Dr. Donald A. Bender, Ph.D., P.E.Weyerhaeuser Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Director, Composite Materials and Engineering Center
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-1806
Phone: (509) 335-2829
FAX: (509) 335-5077
Email: bender@wsu.edu
Expanded Resume TECHNICAL INTERESTS
- Design and construction of timber structures
- Engineering properties of wood-based materials
- Hygrothermal properties of building envelopes
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. - Purdue University, 1984
- M.S. - Virginia Tech University, 1980
- B.S. - Virginia Tech University, 1979
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 6/97 - present, Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering; and
Director, Composite Materials and Engineering Center, 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
- Six national-level journal article awards from SWST, FPS and ASABE
- Two national-level award from post-frame building industry
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Graham, D.A., D.M. Carradine, D.A. Bender and J.D. Dolan. 2010. Monotonic and reverse-cyclic loading of lag screw connections for log shear wall construction. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 22(1):88-95.
- Michael, S.G., V. Yadama and D.A. Bender. 2010. Effect of Tie-Layer on the Bond Strength Between Thermoplastic and Borate-Treated Wood Substrate. Wood and Fiber Science. 42(4):419-428.
- Ross, L.A., D.A. Bender and D.M. Carradine. 2009. Performance of post-frame shear walls with wood-plastic composite skirtboards subjected to monotonic racking loads. Transactions of the ASABE 52(2):583-589.
- Schildmeyer, A.J., M.P. Wolcott and D.A. Bender. 2009. Investigation of the temperature-dependent mechanical behavior of a polypropylene-pine composite. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (21)9:460-466.
- Woeste, F.E. and D.A. Bender. 2009. Design responsibilities for metal-plate-connected wood truss building construction. Structure magazine (in print).
- 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.
- Bender, D.A., M.P. Wolcott and J.D. Dolan. 2006. Structural design and applications with wood-plastic composites. Wood Design Focus – A Journal of Contemporary Wood Engineering 16(3):13-15.
- 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.
- 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. and D.A. Bender. 2003. Continuous ultrasonic inspection of extruded wood-plastic composites. Forest Products Journal 53(6):27-32.
- 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.