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Z.W. Guan, P.D. Rodd, "Improving the Ductility of Timber Joints by the Use of Hollow Steel Dowels", in B.H.V. Topping, M.B. Leeming, (Editors), "Innovation in Civil and Structural Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 229-239, 1997. doi:10.4203/ccp.48.6.1

Abstract

Traditionally, joints in timber structures are made with solid steel fasteners. With those of dowel type form and diameter above that of nails and small bolts, joint failure is likely to occur in the timber components. It was thought that this problem could be reduced by replacing solid steel dowels with those of a hollow form and that by varying the wall thickness, a chosen combination of strength and stiffness could be attained. In this paper, experimental work based on a series of tests on single dowel joints is presented. A finite element model was developed and verified and with the validated model, parametric studies of joints with various dowel wall thicknesses were undertaken to investigate the potential of such an idea.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 48 INNOVATION IN CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Edited by: B.H.V. Topping and M.B. Leeming Paper VI.1 Improving the Ductility of Timber Joints by the Use of Hollow Steel Dowels Z.W. Guan and P.D. Rodd Structural Timber Research Unit, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom doi:10.4203/ccp.48.6.1 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper Z.W. Guan, P.D. Rodd, "Improving the Ductility of Timber Joints by the Use of Hollow Steel Dowels", in B.H.V. Topping, M.B. Leeming, (Editors), "Innovation in Civil and Structural Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 229-239, 1997. doi:10.4203/ccp.48.6.1 Abstract Traditionally, joints in timber structures are made with solid steel fasteners. With those of dowel type form and diameter above that of nails and small bolts, joint failure is likely to occur in the timber components. It was thought that this problem could be reduced by replacing solid steel dowels with those of a hollow form and that by varying the wall thickness, a chosen combination of strength and stiffness could be attained. In this paper, experimental work based on a series of tests on single dowel joints is presented. A finite element model was developed and verified and with the validated model, parametric studies of joints with various dowel wall thicknesses were undertaken to investigate the potential of such an idea. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £85 +P&P)
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