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Load-carrying capacity of timber-to-timber joints of fast-growing Argentinean Eucalyptus grandis with nails of small diameter laterally loaded in double shear: analysis according to the criterion adopted by European standards

Tragfähigkeit von zweischnittigen Holz-Holz-Verbindungen aus Eucalyptus grandis aus Argentinien mit auf Abscheren beanspruchten Nägeln mit kleinem Durchmesser - Analyse nach europäischen Normen

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Abstract

The present paper reports the results of an investigation regarding the study of the load-carrying capacity of connections with nails of small diameter pneumatically driven in timber-to-timber joints of fast-growing Argentinean Eucalyptus grandis. The effectiveness of the equations provided by Eurocode 5 for calculating the lateral load-carrying capacity of these joints was checked for the specimens exhibiting the geometrical parameters adopted by the European design rule and also for those with reduced spacing and end distances. A failure mode presenting features common to both j and k types of failure according to the criterion of the European design rule confirmed that the plastic hinges could be developed before brittle failure due to splitting or block shear occurred, even if the specimens present reduced spacing and end distances. The load-slip curves confirmed ductile behaviour for all cases. The empirical results showed that the structural design is situated on the conservative side if the equations adopted by Eurocode 5 are applied to the analysed connections when the spacing and end distances recommended by this design rule are used. The results also showed that the joint area may be decreased by up to 31 % in relation to that corresponding to the recommended spacing and end distances without reducing the load-bearing capacity below the characteristic value determined according to the European design rule.

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Dieser Beitrag fasst die Ergebnisse einer Studie zusammen, in der die Tragfähigkeit von Verbindungen aus Eucalyptus grandis aus Argentinien mit auf Abscheren beanspruchten Nägeln mit kleinem Durchmesser untersucht wurde. Die Gültigkeit der Gleichungen des Eurocodes 5 zur Bestimmung der Tragfähigkeit dieser Verbindungen wurde überprüft für Proben mit den erforderlichen Mindestnagelabständen und für Proben mit verkleinerten Nagelabständen. Der Versagensmechanismus und die Last-Verschiebungs-Beziehung zeigten ein plastisches Verhalten für alle Proben. Die empirischen Ergebnisse zeigten, dass die Anschlussfläche dieser Verbindungen stark vermindert werden kann, wenn die charakteristische Tragfähigkeit nach dem Kriterium des Eurocodes 5 berechnet wird.

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  1. Facultad Regional Concepción del Uruguay, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Calle Ing. Pereira 676, E3264BTD, Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos, Argentina

    M. A. Sosa Zitto & J. C. Piter

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Sosa Zitto, M.A., Köhler, J. & Piter, J.C. Load-carrying capacity of timber-to-timber joints of fast-growing Argentinean Eucalyptus grandis with nails of small diameter laterally loaded in double shear: analysis according to the criterion adopted by European standards. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 72, 21–31 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-013-0748-6

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