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References

The following list of references used in Chapter 7, Timber Structures is placed here in alphabetical order for your convenience.

1. A. S. Uppal, G. T. Fry, B. C. Bartell, and P. J. Sculley, “Fatigue Testing of Douglas Fir, Glued-Laminated, Timber Railroad
Bridge Stringers,” Association of American Railroads/Transportation Technology Center, Inc.: Pueblo, CO, Research
Publication R-960, 42 pages, November 2002.

2. American Institute of Timber Construction. Standard Specifications for Hardwood Glued Laminated Timber. AITC 119-
76.

3. American Institute of Timber Construction. Standard Specifications for Structural Glued Laminated Timber of Douglas
Fir, Western Larch, Southern Pine, and California Redwood, AITC 117-76.

4. American Institute of Timber Construction. Standard Specifications for Structural Glued Laminated Timber Using
Visually Graded Lumber of Douglas-Fir, Southern Pine, Hem-Fir, and Lodgepole Pine. AITC 120-76.
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5. American Institute of Timber Construction. Timber Construction Standards AITC 100-72.

6. American Society for Testing and Materials. Standard Method for Establishing Stresses for Structural Glued Laminated
Timber (Glulam) Manufactured From Visually Graded Lumber. ASTM D3737-78.

7. American Wood Protection Association. Standard U1 (formerly Standards C20 and C28).
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8. AWPA. 2007. Book of Standards. Birmingham, AL: American Wood Preservers Association.

9. Canadian Highway Bridge Code, CSA S-6, Canadian Standards Association, 2006, Toronto, ON.

10. Current National Design Specification for Stress-Grade Lumber and Its Fastenings, National Forest Products Association.

11. Foschi, R.O., Folz, B.R., You, F.Z., “Reliability-Based Design of Wood Structures”, Structural Research Series Report
No, 34, 1989, UBC, Vancouver, BC.

12. Fry, G., “Rail-Stringer Interaction.” Presentation to AREMA Committee No. 7, 12 August 2008.

13. Madsen, Borg, “Structural Behaviour of Timber” Timber Engineering Ltd., 1992.

14. Madsen, Borg, Sweeney, Robert A.P., “SHEAR STRENGTH OF DOUGLAS FIR TIMBER BRIDGE TIES” TRB
Record Structures, 1999, Washington, D.C.

15. Timber Construction Manual, by American Institute of Timber Construction, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1973.

16. Uppal, A. Shakoor, G. T. Fry, M. R. Maingot, and P. J. Sculley, “Fatigue Strength of Southern Pine Railroad Bridge
Stringers,” 2001, Association of American Railroads, Transportation Technology Center, Report No. R-945, 45 pages,
March 2001.

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17. U.S. Department of Agriculture Technical Bulletin 1069, Fabrication and Design of Glued Laminated Wood Structural
Members, by A.D. Freas and M.L. Selbo, Forest Products Laboratory. Available from American Institute of Timber
Construction.

18. U.S. Department of Commerce, Voluntary Product Standard PS 56-73, Structural Glued Laminated Timber (available
from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office).

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