Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests
Conference Proceeding
Khokhar, A., Zhang, H., Ridley-Ellis, D. & Moore, J. (2008)
Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests. In 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2008, 2137-2144. ISBN 9781615670888
This paper presents details of the experimental method, and preliminary results from, a series of torsion tests undertaken to evaluate the shear modulus of Sitka spruce (Picea...
Do people grow on trees? Guidance for employers in the Scottish forest and timber industries.
Report
Bond, S., Thomson, E., MacPherson, S. & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2008)
Do people grow on trees? Guidance for employers in the Scottish forest and timber industries
The final report for the Forest Industries Recruitment and Retention (FIRRS) project.
Forests and their products are hugely important to the economic and environmental sustai...
Torsion tests on small and large-scale RHS with circular wall cut-outs
Conference Proceeding
Ridley-Ellis, D., Owen, J. S., & Davies, G. (2007)
Torsion tests on small and large-scale RHS with circular wall cut-outs
The results of small and large-scale torsion tests on rectangular section tubes with circular wall perforations are presented and discussed. Perforations are shown to cause th...
The Educational Needs of the Timber Industries – Report of an Online Survey by the Centre for Timber Engineering.
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D. & Nolte, S. (2005)
The Educational Needs of the Timber Industries – Report of an Online Survey by the Centre for Timber Engineering
This survey was conducted by the Centre for Timber Engineering (CTE) in summer 2005 to investigate the educational needs and preferences of the timber industries. Both employe...
The performance of a new blind bolt for moment-resisting connections.
Conference Proceeding
Tizani, W., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2003)
The performance of a new blind bolt for moment-resisting connections. In M. A. Jaurrieta, A. Alonso, & J. A. Chica (Eds.), Tubular Structures X: Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium, Madrid, Spain, 18-20 September 2003, 395-401
The paper introduces the principal findings of a testing programme carried out to assess the performance of a newly developed blind-bolt. The blind-bolt, an evolution of the L...
Torsional behaviour of rectangular hollow sections.
Journal Article
Ridley-Ellis, D., Owen, J. S. & Davies, G. (2003)
Torsional behaviour of rectangular hollow sections. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 59, 641-663. doi:10.1016/S0143-974X(02)00060-3. ISSN 0143-974X
The results of a series of full-scale torsion tests on rectangular hollow sections (RHS) are presented and discussed. The observed torque–twist behaviour is compared to that p...
Rectangular Hollow Sections with circular web openings.
Thesis
Ridley-Ellis, D. Rectangular Hollow Sections with circular web openings. (Thesis)
The University of Nottingham. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8229
The primary aim of the project was to develop the basis for a set of rules to be used in the design of RHS slim floor edge beams with web openings. However, since the researc...