Conference & Journal Papers

Freedman G. (1990). "Small Span, Low Cost Bridge Construction" Winner of the Bomford Trust Award. Annual National Convention of The Institution of Agricultural Engineers.

Freedman G.  (1997). "Avoiding Pollution when Constructing Low Cost Forestry Bridges in the UK". American Society of Agricultural Engineers Annual International Meeting, Minneapolis, USA.

Freedman G.  (1999). "Standard Forestry Bridges in the UK" First International Forestry Engineering Conference, Institution of Agricultural Engineers UK, Edinburgh, UK.

Freedman G.  (2000). "Forestry Traffic and Public Roads" DTI International Technology Service Mission Report. Mission to Sweden and Norway

Freedman G. (2001). “Engineering and Forestry in the UK”. Royal Academy of Engineering, Ingenia, Issue 10.

Freedman G. (2001), "Innovative Timber Engineering in the Countryside in the UK". American Society of Agricultural Engineers Annual International Meeting, Sacramento USA.

Freedman G, Mettem C, Larsen P, Edwards S, Reynolds S, Engily V. (2002). “Timber Bridges and Foundations” Forestry Commission, Innovative Timber Engineering in the Countryside (InTEC) review of international timber bridge research.

Freedman G. (2003). "River Crossings in UK Forestry" Second International Forestry Engineering Conference, Vaxjo, Sweden.

Freedman G and Kermani A. (2004). "Stress Laminated Arches: A Stronger Case for Timber Bridges". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Journal of Civil Engineering. Vol. 157, Issue 4, pp 172-178.

Kermani A and Freedman G. (2005). "Performance of a stress Laminated timber arch bridge”, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Journal of Bridge Engineering. Vol. 158, Issue BE4, pp 155-16.

Freedman G and Kermani A. (2005). “Sustainable Timber Engineering Structures” proceedings of the Institution of Agricultural Engineering, Landwards, Vol 60, No 5, pp2-10. Winner of the Bomford Trust Award, presented at the Annual National Convention of The Institution of Agricultural Engineers.

Freedman G and Kermani A. (2005). “Stress Laminated Timber Arch Bridges” Winning PhD Poster, School of the Built Environment, Napier University.

Freedman G and Kermani A. (2006). “Stress lamination: utilising low-grade timber in construction” Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Journal of Construction Materials, Vol 159, Issue 1, pp 7-10.

Freedman G and Kermani A. (2006). “Laboratory and Field Tests on Stress Laminated Timber Arches in the UK” Proceedings of the 9^th World Conference on Timber Engineering, Portland, USA.

Freedman G. (2006). Engineering content of “Path Bridges”, ‘Paths for All Partnership’ - Published by Scottish Natural Heritage.

Freedman G. (2006), "The development of transversely stress-laminated timber arch bridges for pedestrian and minor vehicle use", PhD Thesis, Napier University.

Freedman G. (2007). " Innovative structure design for inaccessible sites" Institute of Public Rights Of Way Conference - Improving Rights of Way - Oxford University.

Freedman G. (2^nd October 2007). “Green Energy” - Keynote Address 3^rd International Forestry Engineering Conference, Mont Tremblant – Canada

Freedman, G. and Kermani, A. (June 2-5, 2008), "Development of nail/screw laminated modules for construction of Stress Laminated Timber Arch (SLTA) Bridges", Proceedings of the 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering, Miyazaki, Japan,.

Freedman G (Oct 2008). "A Personal View of the Development of Timber Engineering in the UK" Institution of Agricultural Engineers - Landwards Extra UK.

Freedman (Nov 2009). "Vertically Laminated Timber Bridges" Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Journal of Construction Materials, Vol

Freedman (Dec 2009). "Salcey Walkway" Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Journal of Engineering Sustainability 162 - Issue ES4, pages 215 - 222, paper 700015

Dr Geoff Freedman

January 2010