The Sustainable Design Committee has worked to compile what if feels is useful information regarding sustainable buildings. This information is intended to be used by designers, builders, and owners when they are making Sustainable Design Decisions related to structural engineering.
For material specific links and information please visit the committee page on Sustainable Material Design Information.
Works Cited In April Newsletter
What risk is there in using fly ash in concrete due to the heavy metals in fly ash?
Malhotra, V.M., Mehta, P.K., “High-Performance, High-Volume Fly Ash
Concrete: Materials, Mixture Proportioning, Properties, Construction Practice, and Case Histories”; Supplementary Cementing Materials for Sustainable Development Inc., Ottawa, Canada, August 2002, pp. 8-10.
What affect does fatigue have on the strength and stiffness characteristics of the salvaged timbers?
Emerson, R.N., (1999) “Nondestructive Testing of Large Bridge Timbers”, Forest Products Society, Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Nondestructive Testing of Wood, Madison Wisconsin, September 1998 http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1999/emers99a.pdf
