Clouston, Peggi L.
Associate Professor 
413-545-1884
127 Holdsworth
clouston ‘at’ eco.umass.edu
Links: Clouston CV
Primary interests
Dr. Clouston teaches courses in structural wood design, material mechanics and bio-based composites to students of architecture, engineering and construction technology. Her research focuses on the structural behavior of biobased composite structures and innovative wood products. Research topics include: wood-concrete composite systems, local species Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), innovative timber connections, and computational modeling of Structural Composite Lumber.
Dr. Clouston is a registered professional engineer (APEGBC) and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. She serves on numerous national review panels and committees and is founder of the UMass Professional Masters Option in Green Building (now part of the Environmental Conservation graduate program) as well as the UMass Wood Structures Symposium.
Current Projects
- Computational Modeling of Mechanical Properties of Structural Composite Lumber
- Torsional Shear Strength and Size Effect of of Structural Composite Lumber
- Design and Use of Continuous Wood-Concrete Composite Systems
- Mill Renovation in Massachusetts using Wood-Concrete Composites
- Cyclic Behavior of Slender Dowel-Type Fasteners in Wood/Steel Connectors
Courses Taught
- ARCH-DES 650 – Tectonics II
- BCT 397B – Design and Construction of a Timber Bridge
- BCT 530 – Mechanics of Building Materials for Construction
- BCT 540 – Design of Wood Structures
- BCT 597F – Bio-based Building Lab
Selected Recent Publications
Clouston P, Schreyer A. 2012. “Experimental Evaluation of Connector Systems for Wood Concrete Composite Floor systems in Mill Building Renovations.” Common Ground: International Journal of the Constructed Environment, in press
Mahdavi M, Clouston P, Arwade S. 2012. “A Low-technology Approach toward Development of Laminated Bamboo Lumber”, Elsevier: Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 29, pp. 257–262
Mahdavi M, Clouston P, Arwade S. 2011. “Development of Laminated Bamboo Lumber: a review of processing, performance and economical considerations.” ASCE, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 23, No. 7, July 1, pp. 1036-1042
Arwade S, Clouston P, Krupka M. 2011. “Length Effects in the Orthogonal Directions of Structural Composite Lumber.” ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 39, Issue 4, July
Reed T, Clouston P, Hoque S, Fisette P. 2010. “An analysis of LEED and BREEAM assessment methods for educational institutions.” Journal of Green Building, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 1-23
Arwade S, Winans R, Clouston P. 2010. “Variability of the compression strength of parallel strand lumber.” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 136, No. 4, April 1, pp. 405-412
Arwade S, Clouston P, Winans R. 2009. “Measurement and stochastic computational modeling of the elastic properties of parallel strand lumber.” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 135, No.9, 2009, p. 897-905
Clouston P, Schreyer A. 2008. “Design and Use of Wood-Concrete Composites”. ASCE Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 13(4), pp. 167-175
Kane B, Clouston, P. 2008. “Tree Pulling Tests of Large Shade Trees in the Genus Acer”. Journal of Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, 34(2), 2008, pp. 101-109
Clouston P. 2007. “Characterization and Strength Modeling of Parallel Strand Lumber”. Journal Holzforschung, Vol. 61, pp. 394-399
Damery D, Clouston P, Fisette P. 2007 “Wood science education in a changing world: A case study of the UMASS-Amherst building materials & wood technology program, 1965-2005”. Forest Products Journal. 57(5) pp. 19-24
Peters J, Damery D, Clouston P. 2006. “A Decade of Innovation in Particleboard and Composite Materials: a Content analysis of Washington State University’s International Particleboard/Composite Materials Symposium Proceedings”. Journal of Forest Products Business Research 3(1), 13p.
Clouston P, Schreyer A. 2006.” Wood Concrete Composites: A Structurally Efficient Material Option”. Civil Engineering Practice. Boston Society of Civil Engineers (BSCE) Section / American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Spring/Summer 2006, pp. 5-22
Clouston P, Bathon L, Schreyer A. 2005. “Shear and Bending Performance of a Novel Wood-Concrete Composite System”. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. 131(9), pp.1404-1412
Burnett DT, Clouston P, Damery D, Fisette P. 2003. “Structural Properties of Pegged Timber Connections as Affected by End Distance”. Forest Products Journal. 53(2) pp. 50-57
Ph.D. Thesis , “Computational Modeling of Strand-based Wood Composites”, Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia , 2001
Last updated May 1, 2012 by Peggi Clouston
