Duration of load effect on curved glulam beams. Part 1. Short term reference tests

VTT Tiedotteita - Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus

Volumn , Issue 1741, 1996, Pages

  Gowda, Shankare ^a   Ranta Maunus, Alpo ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Beams; Comparison; Glulam beams; Loads; Strength; Structural timber; Tests; Timber; Time; Wooden structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 8844267765     PISSN: 12350605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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