<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The study is focused on the mechanical behavior and finite element method (FEM) modeling of glued timber dowel connections with slotted-in steel plates. Standard tests accompanied by a physical optics investigation method were used in order to obtain information about the mechanical properties and stress-strain behavior of glued timber dowel connections with slotted-in steel plates. As such a methodology provides information on the stress-strain state over the surface of a connection, it was used as a verification criterion for a 3D finite-element model. Small-scale glued timber dowel connections with slotted-in steel plates were tested in parallel-to-grain tension to investigate their load-carrying capacity and the load-slip performance of the connection. A three-dimensional finite-element model of the glued timber dowel connections with slotted-in steel plates was developed using existing FE software and verified using the holographic interferograms obtained during step-by-step loading as well as the test results.</p></abstract>

The study is focused on the mechanical behavior and finite element method (FEM) modeling of glued timber dowel connections with slotted-in steel plates. Standard tests accompanied by a physical optics investigation method were used in order to obtain information about the mechanical properties and stress-strain behavior of glued timber dowel connections with slotted-in steel plates. As such a methodology provides information on the stress-strain state over the surface of a connection, it was used as a verification criterion for a 3D finite-element model. Small-scale glued timber dowel connections with slotted-in steel plates were tested in parallel-to-grain tension to investigate their load-carrying capacity and the load-slip performance of the connection. A three-dimensional finite-element model of the glued timber dowel connections with slotted-in steel plates was developed using existing FE software and verified using the holographic interferograms obtained during step-by-step loading as well as the test results.

Experimental Investigation and FEM Modeling of Glued Timber Connections with Slotted-In Steel Plates

Dept. of Reinforced Concrete and Stone Structures

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

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The study is focused on the mechanical behavior and finite element method (FEM) modeling of glued timber dowel connections with slotted-in steel plates....

Experimental Investigation and FEM Modeling of Glued Timber Connections with Slotted-In Steel Plates

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 18 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2019-0027

Keywords
Gluedtimber, Connections with slotted-in plates, Holographic laser interferometry

© 2019 Svitlana Shekhorkina et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Experimental Investigation and FEM Modeling of Glued Timber Connections with Slotted-In Steel Plates

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 18 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2019-0027

KeywordsGluedtimber, Connections with slotted-in plates, Holographic laser interferometry

© 2019 Svitlana Shekhorkina et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Gluedtimber, Connections with slotted-in plates, Holographic laser interferometry