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Experimental Study to Determine the Development of Axial Stiffness of Wood Screws with Increasing Load Cycles

Author(s): ORCID
ORCID
Medium: journal article
Language(s): English
Published in: Buildings, , n. 4, v. 14
Page(s): 1109
DOI: 10.3390/buildings14041109
Abstract:

123 withdrawal tests were conducted to investigate the change in axial stiffness of fully threaded screws under axial loading and up to four loading cycles. The screws were initially loaded in two cycles within the elastic range, followed by two cycles up to 90% of the characteristic load-carrying capacity. Several parameters relevant to construction practice were varied. The angle between the screw axis and the grain ranged from 30° to 90°, the timber material was varied between glued laminated timber (glulam) and laminated veneer lumber (LVL) made of beech, and the screw diameter ranged from 8 mm to 12 mm. The test results indicate that axial stiffness increases upon reloading compared to the initial loading. On average, axial stiffness increases by 11% between the first and second loading and remains at this level during unloading and further load cycles. However, if the load exceeds the linear–elastic range, the axial stiffness is reduced due to plastic deformation. A comparison with tests on the composite axial stiffness of fully threaded screws in glulam shows that even with a different test setup and testing objective, there is a slight increase in axial stiffness from the first to the second load cycle in the range of 4 to 8%.

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  • Published on:
    29/04/2024
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    05/06/2024
 
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