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[Mechanically, Vertically-Laminated Wood Assemblies] [Mechanically, Horizontally-Laminated Wood Assemblies]

[Diaphragm Action in Metal-Clad Wood-Frame Diaphragms] [Building Failures] [Wood Fasteners]

[Construction Tolerances] [Post Foundations] [Truss Bracing] [Building Specifications] [Building Codes]

[Agri-Industrial Facility Design] [Separated Manure Solids]

 

Mechanically, Vertically-Laminated Wood Assemblies

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Theoretical and User's Manual for FEAST. David R. Bohnhoff.  Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. 1987. pp. 132.

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Modeling Vertically, Mechanically Laminated Wood Members.  David R. Bohnhoff, Steven M. Cramer, Russell C. Moody and Calvin O. Cramer. ASAE Paper No. 87-4520.  Presented at the 1987 International Winter Meeting of the ASAE, Chicago, IL.  ASAE Paper No. 87-4520.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1987) 

 

Analysis of Vertically, Mechanically Laminated Wood Members.  David R. Bohnhoff.  Diss. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. (1988)

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Evaluation of Vertically, Nail Laminated Wood Members Without Butt Joint Reinforcement.  David R. Bohnhoff. Presented at the 1988 ASAE International Summer Meeting, Rapid City, SD.  ASAE Paper No. 88-4009.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1988)

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Modeling Vertically, Mechanically Laminated Lumber. David R. Bohnhoff, Steven M. Cramer, Russell C. Moody and Calvin O. Cramer. Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 115(10) 2661-2679. (1989)

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Evaluation of Spliced, Nail-Laminated Wood Members Without Butt Joint Reinforcement.  David R. Bohnhoff.  Trans of ASAE, 32(5):1797-1806. (1989)

 

Strength and Stiffness of Spliced Nail-Laminated Posts.  David R. Bohnhoff and Russell C. Moody.  .  Proceedings of the 1990 International Timber Engineering Conference, Tokyo, Japan. (1990)

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Laminated Post Design: Bending Strength and Stiffness.  David R. Bohnhoff. Presented at the Univ. of Illinois Dept. of Agr. Engr. Light-Frame Buildings Conference, Champaign, Illinois. (1990)

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Laminated Post Costs and Benefits. David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 24th Annual National Rural Builder Show, Louisville, Kentucky. (1991)

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Influence of Butt Joints and their Reinforcement on Nail-Laminated Post Properties. David R. Bohnhoff, Russell C. Moody, Steve P. Verrill and Leo F. Shirek. Presented at the 1990 ASAE International Summer Meeting, Columbus, OH.  ASAE Paper No. 90-4030.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1990)

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Tensile Strength and Stiffness of Spliced Mechanically-Laminated Posts.  David R. Bohnhoff, Russell C. Moody and Gregory D. Williams.  Presented at the 1991 ASAE International Winter Meeting, Chicago, IL.  ASAE Paper No. 914527.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1991)

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Strength and Stiffness of Spliced Nail-Laminated Posts: Part I. David R. Bohnhoff and Russell C. Moody.  Frame Building Professional, 3(1):8-10, 60, 61 (1991)

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Strength and Stiffness of Spliced Nail-Laminated Posts: Part II.  David R. Bohnhoff and Russell C. Moody.  Frame Building Professional, 3(2):4,6,20,22-23 (1991)

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Bending Properties of Reinforced and Unreinforced Spliced Nail-Laminated Posts. David R. Bohnhoff, Russell C. Moody, Steve P. Verrill and Leo F. Shirek.  Res. Pap. FPL-RP-503.  U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI. (1991)

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Laminated Post Costs and Benefits. David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 25th Annual National Rural Builder Show, Nashville, Tennessee. (1992)

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Bending Properties of Four‑Layer Nail-Laminated Posts.  Gregory D.Williams, David R. Bohnhoff and Russell C. Moody.  Presented at the 1992 ASAE International Winter Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee.  ASAE Paper No. 924543.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1992)

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Tensile Strength and Stiffness of Spliced Mechanically Laminated Posts. David R. Bohnhoff and Russell C. Moody.  Transactions of the ASAE, 35(6):1965-1972. (1992)

 

Solid-Sawn and Laminated Posts. David R. Bohnhoff, Russell C. Moody and Harvey B. Manbeck. In: Post Frame Building Design.  Ed. Frank E. Woeste and John N. Walker.  ASAE.  St Joseph, MI. (1992)

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Post-Frame Building Posts. David R. Bohnhoff. Presented at the Farm Service Building Seminar on February 23 in Ames, IA, and on February 25 in Springfield, IL. (1993)

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Bending Properties of STP-Laminated Posts.  David R. Bohnhoff, A. B. Senounci, Russell C. Moody and Paul A. Boor.  Presented at the 1993 ASAE International Summer Meeting, Spokane, WA.  ASAE Paper No. 934060.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1993)

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Modeling Four-Layer Nail-Laminated Assemblies. Gregory D. Williams, David R. Bohnhoff.  ASAE Paper No. 934534.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1993)

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A Proposed Engineering Practice for Mechanically-Laminated Posts. David R. Bohnhoff.  ASAE Paper No. 934535.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1993)

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Interlayer Shear Capacity Requirements for Spliced, Nail-Laminated Posts. David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 1994 ASAE International Winter Meeting, Atlanta, GA.  ASAE Paper No. 944566.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1994)

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Probabilistic Modeling of Unspliced Four-Layer Nail-Laminated Assemblies. W. S. Chiou, David R. Bohnhoff and Roland Hernandez.  Presented at the 1994 ASAE International Winter Meeting, Atlanta, GA.  ASAE Paper No. 944565.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1994)

 

Splice Length and Arrangement for 4-Layer Nail-Laminated Posts. David R. Bohnhoff and Gregory D. Williams.  Frame Building News, 6(6):14-17. (1994)

 

Bending Properties of Four‑Layer Nail-Laminated Posts. Gregory D. Williams, David R. Bohnhoff and Russell C. Moody.  Res. Pap. FPL-RP-528.   U.S.D.A. Forest Service.  Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI  (1994)

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Mechanically Laminated Post Engineering Practice. David R. Bohnhoff.  Frame Building News, 7(5):36-39. (1995)

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Spliced Nail-Laminated Post Design. David R. Bohnhoff.  Frame Building News, 8(1):59-64. (1996)

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Interlayer Shear And Stiffness of Spliced Nail-Laminated Posts.  David R. Bohnhoff. Trans of ASAE, 39(2):713-719. (1996)

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Locating Butt-Joints in Four-Layer Nail-Laminated Assemblies.  Gregory D. Williams, David R. Bohnhoff and Russell C. Moody.  Trans of ASAE, 39(2):699-711. (1996)

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Load-Sharing in Nail-Laminated Assemblies Subjected to Bending Loads. David R. Bohnhoff, W.S. Chiou and Roland Hernandez.  Presented at the 1997 ASAE International Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.  ASAE Paper No. 974090.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1997)

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Bending Properties of STP-Laminated Wood Girders. David R. Bohnhoff, Russell C. Moody and Gregory D. Williams.  Presented at the 1998 ASAE International Meeting, Orlando, FL.  ASAE Paper No., 984015.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1988)

 

Bending Properties of Laminated-Lumber Girders. David R. Bohnhoff and Russell C. Moody. Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 16(2):165-173. (2000) 

 

 

Mechanically, Horizontally-Laminated Wood Assemblies

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Nonlinear Analysis of Multilayered, Horizontally, Nail-Laminated Wood Beams.  David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 1988 ASAE International Winter Meeting, Chicago, IL.  ASAE Paper No. 88-4511.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1988)

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Structural Properties of Wood I‑Beams with Nail and Adhesive Bonding.  Cal E. Siegel, David R. Bohnhoff and Leo J. Souder.  ASAE Paper No. 88-4516.  Presented at the 1988 ASAE International Winter Meeting, Chicago, IL.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI.  (1988)

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Bending Strength and Stiffness of Wood I-Beams with Nail and Adhesive Bonding.  David R. Bohnhoff and Cal E. Siegel.  Trans of the ASAE, 34(1):259-268. (1991)

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Modeling Horizontally Nail-Laminated Lumber. David R. Bohnhoff.  ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 118(5):1393-1406. (1992)

 

Bending Properties of Laminated-Lumber Girders.  David R. Bohnhoff and Russell C. Moody. Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 16(2):165-173. (2000)

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Effect of Mechanically-Attached Face Plates on Strong Axis Bending of Posts.  David R. Bohnhoff and Milind H. Gadani. Presented at the 2002 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Chicago, IL.  ASAE Paper No. 024003.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2002)

   

Diaphragm Action in Metal-Clad Wood-Frame Buildings

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Influence of Insulation on the Behavior of Metal‑Clad Wood Frame Diaphragms. David R. Bohnhoff, Gary A. Anderson and Paul A. Boor.  ASAE Paper No.  89-4507.  Presented at the 1989 ASAE International Winter Meeting, New Orleans, LA.  ASAE Paper No. 89-4507.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1989)

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Simplified Three-Dimensional Analysis for Post-Frame Buildings.  David R. Bohnhoff, Gary A. Anderson and Neil F. Meador.  Presented at the 1990 ASAE International Summer Meeting, Columbus, OH.  ASAE Paper No. 90-4032.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1990)

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Influence of Insulation on the Behavior of Metal-Clad Wood Frame Diaphragms.  David R. Bohnhoff, Gary A. Anderson and Paul A. Boor.  Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 7(6):748-754. (1991)

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Expanding Diaphragm Analysis for Post-Frame Buildings. David R. Bohnhoff.  Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 8(4):509-517. (1992)

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Estimating Frame Stiffness and Eave Loads for Diaphragm Analysis of Post-Frame Buildings. David R. Bohnhoff.  Transactions of the ASAE, 35(3):1043-1054. (1992)

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Modeling Metal-Clad Wood-Framed Diaphragm Behavior.  Gregory D. Williams and David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 1997 ASAE International Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.  ASAE Paper No. 974088.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1997)

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Evaluation of Metal-Clad Wood-Frame Diaphragm Assembly Tests.  David R. Bohnhoff and Gregory D. Williams.  Presented at the 1999 ASAE/CSAE-SCGR Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  ASAE Paper No., 994205.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1999)

 

A Review of Full Scale Post-Frame Building Tests.  Gary A. Anderson, David R. Bohnhoff and Paul A. Boor.  Presented at the 1999 ASAE/CSAE-SCGR Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  ASAE Paper No., 994202.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1999)

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Thoughts on Metal-Clad Wood-Frame Diaphragm Action and a Full-Scale Building Test.  David R. Bohnhoff, Paul A. Boor and Gary A. Anderson.  Presented at the 1999 ASAE/CSAE-SCGR Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  ASAE Paper No., 994204.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1999)

 

Modeling Light Gage Corrugated Metal Cladding Using Finite Elements.  Gregory D. Williams and David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 2000 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Milwaukee, WI.  ASAE Paper No., 004034.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2000)

 

Load-Displacement Characteristics of Metal-Clad Wood-Framed Diaphragm Joints.  Gregory D. Williams and David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 2000 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Milwaukee, WI.  ASAE Paper No., 004003.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2000)

 

Full-Scale Metal-Clad Wood-Frame Test Building.  David R. Bohnhoff and Paul A. Boor.  Wood Design Focus, 12(3):24-28. (2002)

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UW & LBS Full-Scale Metal-Clad Wood-Frame Diaphragm Study. Report 1: Project Introduction and Building Design Details.  David R. Bohnhoff and Paul A. Boor. Presented at the 2002 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Chicago, IL.  ASAE Paper No. 024007.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2002)

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UW & LBS Full-Scale Metal-Clad Wood-Frame Diaphragm Study. Report 2: Frame Loading and Data Acquisition Systems.  David R. Bohnhoff, Paul A. Boor, F. Alexanader Charvat, Milind H. Gadani and G. Kovacsvolgyi. Presented at the 2002 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Chicago, IL.  ASAE Paper No. 024008.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2002)

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UW & LBS Full-Scale Metal-Clad Wood-Frame Diaphragm Study. Report 3: Building Load Configurations, Load Cases and Data Analysis Methods.  David R. Bohnhoff, Paul .A. Boor and Milind H. Gadani. Presented at the 2003 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.  ASAE Paper No. 034004.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2003)

 

UW & LBS Full-Scale Metal-Clad Wood-Frame Diaphragm Study. Report 4: Evaluating Building Models.  David R. Bohnhoff, Paul A. Boor and Miland H. Gadani. 2004. Presented at the 2004 ASAE/CSAE Annual International Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  ASAE Paper No. 044113.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2004)

   

Building Failures

 

Examination of a Post Frame Building Failure.  David R. Bohnhoff.  Frame Building News, 5(1):16-23. (1993)

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Investigating Building Failures. David R. Bohnhoff. Presented at the 2001 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Sacramento, CA.  ASAE Paper No. 014003.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2001)

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Applying Wood Engineering to Counter Claims of Negligence and Spoliation: A Case Study.  David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 2001 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Sacramento, CA.  ASAE Paper No. 014006.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2001)

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Hidden Danger.  David R. Bohnhoff.  Wood Design Focus, 12(1):19-25. (2002)

   

Wood Fasteners (Mechanical)

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Shear Transfer Plates: Evaluation Uses.  David R. Bohnhoff and Ronald W. Wolfe.  Presented at the 1991 ASAE International Winter Meeting, Chicago, IL.  ASAE Paper No. 914540.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1991)

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Stiffness and Strength Properties of Shear Transfer Plate Connections.  Ronald W. Wolfe, David R. Bohnhoff and B. Nagel.  Res. Pap. FPL-RP-517.  USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI.  25 p. (1993)

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Lateral Load-Slip Properties of Nail Joints.  Maurice Sun and David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 1990 ASAE International Winter Meeting, Chicago, IL.  ASAE Paper No. 904537.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1990)

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 Increasing the Moment Capacity of Truss Plates.  S. Benjamia and David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 1990 ASAE International Winter Meeting, Chicago, IL.  ASAE Paper No. 904528.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1990)

   

Construction Tolerances

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Accuracy of Post-Frame Building Construction. Marshall E. Begel and David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 1997 ASAE International Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.  ASAE Paper No. 974087 ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1997)

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Construction Tolerances Standard for Post-Frame Buildings.  David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 1998 ASAE International Meeting, Orlando, FL.  ASAE Paper No., 984002.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1998)

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NFBA Publishes Post-Frame Tolerances.  David R. Bohnhoff.  Frame Building News, 11(5):49-54. (1999)

 

Accuracy of Post-Frame Building Construction.  David R. Bohnhoff and Marshall E. Begel.  Applied Engineering  in Agriculture, 16(1):83-88. (2000)

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Quality Assessment of Light-Gauge Metal Cladding and Trim Installation.  David R. Bohnhoff and David .K. Cockrum.  Presented at the 2004 ASAE/CSAE Annual International Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  ASAE Paper No. 044113.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2004) 

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Metal Panel and Trim Installation Tolerances.  David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 2005 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Tampa, FL.  ASAE Paper No. 054117  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2005)
   

Post Foundations

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Post Foundation Designs.  David R. Bohnhoff, David W. Kammel and Brian J. Holmes.  Presented at the 2000 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Milwaukee, WI.  ASAE Paper No., 004006.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2000)

 

A Two Spring Analog for Modeling Embedded Posts. Patrick M. McGuire and David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 2000 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Milwaukee, WI.  ASAE Paper No., 004036.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2000)

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Uplift Resistance of Post Foundations.  David R. Bohnhoff, David W. Kammel, Travis R. Nonn and Leo F. Shirek.  Presented at the 2001 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Sacramento, CA.  ASAE Paper No. 014012.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2001)

 

Post Foundation Design Considerations. David R. Bohnhoff.  Wood Design Focus, 12(3):10-16. (2002)

 

Post Foundation Design Considerations. David R. Bohnhoff.  In Proceedings of the Conference on Building Freestall Barns and Milking Centers, Methods and Materials.  NRAES-148.  February 18-20, 2003, Camp Hill, PA.  Sponsored by NRAES, Ithaca, NY. (2003)

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Post Foundation Design Consideration. David R. Bohnhoff.  Frame Building News, 15(3):38-45. (2003)

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In-Situ Hydration of a Dry Concrete Mix.  David R. Bohnhoff, Zach D. Hartjes, David W. Kammel, and Nathan P. Ryan.  Presented at the 2003 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.  ASAE Paper No. 034003.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2003)

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Post Installation Tools.  David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 2005 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Tampa, FL.  ASAE Paper No. 054119  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2005)
   

Truss Bracing

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Lateral Movement of Unbraced Trusses During Construction. David R. Bohnhoff. Presented at the 2001 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Sacramento, CA.  ASAE Paper No. 014011.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2001)

 

Lateral Movement of Unbraced Trusses During Construction. David R. Bohnhoff.  Wood Design Focus, 13(4):6-10. (2003)

   

Building Specifications

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Developing Preliminary Specifications for Agricultural Buildings.  David W. Kammel and David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 1998 ASAE International Meeting, Orlando, FL.  ASAE Paper No., 984004.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (1998)

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Structural Specifications for Dairy Facilities. David R. Bohnhoff. In: Proceedings of the Conference on Building Freestall Barns and Milking Centers, Methods and Materials.  NRAES-148. February 18-20, 2003, Camp Hill, PA.  Sponsored by NRAES, Ithaca, NY. (2003) 

   

Agri-Industrial Facility Design

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An Overview of North American Agri-Industry.  Gregory D. Williams and David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 2004ASAE/CSAE Annual International Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  ASAE Paper No. 044173.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2004)

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Engineering Career Opportunities in Agri-Industry.  David R. Bohnhoff, Gregory D. Williams and Doug J. Petrick.  Presented at the 2004ASAE/CSAE Annual International Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  ASAE Paper No. 044174.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2004)

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Educational Needs for Agri-Industrial Facility Designers and Managers. Gregory D. Williams, Kurt A. Rosentrater and David R. Bohnhoff.  Presented at the 2004ASAE/CSAE Annual International Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  ASAE Paper No. 044175.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2004)

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An Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum For Agri-Industrial Facility Designers.  David R. Bohnhoff, S. Gunasekaran, Gregory D. Williams and Kurt A. Rosentrater.  Presented at the 2004ASAE/CSAE Annual International Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  ASAE Paper No. 044176.  ASAE, St Joseph, MI. (2004)

   

Building Codes

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Exemption to the Rules: Should Local Building Codes Exempt Farm Buildings?  David R. Bohnhoff. Resource, 8(7):9-12. (2001)

 

 

Separated Manure Solids

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Water Desorption Properties of Separated Manure Solids. David R. Bohnhoff and James C. Converse. Biological Wastes, 19(2):107-121. (1987)

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Engineering Properties of Separated Manure Solids.  David R. Bohnhoff and James C. Converse.  Biological Wastes, 19(2):91-106. (1987)

     
     
     

 

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