TY - GEN
T1 - Steel-to-timber joints of beech-LVL with very high strength steel dowels
AU - Misconel, Andrea
AU - Ballerini, Marco
AU - Van De Kuilen, Jan Willem
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Double-shear steel-to-timber joints of beech laminated veneer lumber (LVL) with slotted-in steel plates using very high strength steel (VHSS) dowels have been investigated. Tensile tests on full-scale joints with one, two, three and six dowels have been carried out, using both VHSS and mild steel dowels. The goal of the research was to investigate the mechanical behaviour of joints of beech-LVL, with regard to load-carrying capacity (LCC), ductility, stiffness; and to find out whether the current design rules of Eurocode 5 are suitable for LVL and VHSS steels. Other examined aspects were the effect of multiple fasteners in a row and the influence of fastener steel grade. Tests showed higher values of joints with VHSS dowels, characterized generally by low scatter. The prediction ability of Eurocode 5 has been found to be inadequate and too conservative. A proposal for improvement is included.
AB - Double-shear steel-to-timber joints of beech laminated veneer lumber (LVL) with slotted-in steel plates using very high strength steel (VHSS) dowels have been investigated. Tensile tests on full-scale joints with one, two, three and six dowels have been carried out, using both VHSS and mild steel dowels. The goal of the research was to investigate the mechanical behaviour of joints of beech-LVL, with regard to load-carrying capacity (LCC), ductility, stiffness; and to find out whether the current design rules of Eurocode 5 are suitable for LVL and VHSS steels. Other examined aspects were the effect of multiple fasteners in a row and the influence of fastener steel grade. Tests showed higher values of joints with VHSS dowels, characterized generally by low scatter. The prediction ability of Eurocode 5 has been found to be inadequate and too conservative. A proposal for improvement is included.
KW - Baubuche
KW - Beech LVL
KW - Bending capacity
KW - Double shear timber joint
KW - Dowels
KW - Effective number of fasteners
KW - Embedment strength
KW - Timber connections
KW - Very high strength steel
KW - Yield moment
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85011006816
T3 - WCTE 2016 - World Conference on Timber Engineering
BT - WCTE 2016 - World Conference on Timber Engineering
PB - Vienna University of Technology
T2 - 2016 World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2016
Y2 - 22 August 2016 through 25 August 2016
ER -