Fatigue of glulam beams with fiber-reinforced polymer tension reinforcing

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-101

  Davids, William G ^a   Richie, Matthew ^a   Gamache, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE CYCLES; GLULAM BEAMS; LAMINATING STOCKS; STRENGTH VARIABILITY;

BENDING STRENGTH; COSTS; EPOXY RESINS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; LOADS (FORCES); QUALITY CONTROL;

WOODEN BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

BEAMS; BEND STRENGTH; COSTS; FATIGUE; LOADS; POLYEPOXIDES; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLES; WOOD;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 12744260068     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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