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• Mooney, D. P. (2010). “Traditional versus mechanical timber frame joinery: mortise and tenon, dovetail, and lag screw connections.” MS project, Dept. of Civil and Envir. Eng., Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
• Walker, C. R. (2008). “Tensile strength of mortise and tenon joints in timber frames.” MS project, Dept. of Civil and Envir. Eng., Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
• Andrews, M. R. (2006). “Timber frame connections: design and resource guide.” MS project, Dept. of Civil and Envir. Eng., Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

Presentations

• Thorley, P. R. (2009). “Starting an engineering bussiness.” Graduate Seminar, Dept. of Civil and Envir. Eng., Brigham Young University, October 1, Provo, Utah.
• Thorley, P. R. (2009). “State-of-the-art research of timber frames.” Undergraduate Seminar, Dept. of Civil and Envir. Eng., Brigham Young University, January 20, Provo, Utah.
• Thorley, P. R. (2008). “Tensile capacity of timber frame mortise and tenon connections.” Proceedings, Timber Framers Guild Western Conference, April 17-20, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
• Walker, C. R., Fonseca, F. S., Thorley, P. R., and Judd, J. P. (2008). “Tensile capacity of timber-frame mortise and tenon connections.” Proceedings, 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering, June 2-5, Miyazaki, Japan.
• Brown, S. B., Judd, J. P., and Fonseca, F. S. (2008). “Parametric study of shear walls with over-driven sheathing nails.” Proceedings, 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering, June 2-5, Miyazaki, Japan.
• Judd, J. P., and Fonseca, F. S. (2006). “Equivalent single degree of freedom model for wood shearwalls and diaphragms.” Proceedings, 9th World Conference on Timber Engineering, August 6-10, Portland, Oregon.

Journal Publications

• Judd, J.P., Fonseca, F.S., Walker, C.R., and Thorley, P.R. (2010). “Tensile capacity of mortise and tenon connections in timber frames,” Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, in process of submission.