Experimental evaluation of the torsion test for determining shear strength of structural lumber

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 283-290

  Gupta, Rakesh ^a   Heck, Leanne R ^a   Miller, Thomas H ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Full size lumber tests; Mechanical properties; Shear failures; Shear strength; Timber; Torsion test; Wood engineering

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CRACK PROPAGATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LUMBER; SHEAR STRENGTH; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FULL SIZE LUMBER TESTS; SHEAR FAILURE; WOOD ENGINEERING;

TORSION TESTING;

EID: 0036630458     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jte12318j     Document Type: Article

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