Contact the NCWTS

Phone: 515-294-8103
FAX: 515-294-0467
woodcenter@iastate.edu

Due to limited support staff, we are unable to provide personalized guidance regarding wood-related issues. Please use the resources in our publication library, which cover a wide array of wood-related topics.

The NCWTS is a center at the Institute for Transportation, at Iowa State University.

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Recent Event Presentations

. 2012. Development of a Security Manual for Historic Covered Bridges . USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Lab; FHWA.

. 2012. Glue-Laminated Timber Stringer Bridges . USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Lab.

. 2011. Glue-Laminated Timber: Stress-Lam Decks (611 MB) . USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Lab.

. 2011. Glue-Laminated Timber: Longitudinal Decks (276 MB) . USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Lab.

SmallWood 2010

Brashaw, B. Hemmila, M. 2010. Minnesota Timber Bridge Construction - A County Perspective () . SmallWood 2010. Natural Resources Research Institute.

Caldwell, D. 2010. The Year at a Glance () . SmallWood 2010. Hardwood Market Report.

Cassens, D. 2010. Traditional Hardwood Market Structure - Opportunities for Small Producers () . SmallWood 2010. Dept. of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University.

Cesa, E. 2010. A Historical Review of the 15-year U.S. Forest Service Timber Bridge Program from a Utilization Perspective () . SmallWood 2010. USDA, Forest Service, Wood Education & Resource Center.

Clausen, C. Lebow, S. 2010. Bridge Durability and Preservative Issues () . SmallWood 2010. USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Lab.

Davids, W. Dagher, H. Lindyberg, R. Lopez-Anido, R. 2010. FRP-Reinforced Glulam Bridges: Development and Implementation () . SmallWood 2010. Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Maine.

Denig, J. 2010. Kiln Drying Basics for the Small Producer () . SmallWood 2010. Wood Products Extension, NC State University.

Dramm, J. Hamel, R. Vaagen, R. Mace, T. 2010. Have Mill Will Travel: The Mobile HewSaw Demonstration () . SmallWood 2010. USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Lab.

Duwadi, S. 2010. National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program () . SmallWood 2010. FHWA - Federal Highway Administration.

Faller, R. Kretschmann, D. Reid, W. Hascall, J. Sicking, D. 2010. Crash System Development and Testing of Round Guardrail Posts () . SmallWood 2010. Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska Lincoln.

Fournier, R. 2010. A Softwood Lumber Sawmill Approach to Low-Quality Hardwoods () . SmallWood 2010. HewSaw Machines.

Hilbrich Lee, P. Ritter, M. 2010. The Use of Eastern Cottonwood for Stress-Laminated Sawn Lumber Bridges in Iowa () . SmallWood 2010. Smith Structural Engineers; Forest Products Laboratory.

Hislop, L. 2010. Pondersosa Pine Glulam Bridges in Arizona () . SmallWood 2010. USDA, Forest Service.

Irland, L. 2010. The New Market Reality: Strategic Factors for U.S. Hardwoods in the Coming Decade () . SmallWood 2010. The Irland Group, Yale University.

Kitchens, S. Seale, R. Amburgey, T. Barnes, H. 2010. Timtek: A Developing New Material for Bridges: Steam-Pressed Scrim Lumber (SPSL) () . SmallWood 2010. Forest Products Department, Mississippi State University.

Miller, B. 2010. Suspension Trail Bridges Using Sustainable Materials () . SmallWood 2010. HDR Engineering.

Patterson , D. 2010. Hickory - Problems or Opportunities () . SmallWood 2010. Arkansas Forest Resources Center, University of Arkansas.

Pelkki, M. 2010. Financial Condition of Loggers in Arkansas () . SmallWood 2010. Arkansas Forest Resrouces Center, University of Arkansas.

Phares, B. Ritter, M. 2010. Bridge Monitoring - Security and Smart Bridges () . SmallWood 2010. National Center for Wood Transportation Structures.

Ritter, M. 2010. A Historical Review of the 15-year U.S. Forest Service Timber Bridge Program from a Research / Technical Perspective () . SmallWood 2010. USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Lab.

Shmulsky, R. Seale, R. Jones, P. 2010. New Structural Products from Small-Diameter Pine Trees () . SmallWood 2010. USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Lab.

Taylor, S. Ritter, M. Brodbeck, C. 2010. Portable Timber Bridge Systems for Temporary Stream Crossings () . SmallWood 2010. Center for Bioenergy & Bioproducts, Auburn University.

Voyles, S. Rakos, C. 2010. Wood Use for Engery - Experiences and Perspectives () . SmallWood 2010. proPellets Austria; Pellet Fuels Institute.

Wacker, J. 2010. Use of Red Pine for Stress-Laminated Glulam Bridges in Wisconsin () . SmallWood 2010. USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Lab.

Wipf, T. Wood, D. Phares, B. Ritter, M. 2010. Timber Railroad Bridges () . SmallWood 2010. National Center for Wood Transportation Structures.

Structures Congress 2010

Hosteng, T. 2010. Field Testing and Evaluation of a Demonstration Timber Bridge (7.93 MB) . Structures Congress 2010. Iowa State University.

. Alabama Forestry Commission. 2008. Modern Timber Bridges: An Attractive Option . Alabama Forestry Commission.

Eugene Brancolini. 2004. Spanning Time: America's Covered Bridges . Indiana University.

United States Department of Agriculture. 1997. Portable Crossings for Forest Roads and Skid Trails . 9724 1402 SDTDC. USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Lab.

International Conference on Timber Engineering 1988

. 1988. Proceedings of the 1988 International Conference on Timber Engineering Volume II . International Conference on Timber Engineering 1988. Forest Products Research Society.

. Raymond Archibald. 1952. A Survey of Timber Highway Bridges in the United States . American Society of Civil Engineers.