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Peggi Clouston

Professor of Wood Mechanics and Timber Engineering, University of Massachusetts …
Verified email at umass.edu
Cited by 1556

Shear and bending performance of a novel wood–concrete composite system

P Clouston, LA Bathon, A Schreyer - Journal of Structural …, 2005 - ascelibrary.org
This paper introduces a new, structural wood–concrete composite system. The system is
formed by joining a wood component, such as a floor beam or laminated plate, to a concrete …

Finite-element analysis and parametric study of perforated steel plate shear connectors for wood–concrete composites

AT Al-Sammari, PL Clouston… - Journal of Structural …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
Wood–concrete composites are structural deck systems that benefit from the use of wood as
a lightweight, sustainable substructure and concrete as a wear-resistant, vibration-damping …

[PDF][PDF] A comparative study of brick and straw bale wall systems from environmental, economical and energy perspectives

L Brojan, A Petric, PL Clouston - ARPN Journal of Engineering …, 2013 - researchgate.net
The aim of this study is to compare brick and straw bale wall systems from environmental,
economic and energy perspectives. The choice of basic building materials is an important part …

Design and use of wood–concrete composites

P Clouston, A Schreyer - Practice Periodical on Structural Design …, 2008 - ascelibrary.org
Wood–concrete composites are floor and deck systems, which are comprised of a concrete
slab integrally connected to wooden beams beneath by means of a shear connector. Use of …

Feasibility of two northeastern species in three-layer ANSI-approved cross-laminated timber

H Kaboli, PL Clouston, S Lawrence - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is a massive panel product made from orthogonal layers of
solid-sawn lumber. Because of its composite nature and engineered layup, CLT provides the …

[PDF][PDF] Tree pulling tests of large shade trees in the genus Acer

B Kane, P Clouston - Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, 2008 - academia.edu
Shade trees provide many benefits but can cause damage if they fail. Despite the potential
for costly litigation that sometimes arises when damage occurs, there are no investigations of …

Computational modeling of strand-based wood composites

PL Clouston, F Lam - Journal of engineering mechanics, 2001 - ascelibrary.org
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. …

Variability of the compressive strength of parallel strand lumber

SR Arwade, R Winans, PL Clouston - Journal of engineering …, 2010 - ascelibrary.org
Measurement of the compressive strength of parallel strand lumber (PSL) is conducted on
specimens of varying size with nominally identical mesostructure. The mean of the …

A stochastic plasticity approach to strength modeling of strand-based wood composites

PL Clouston, F Lam - Composites Science and Technology, 2002 - Elsevier
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. …

[PDF][PDF] Experimental behavior of a continuous metal connector for a wood-concrete composite system

P Clouston, S Civjan, L Bathon - Forest products journal, 2004 - researchgate.net
The benefits of using shear connectors to join wood beams to a concrete slab in a
composite floor or deck system are many. Studies throughout the world have demonstrated …