Fall ’04 ed. of Wood Design Focus, “Considerations for Mortise and Tenon Joint Design.” For more information, visit http://www.forestprod.org/
3/97 edition of the Journal of Structural Engineering, “Characterization of Bearing Strength Factors in Pegged Timber Connections” (p.326-332). Available at http://www.asce.org/
Winter ’92 edition of Wood Design Focus, “Assessing Capacities of Traditional Timber Connections” (p.17-21). For more information, visit http://www.forestprod.org/
A procedure for wood dowel connections has been drafted into the ICC 400 Log Structures Standard. It’s based on work by Dr. Dick Schmidt at the University of Wyoming.
Contact:
Richard Schmidt
Fire Tower Engineered Timber
http://ftet.com/index.php?action=aboutus.contactus
http://www.iccsafe.org/is-log/
Other Resources:
- 2018 TFEC Code of Standard Practice
- Design Considerations for Mortise and Tenon Connections, University of Wyoming April 1999: http://www.timberframeengineeringcouncil.org/images/pdf/joint_report.pdf
- Capacity of Pegged Mortise and Tenon Joints, University of Wyoming February 2004: http://www.ftet.biz/userimages/miller_report.pdf
- Timber Pegs Considerations for Moritse and Tenon Joint Design – Structure Magazine March 2006: http://www.structuremag.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SF-Timber-Pegs-March-061.pdf