Materials and Joints in Timber Structures: Recent Developments of Technology

Front Matter....Pages 1-15
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Horizontal Displacements in Medium-Rise Timber Buildings: Basic FE Modeling in Serviceability Limit State....Pages 3-12
Improving the Moment Resistance of a Concealed Timber Post Base Joint....Pages 13-29
The Multifunctional TES-Façade Joint....Pages 31-43
Green-Glued Products for Structural Applications....Pages 45-55
Experimental Analysis of a Post-tensioned Timber Connection....Pages 57-66
Risk Based Investigations of Partly Failed or Damaged Timber Constructions....Pages 67-75
Naturally Grown Round Wood – Ideas for an Engineering Design....Pages 77-88
Recycling and End-of-Life Scenarios for Timber Structures....Pages 89-98
Advancements for the Structural Application of Fiber-Reinforced Moulded Wooden Tubes....Pages 99-108
Sole Plate Fixing Details for Modern Methods of Timber Construction....Pages 109-118
Thin-Walled Timber Structures....Pages 119-128
Recommendations for the Design of Complex Indeterminate Timber Structures....Pages 129-134
Novel Lightweight Timber Composite Element: Web Design in Shear and Compression....Pages 135-148
New Timber Bridges: Inventive Design by Block-Gluing....Pages 149-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Steel-to-Timber Joints with Very High Strength Steel Dowels Using Spruce, Beech and Azobé....Pages 157-165
Wood Load-Carrying Capacity of Timber Connections: An Extended Application for Nails and Screws....Pages 167-179
Ductility in Timber Structures: Investigations on Over-Strength Factors....Pages 181-190
An Experimental Study on Bearing Strength in Compression for Bolted Joint of Plywood....Pages 191-200
Investigations Concerning the Force Distribution along Axially Loaded Self-tapping Screws....Pages 201-210
Experimental Analysis on the Structural Behaviour of Connections with LVL Made of Beech Wood....Pages 211-220
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
The Embedment Failure of European Beech Compared to Spruce Wood and Standards....Pages 221-229
Modelling of Non-metallic Timber Connections at Elevated Temperatures....Pages 231-241
Analysis of the Brittle Failure and Design of Connections Loaded Perpendicular to Grain....Pages 243-253
Structural Performance and Advantages of DVW Reinforced Moment Transmitting Timber Joints with Steel Plate Connectors and Tube Fasteners....Pages 255-263
Fully Threaded Self-tapping Screws Subjected to Combined Axial and Lateral Loading with Different Load to Grain Angles....Pages 265-272
Alternative Approach to Avoid Brittle Failure in Dowelled Connections....Pages 273-287
Resistance and Failure Modes of Axially Loaded Groups of Screws....Pages 289-300
A Method to Determine the Plastic Bending Angle of Dowel-Type Fasteners....Pages 301-306
Low-Damage Design Using a Gravity Rocking Moment Connection....Pages 307-321
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Finger Jointing of Freshly Sawn Norway Spruce Side Boards – A Comparative Study of Fracture Properties of Joints Glued with Phenol-Resorcinol and One-Component Polyurethane Adhesive....Pages 325-339
Pressure Distribution in Block Glue Lines Analyzed by Theory of Beams on Elastic Foundation....Pages 341-353
EPI for Glued Laminated Timber....Pages 355-364
Bonding of Various Wood Species – Studies about Their Applicability in Glued Laminated Timber....Pages 365-374
Fatigue Performance of Adhesive Connections for Wooden Wind Towers....Pages 375-380
Multifunctional Wood-Adhesives for Structural Health Monitoring Purposes....Pages 381-394
Assessment of the Glue-Line Quality in Glued Laminated Timber Structures....Pages 395-403
Review of Recent Research Activities on One-Component PUR-Adhesives for Engineered Wood Products....Pages 405-420
Front Matter....Pages 421-421
Development of a High-Performance Hybrid System Made of Composites and Timber (High-Tech Timber Beam ® )....Pages 423-431
Experimental Study of the Composite Timber- Concrete SBB Connection under Monotonic and Reversed-Cyclic Loadings....Pages 433-442
The Predictive Model for Stiffness of Inclined Screws as Shear Connection in Timber-Concrete Composite Floor....Pages 443-453
Front Matter....Pages 421-421
Shear Performance of Wood-Concrete Composite with Different Anchorage Length of Steel Rebar....Pages 455-462
Development of Prefabricated Timber-Concrete Composite Floors....Pages 463-470
Wood-Based Construction for Multi-story Buildings: Application of Cement Bonded Wood Composites as Structural Element....Pages 471-484
Rehabilitation, Upgrading and Repair of Historic Timber Structures with Polymer Concrete and FRP-Reinforcement....Pages 485-492
Fatigue Performance of Single Span Wood-Concrete-Composite Bridges....Pages 493-497
Hybrid Wall-Slabs for Multi-storey Buildings: Made of Timber with a Directly Applied Mineral Cover Layer....Pages 499-506
An Innovative Prefabricated Timber-Concrete Composite System....Pages 507-516
Front Matter....Pages 517-517
A Component Model for Cyclic Behaviour of Wooden Structures....Pages 519-530
Overview of a Project to Quantify Seismic Performance Factors for Cross Laminated Timber Structures in the United States....Pages 531-541
Force Modification Factors for CLT Structures for NBCC....Pages 543-553
Experimental Testing of a Portal Frame Connection Using Glued-In Steel Rods....Pages 555-566
Front Matter....Pages 567-567
Bending Strength and Stiffness of Glulam Beams Made of Thermally Modified Beech Timber....Pages 569-576
Structural Veneer Based Composite Products from Hardwood Thinning – Part I: Background and Manufacturing....Pages 577-588
Glue Laminated Bamboo (GluBam) for Structural Applications....Pages 589-601
Glulam Composed of Glued Laminated Veneer Lumber Made of Beech Wood: Superior Performance in Compression Loading....Pages 603-613
Structural Performance of Accoya ® Wood under Service Class 3 Conditions....Pages 615-627
Structural Veneer Based Composite Products from Hardwood Thinning – Part II: Testing of Hollow Utility Poles....Pages 629-640
Glulam from European White Oak: Finger Joint Influence on Bending Size Effect....Pages 641-656
Non-homogeneous Thermal Properties of Bamboo....Pages 657-664
Front Matter....Pages 665-665
Tapered Beams Made of Cross Laminated Timber....Pages 667-676
Front Matter....Pages 665-665
Influence of the Connection Modelling on the Seismic Behaviour of Crosslam Timber Buildings....Pages 677-687
Behaviour of Cross-Laminated Timber Panels under Cyclic Loads....Pages 689-702
CLT Plates under Concentrated Loading – Experimental Identification of Crack Modes and Corresponding Failure Mechanisms....Pages 703-712
Seismic Strengthening of Existing Concrete and Masonry Buildings with Crosslam Timber Panels....Pages 713-723
In-Plane Stiffness of Traditional Timber Floors Strengthened with CLT....Pages 725-737
Propose Alternative Design Criteria for Dowel Type Joint with CLT....Pages 739-748
Front Matter....Pages 749-749
Length Effects on Tensile Strength in Timber Members With and Without Joints....Pages 751-760
New Perspectives in Machine Strength Grading: Or How to Identify a Top Rupture....Pages 761-771
Aspects of the Difference between the Local and Global Modulus of Elasticity of Structural (hardwood) Timber....Pages 773-783
Front Matter....Pages 785-785
A Study of Australian Glulam....Pages 787-799
Improving Strength of Glulam Laminations of Norway Spruce Side Boards by Removal of Weak Sections Using Optimized Finger Jointing....Pages 801-811
Double Span Continuous Glulam Slabs Strengthened with GFRP....Pages 813-822
Simplified Design of Glued Laminated Timber Girders for the Torsional Moment Caused by Stability Effects....Pages 823-830
Back Matter....Pages 831-838