Where can I find additional background information for adhesives used in wood construction?
• McGraw-Hill publishes a Wood Engineering and Construction Handbook, which includes a chapter on Adhesives (Chapter 12). It is authored by Richard Avent, Ph.D., P.E. Contact information: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Louisiana State University 3505B CEBA Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA Phone: (225) 578-8735 Fax: (225) 578-8652 E-mail: ceaven@eng.lsu.edu Website: http://www.cee.lsu.edu/research/Lists/Faculty/DispForm.aspx?ID=21 ASCE publishes a document called Evaluation, Maintenance and Upgrading of Wood Structures, 1982, which includes a chapter (Chapter 5) on methods of repair and case studies where epoxies were used to repair wood structural members. American Society of Civil Engineers 1801 Alexander Bell Drive Reston, VA 20191 Phone: (800) 548-2723 Website: http://www.asce.org The American Institute of Timber Construction (AITC) publishes a document entitled Use of Epoxies in Repair of Structural Glued Laminated Timber (1990). It is available to download free from th
