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Effects of the presence or absence and the position of glued edge joints in the lamina on the shear strength of glued laminated timber
Four kinds of glued laminated timber were produced (i.e., one with a glued edge-joint and the other three with nonglued edge joints) in the lamina at...
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Comparing the suitability of domestic spruce, beech, and poplar wood for high-strength densified wood
Regarding mechanics, wood is one of the most efficient materials available. Due to its unique combination of composite and cellular microstructure,...
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Application of a bending vibration method without weighing specimens to the practical wooden members conditions
A vibration test to measure the mass of a specimen without weighing it using the difference between the resonance frequency with an additional mass...
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High-Resolution Kinematic Analysis of Root Gravitropic Bending Using RootPlot
Root gravitropic bending is a complex growth process resulting from differential expansion of cells on the upper and lower sides of a gravistimulated...
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Cost optimization of cross-laminated timber panels in one-way bending
For the purposes of structural design, cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels are typically chosen from tables detailing standardized layups. While this...
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Thickness of zero-strength layer in timber beam exposed to fuel-controlled parametric fires
Fire resistance is one of the essential requirements to be fulfilled in the design of timber structures. For this purpose, a reduced cross-section...
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Pressure agglomeration of raw, milled and cut-milled pine and poplar shavings: assessment of the compaction process and agglomerate strength
The aim of the study was to investigate the densification characteristics of raw, milled, and cut-milled pine and poplar shavings and determine the...
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Nanomaterials to Improve the Strength of Wooden Joints
Nanomaterials have emerged as a promising and exhilarating class of materials that gained prominence in the advancement of technology due to their...
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Experimental and numerical study on the screw connection strength of bamboo-oriented strand board compared with wood-oriented strand board
The utilization of resourceful bamboo can alleviate the wood shortage problem. Bamboo-oriented strand board (BOSB) with the highest utilization of...
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Modeling bending strength of oil-heat-treated wood by near-infrared spectroscopy
Refractory wood species like American beech ( Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) and pin oak ( Quercus palustris ) are difficult to be treated by impregnation...
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Evaluation of wood modulus of rupture and modulus of elasticity in the radial and tangential directions in bending and reliability analysis
Structural lumber is designed according to technical standards, in which the material properties are determined through standardized tests and their...
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Radial variations of broad-sense heritability in wood properties and classification of load–deflection curves in static bending for six half-sib families of Chamaecyparis obtusa
Wood properties (annual ring width, tracheid length, microfibril angle [MFA], basic density, and air-dry density) and mechanical properties (modulus...
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Influence of the moisture content on the fracture energy and tensile strength of hardwood spotted gum sawn timber and adhesive bonds (gluelines)
This study aims to measure the fracture properties, including crack initiation and propagation, of Australia’s native forest grown spotted gum...
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Cranial functional specialisation for strength precedes morphological evolution in Oviraptorosauria
Oviraptorosaurians were a theropod dinosaur group that reached high diversity in the Late Cretaceous. Within oviraptorosaurians, the later diverging...
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Study on the strength of glued laminated timber beams with round holes: proposal of the design formula for the splitting strength
When a glued laminated timber (GLT) beam with a round hole is subjected to a shear force and bending moment, the hole will crack and fail due to a...
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Timber tensile strength in mixed stands of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)
The conversion to climate-stable, resilient and productive forests has resulted in an increasing share of mixed stands. Different growth conditions...
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Long-term bending properties of cross-laminated timber made from Japanese larch under constant environment
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) has been used extensively in timber construction. CLT panels are typically used in roofs and floors that carry a...
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Length effect on bending properties and evaluation of shear modulus of parallel bamboo strand lumber
One hundred sixty-two parallel bamboo strand lumber (PBSL) beams were tested for the bending properties under three-point bending with variable span....
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Withdrawal strength of hexagon head wood screws in laminated veneer lumber
The present study investigates the withdrawal strength of hexagon head wood screws. Hexagon head wood screws can be used in composite structures, for...
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Bone strength and composition in spacefaring rodents: systematic review and meta-analysis
Studying the effects of space travel on bone of experimental animals provides unique advantages, including the ability to perform post-mortem...
