Abstract: To investigate the fracture property of the rock–concrete interface after sustained loading, creep tests were conducted on composite rock–concrete beams with two mechanical grooving interfaces, 4×4 and 7×7 interfaces, under ...

Abstract: This study investigated the time-dependent crack propagation of the rock–concrete interface under sustained loading. First, sustained loading tests were performed on the composite rock–concrete beams under three-point ...

Abstract: To investigate the effects of sustained loading on crack propagation of concrete, three-point bending tests were conducted on prenotched concrete beam specimens under 90% and 95% of the ultimate load until failure. The ...

Abstract: The embedment properties including embedment strength and foundation modulus govern the load-carrying capacity and stiffness of timber joints with dowel-type fasteners. As the common fasteners, self-tapping screws (STSs) ...

Abstract: Densified wood (DW) dowel is worth considering as an alternative to steel rod for timber joints with glued-in rods, because it is more naturally harmonized with timber members, and has better resistance against corrosion ...

Abstract: In order to reduce the use of adhesives, the development of adhesive-free engineered wood products is one of the research focuses in timber structures. This paper studies the mechanical properties of cross-laminated timber ...

Abstract: Aside from aesthetic appearance, recycling, ease of disassembly, decent resistance against corrosion, and no intense moisture condensing and thermal bridge, compared with steel fasteners, wooden fasteners also have the ...