A.; Wacker, J.P. 1996. Field performance of timber bridges: 10. Sanborn Brook stress-laminated deck bridge. (PDF 1 MB) Res. Pap. FPL-RP-555. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 19 p.
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Moody, R.C.; Hernandez, R.; Davalos, J.F.; Sonti, S.S. 1993. Yellow Poplar glulam timber beam performance. Res. Pap. FPL-RP- 520. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 28 p.
Ritter, M.A.; Wacker, J.P.; Stanfill-McMillan, K.; Kainz, J.A. 1993. Development and evaluation of the Teal River stress- laminated glulam bridge. In: Transportation Research Record 1426. Washington, DC: Transportation Research Board, National Research Council: 27-35.
Taylor, S.E.; Ritter, M.A.; Murphy, G.L.; Thompson, J.D.; Keliher, K.P. 1993. Portable timber bridge designs for low volume forest roads. ASAE Paper 93-7511. St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 14 p.
Usuki, S.; Ritter, M.A. 1993. Field tests and development of stress-laminated wood deck bridges. Bulletin of Structural Engineering. 39 A(3): 1089-1100. (Printed in Japanese)
Wipf, T.J.; Ritter, M.A.; Duwadi, S.R.; Moody, R.C. 1993. Development of six-year research needs assessment for timber transportation structures. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-74. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 44 p.
Dimakis, A.G.; Oliva, M.G.; Ritter, M.A. 1992. Behavior of stress-laminated parallel-chord timber bridge decks. Res. Pap. FPL-RP-511. Madison, WI: USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 19 p.
Hernandez, R.; Somnath, S.S.; Moody, R.C. 1992. Evaluation of yellow poplar glued laminated timber beams. ASAE Paper 92-4556. St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 12 p.
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McCutcheon, W.J. 1992. The Mormon Creek bridge: performance after three years. Res. Pap. FPL-RP-509. Madison, WI: USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 8 p.
McDonald, K.A.; Whipple, J.W. 1992. Yield of 2 by 4 red oak stress-graded dimension lumber from factory-grade logs. Forest Products Journal. 42(6): 5-10.
Wacker, J.P.; Ritter, M.A. 1992. Field performance of timber bridges: 1. Teal River stress-laminated deck bridge. Res. Pap. FPL-RP-515. Madison, WI: USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 19 p.
Ritter, M.A.; Geske, E.A.; McCutcheon, W.J.; Moody, R.C.; Wacker, J.P.; Mason, L.E. 1991. Methods for assessing the field performance of stress-laminated timber bridges. In: Proceedings of the 1991 International timber engineering conference; 1991 September 2-5; London, United Kingdom. London, United Kingdom: TRADA; Vol. 3: 3.319-3.326.
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Ritter, M.A.; Post, E.R.; Faller, R.K. 1991. Crashworthy railing systems for timber bridge decks. In: Structures Congress '91 Compact Papers; 9th Structures Congress Proceedings; 1991 April 29; Indianapolis, IN. New York: American Society of Civil Engineers: 540-543.
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Tuomi, R.L.; Wolfe, R.W.; Moody, R.C.; Muchmore, F.W. 1979. Bending strength of large Alaskan Sitka spruce and western Hemlock log bridges. Res. Pap. FPL-RP-341. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 16 p.
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