Dr. Donald A. Bender, P.E.Weyerhaeuser Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Director, Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-1806
Phone: (509) 335-2829
FAX: (509) 335-5077
Email: bender@wsu.edu
Resume
TECHNICAL INTERESTS
- Design of timber structures
- Engineering properties of wood-based materials
- Timber Connections
- Deck Safety
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 6/97 - present, Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering; and Director, Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory
Washington State University, Pullman, WA - 9/94 - 6/97, Professor
9/89 - 8/94, Associate Professor
2/84 - 8/89, Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX - 1/93 - 1/94, Interim Department Head
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX - 9/91 - 5/92, Visiting Scientist
USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI
AWARDS
- Weyerhaeuser Distinguished Professor, WSU, 1997 - present
- Leon Luck Faculty Award, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, WSU, 2007
- Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award, College of Engineering and Architecture, WSU, 2002
- Bernon Perkins Award, National Frame Builders Association, 1997
- Rural Builder Hall of Fame, 1995
- Five national-level journal article awards from SWST, FPS and ASAE
- Award for Excellence in Team Research, 1989, Texas A&M University
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Graham, D.A., D.M. Carradine, D.A. Bender and J.D. Dolan. 2008. Monotonic and reverse-cyclic loading of lag screw connections for log shear wall construction. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (accepted).
- Carradine, D.M., D.A. Bender, F.E. Woeste and J.R. Loferski. 2007. Development of design capacities for residential deck ledger connections. Forest Products Journal. 57(3):29-33.
- Schwab, S.C., D.A. Bender, D.M. Carradine and F.E. Woeste. 2007. Tensile strength of oriented strand board as affected by specimen width. Forest Products Journal. 57(6):39-45.
- Carradine, D.M., D.A. Bender, J.R. Loferski and F.E. Woeste. 2006. Residential deck ledger connection testing and design. Wood Design Focus – A Journal of Contemporary Wood Engineering. 16(2):9-12.
- Tichy, R. and D.A. Bender. 2006. Wood/natural fiber-plastic composite decking products. Wood Design Focus – A Journal of Contemporary Wood Engineering. 16(2):19-21.
- Carradine, D.M., D.A. Bender, J.R. Loferski and F.E. Woeste. 2005. Residential deck ledger design. ICC Building Safety Journal. (3)6:4-7.
- Parsons, W.R. and D.A. Bender. 2004. Energy-based design of dowel connections in wood-plastic composites hollow sections. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. 130(4):681-689.
- Tucker, B.J., D.A. Bender, D.G. Pollock and M.P. Wolcott. 2003. Ultrasonic plate wave evaluation of natural fiber composite panels. Wood and Fiber Science. 35(2):266-281.
- Peters, J.J., D.A. Bender, M.P. Wolcott and J.D. Johnson. 2002. Selected properties of hybrid poplar clear wood and composite panels. Forest Products Journal. 52(5):45-54.
- Rammer, D.G., S.G. Winistorfer and D.A. Bender. 2001. Withdrawal strength of threaded nails. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. 127(4):442-449.
- Pollock, D.G., D.A. Bender, D.E. Bray and J.T.P. Yao. 2001. Ultrasonic detection of a plastic hinge in bolted timber connections. Materials Evaluation. 59(5):625-631.