PERFORMANCE OF LAMINATED VENEER WOOD PLATES IN DECKING SYSTEMS by Frank Chung-Fat Lam B.A.Sc. (Civil Engineering) University of British Columbia, 1982 M.A.Sc. (Civil Engineering) University of British Columbia, 1985 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES Department of Forestry We accept this thesis as conforming to the required Standard The University of British Columbia August, 1992 © Frank Chung-Fat Lam, 1992