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An investigation of the viscoelastic creep behaviour of basalt fibre reinforced timber elements
(Elsevier, 2018-08-01)
An investigation was carried out to examine the effect of flexural reinforcement on the long-term behaviour of timber beams. Creep tests, utilising statistically matched groups, were performed under Service Class 1 conditions ...
The influence of panel lay-up on the characteristic bending and rolling shear strength of CLT
(MDPI, 2018-08-21)
The objective of this study was to characterise the behaviour of cross laminated timber
(CLT) panels and the influence of the panel lay-up on the failure strength. Three different panel
configurations of thickness, 60 ...
Mechanical characterisation of green Sitka spruce logs
(NUI Galway, 2016-08-29)
ABSTRACT: Timber is by its nature a very heterogeneous material. Many different factors impact its mechanical properties,
from tree species to environment (climate, competition, soil…). While a number of studies in the ...
The elastic and ductile behaviour of CLT wall-floor connections and the influence of fastener length
(Elsevier, 2019-03-30)
An investigation was carried out to examine the influence of the fastener length on the elastic and ductile failure behaviour of typical steel-to-timber bracket connections in Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) manufactured from ...
Mechano-sorptive creep in reinforced glulam
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2018-08-20)
An investigation was carried out to examine the effect of reinforcement on the creep behaviour of FRP
reinforced timber elements in a controlled variable climate. Creep is accelerated by moisture variations due to a ...
Irish timber - characterisation, potential and innovation
(Civil Engineering Research Association of Ireland (CERAI), 2014-09-28)
In order to increase the utilisation of Irish timber in construction and novel engineered wood products, the mechanical and physical properties of the material must be established. For timber products used for structural ...
The mechano-sorptive creep behaviour of basalt FRP reinforced timber elements in a variable climate
(Elsevier, 2019-09-25)
The use of Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) reinforcement has been shown to improve the short-term flexural behaviour of timber elements. This is particularly important when reinforced elements are subjected to a variable ...
Modelling the hygro-mechanical creep behaviour of FRP reinforced timber elements
(Elsevier, 2020-06-20)
A fully coupled moisture-displacement finite element model has been developed to predict the viscoelastic, mechano-sorptive and swelling/shrinkage behaviour of FRP reinforced timber elements when stressed under long-term ...
Life cycle assessment of sitka spruce forest products grown in Ireland
(Springer, 2023-08-28)
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to quantify the environmental impacts of Sitka spruce timber products harvested from the forestry sector in Ireland. This data is typically country-specific and is required to accurately ...