Every year, RJC engineers publish and present new reseach in the fields of structual engineering, restoration and building science. Here you can read through articles that range from case studies that we've shared with fellow engineers, to an article on "Leaks, Drafts, and Vacancy Siphon Profits" for property owners and managers.

2010 Papers

Thermal And Hygrothermal Analysis In Building Envelope Commissioning

by Philip Parker, P.Eng., MRICS, Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. Cara Lozinsky, University of British Columbia


Example of Traditional Tall Timber Buildings in China – the Yingxian Pagoda

by Frank Lam, Ph.D., PE, Prof., University of British Columbia,Vancouver, BC, Canada Minjuan He, Ph.D., Prof., Tongji UniversityShanghai, P.R., China C.C. Yao, Ph.D. Struct.Eng., Principal, Read Jones Christoffersen LtdVancouver, BC, Canada


Practical Solutions To Underground Station Design – An Engineer’s Approach

by James Jianzhong Gu, Ph.D, Structural Designer, Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.Vancouver, BC, Canada Vanessa Wong, Read Jones Christoffersen LtdVancouver, BC, Canada C.C. Yao, Ph.D. Struct.Eng., Principal, Read Jones Christoffersen LtdVancouver, BC, Canada Robert Neville, Read Jones Christoffersen LtdVancouver, BC, Canada


An Application of Panel Web Beams for Long-Span Timber Construction

by James Jianzhong Gu, Ph.D, Structural Designer, Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.Vancouver, BC, Canada C.C. Yao, Ph.D. Struct.Eng., Principal, Read Jones Christoffersen LtdVancouver, BC, Canada Frank Lam, Ph.D. P.Eng., Professor, The University of British ColumbiaVancouver, BC, Canada Peter Suter, Associate, Patkau Architects Inc.Vancouver, BC, Canada


Seismic Analysis of Probability Based Life Cycle Cost for Wood Frame Structures

by James Jianzhong Gu, Ph.D, Structural Designer, Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.Vancouver, BC, Canada Frank Lam, Ph.D. P.Eng., Professor, The University of British ColumbiaVancouver, BC, Canada C.C. Yao, Ph.D. Struct.Eng., Principal, Read Jones Christoffersen LtdVancouver, BC, Canada


Moment resistance of bolted timber connections with perpendicular to grain reinforcements

by Frank Lam, Ph.D. P.Eng., Professor, The University of British ColumbiaVancouver, BC, Canada Michael Schulte-Wrede, Visiting Student, The University of British ColumbiaVancouver, BC, Canada C.C. Yao, Ph.D. Struct.Eng., Principal, Read Jones Christoffersen LtdVancouver, BC, Canada James J. GU, Ph.D. Structure Designer, Read Jones Christoffersen LtdVancouver, BC, Canada