Abstract: The focus is on understanding the behavior of walls with regard to the propensity of studs to warp at different moisture content. Experimental tests on whole wall structures were conducted. The walls were built up using ...

Abstract: Stress-laminated timber (SLT) bridge decks are generally designed using either linear hand calculation methods or linear finite-element models. Several studies have shown, however, that the behavior of SLT decks is nonlinear ...

Abstract: Finite-element (FE) simulations of the deformation behavior of a 5.4-m-long, 8-m-wide, and 0.27-m-thick stress-laminated timber bridge deck were conducted. The simulation results were compared with full-scale test results ...

Abstract: In this study, certain mechanical and rheological properties of structural lumber subjected to shear stresses and the long-term lateral load-slip behavior of silicone elastomeric and polyvinyl-acetate adhesives (PVA) with ...

Abstract: The long-term laboratory tests on wood-based stressed-skin panels (SSP) of mixed construction were conducted in a controlled climate [20°C, 65% relative humidity (RH)] under a constant load. The purpose was to compare the ...

Abstract: Stressed-skin panels (SSP) of mixed construction were made of various combinations of wood-based materials or lightweight concrete plates as the compression flange and a thin steel-sheet tension flange. An approximate ...

Abstract: A general assumption reported in the literature is that the structural response of a stress-laminated-timber (SLT) bridge deck is linear until failure. However, few studies of ultimate-load tests (ULTs) on timber bridges ...

Abstract: In order to better understand the response of spherical portions of composite material pressure vessels, the stresses and deformations in a thin, specially polar orthotropic shallow spherical ...