Does home-grown make the grade?
Journal Article
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2016)
Does home-grown make the grade?. Forestry & Timber News,
Summary of research into the properties of UK-grown timber (relevant to grading for construction use).
Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests
Journal Article
Khokhar, A. M., Zhang, H., Ridley-Ellis, D., & Moore, J. (2008)
Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests. Timber Engineering,
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...
Design of RHS for torsion using simplified thick wall theory.
Journal Article
Ridley-Ellis, D., Owen, J. S. & Davies, G. (2003)
Design of RHS for torsion using simplified thick wall theory. The structural engineer : journal of the Institution of Structural Engineers. 81, 31-36. ISSN 1466-5123
The theory of torsion in Rectangular Hollow Sections (RHS) is reviewed and discussed with reference to design code treatments in the UK, Europe and the USA. The classical theo...
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...