Crack influence on load-bearing capacity of glued laminated timber using extended finite element modelling

Abstract

Most of the cracks are caused by changes in temperature and relative humidity which lead to shrinkage and swelling of the wood and thereby induce stresses in the structure. How these cracks influence the strength of the wooden structure, especially the shear strength, is not well understood. However, it is reasonable to expect that cracks have an impact on the shear strength as they preferably run along the beams in the direction of grain and bond lines. The purpose of this study was to investigate the load-bearing capacity of cracked glulam beams and to find a model that could predict the failure load of the beams due to the cracks. Three-point bending tests were used on glulam beams of different sizes with pre-manufactured cracks. An orthotropic elastic model and extended finite element method was used to model the behaviour of the cracked beams and to estimate the load-bearing capacity. The conclusions were validated by numerical simulations of the mechanical behaviour of three-point bending of glulam beams with different crack locations. The crack initiation load was recorded as the failure load and compared to the experimental failure load. The results of the compaction simulations agree well with the experimental results.     

Fatigue and creep in chipboard

Summary Matched samples of chipboard were loaded in four-point bending under either a 7 hours loaded/17 hours unloaded cycle, a 17 hours loaded/7 hours unloaded cycle, or constant load in order to asses the effect of cyclic loading on creep deformation. Tests were carried out at three humidity levels (30, 45 and 90% RH) and at three stress levels (30, 45, and 60% of the short term strength). The creep rate of samples under constant load was greater than under cyclic load, with the 7 hours loaded/17 hours unloaded samples giving the lowest creep rate. Analysis of the data on an accumulated time-under-load basis showed that the law of superposition did not apply to the 7 hours loaded/17 hours unloaded samples at the 30% and 45% stress levels, with these samples giving lower deflection than for the other loading conditions. The 17 hours loaded/7 hours unloaded samples also did not appear to obey the law of superposition, although the difference between them and the constantly loaded samples was slight. Considerable scatter in data accumulated at the 60% stress level did not allow any differences in the superposition analysis of cyclic and constant loaded samples to become apparent. Increasing the stress level applied to samples produced an almost linear increase in relative creep for all loading regimes. The 7 hours loaded/17 hours unloaded samples gave consistently lower relative creep values at all levels of stressing, but particularly at the 30 and 45% stress levels. Increasing the relative humidity from 30% to 65% RH had an almost negligible effect on relative creep of all samples, but increasing the humidity to 90% RH caused a marked increase in relative creep.     

Cantilever experimental setup for rheological parameter identification in relation to wood drying

Wood exhibits a pronounced time dependent deformation behavior which is usually split into ‘viscoelastic’ creep at constant moisture content (MC) and ‘mechano-sorptive’ creep in varying MC conditions. Experimental determination of model rheological parameters on a material level remains a serious challenge, and diversity of experimental methods makes published results difficult to compare. In this study, a cantilever experimental setup is proposed for creep tests because of its close analogy with the mechanical behavior of wood during drying. Creep measurements were conducted at different load levels (LL) under controlled temperature and humidity conditions. Radial specimens of white spruce wood [Picea glauca (Moench.) Voss.] with dimensions of 110 mm in length (R), 25 mm in width (T), and 7 mm in thickness (L) were used. The influence of LL and MC on creep behavior of wood was exhibited. In constant MC conditions, no significant difference was observed between creep of tensile and compressive faces of wood cantilever. For load not greater than 50% of the ultimate load, the material exhibited a linear viscoelastic creep behavior at the three equilibrium moisture contents considered in the study. The mechano-sorptive creep after the first sorption phase was several times greater than creep at constant moisture conditions. Experimental data were fitted with numerical simulation of the global rheological model developed by authors for rheological parameter identification.     

环氧沥青混合料钢桥面铺装复合结构试验研究

针对某钢箱梁桥大交通量、重车比例高和夏季高温的具体情况和特点,采用环氧沥青混合料为钢桥面铺装,开展以带钢板的环氧沥青混合复合梁为研究对象的一系列试验。其中拉拔试验为测试疲劳过程对钢桥面铺装黏结层的影响;60℃时超载40%和60%两种超载荷载的疲劳试验为测试最佳疲劳油石比所对应的环氧沥青混凝土铺装的高温抗超载疲劳性能;极限弯曲试验用于确定复合梁试件的极限承载力;变温度变荷载疲劳试验用于预测钢桥面环氧沥青混凝土铺装在设计使用年限内所表现的性能或铺装层的使用寿命。试验结果表明所设计的环氧沥青混凝土铺装具有较强的抗高温超载疲劳能力,同时对荷载是十分敏感的。该铺装结构在正常的使用条件下可以满足设计使用要求。     

Duration of load revisited

A duration of load study representing 13 years of testing was recently terminated. Preliminary results have been published over the years. This paper represents the final account of the study, which was focused on the influence of moisture content on time to failure for structural timber subjected to bending under constant load conditions. Two constant moisture conditions (MC = 11 and 20%) and one condition of varying moisture (MC between 11 and 20%) were applied. A total of 816 Norway spruce boards of dimensions 44 × 95 × 1,800 mm³ were included. Eight groups of non-destructively matched samples were formed. Four groups were subjected to short-term strength tests, and four groups were subjected to long-term tests. Creep and time to failure were monitored. Time to failure as a function of stress level was established and the reliability of stress level assessment was discussed. A significant mechanosorptive effect was demonstrated both in terms of increased creep and shortening of time to failure. The test results were employed for the calibration of four existing duration of load models. The effect of long-term loading was expressed as the stress level SL₅₀ to cause failure after 50 years of loading. SL₅₀ was found to be of the order 0.60 for MC = 11%, 0.50 for MC = 20% and 0.44 for MC varying between 11 and 20%. The test results revealed no evidence of a threshold stress level. A reliability based calibration of load-duration factors was performed using probabilistic models of loads and of the short-term and long-term strengths. For permanent and imposed library loads, reliability-based estimation of the load duration factor gave almost the same results as direct, deterministic calibration.     

Duration-of-load and creep effects in strand-based wood composite: experimental research

The results from a duration-of-load and creep testing program on a thick strand-based composite product, using wood from forests attacked by the mountain pine beetle, are presented. The constant loading of experimental beams lasted for 1?year. The long-term deflection was monitored and recorded at a pre-set frequency. Time-to-failure data were also obtained for all the broken specimens. Ramp load test was carried out at different rates of loading to investigate its influence on short-term strength. Finally, the fatigue test was conducted with a triangular cyclic load history, and the strain history was obtained to elucidate the low-cycle fatigue behavior of the composite.     

FSS系列桥梁伸缩缝的计算机仿真分析

采用ANSYS通用分析软件,对FSS系列桥梁伸缩缝进行了计算机仿真分析,并详细介绍了用AN-SYS仿真分析的过程。对伸缩缝锚固装置及伸缩缝与加强混凝土间的受力及抗裂性能进行分析,通过与试验值的比较,验证了仿真结果的真实、可靠性。     

典型直榫梁柱节点在现代木结构中的应用研究

基于Abaqus有限元分析,对不同榫长的实木榫卯连接梁柱节点和榫长为75 mm的不同层数的正交胶合木(CLT)榫卯连接梁柱节点进行数值模拟,分析其受力状态并提取荷载-位移曲线,与使用金属连接件连接的梁柱节点承载力进行对比,探究将榫卯连接应用在现代木结构中的理论依据。研究表明:竖向荷载作用下,榫长75 mm的榫卯连接梁柱节点承载能力处于M8和M10螺栓连接梁柱节点的理论承载力之间;当榫长增大时,节点的最大承载力逐渐提高,榫长150 mm的榫卯节点承载力已经略微超过M12螺栓连接时的理论承载强度,说明榫卯连接梁柱节点在承载能力上可以满足现代木结构建筑的使用要求。由于榫卯节点的承载力主要受到顺纹抗压强度的影响,因此相比于实木连接榫卯节点,CLT榫卯节点的承载力无显著提高。     

Use of Leicester's “rheological model for mechano-sorptive deflections of beams”

Summary The model for mechano-sorptive deformation proposed by Leicester is used to predict stress relaxation of wood drying under constraint from apparent creep of drying wood under constant load. The predictions are compared with measurements on four pairs of beams, one beam in each pair being tested under constant load, the other at constant deflection. Agreement was sufficiently close to demonstrate the value of the model.     

Mechano-sorptive creep in wood fibres

In order to investigate the way in which fibre properties affect the mechano-sorptive creep phenomenon in paper, single wood fibres were exposed to tensile stresses at a constant humidity of 80% relative humidity (RH) and in a cyclic humidity environment varying between 80 and 30% RH. Contrary to earlier claims, it was demonstrated that single wood fibres exposed to a cyclic RH show a considerably higher creep than that corresponding to the highest RH experienced in the cycle, i.e., a mechano-sorptive behaviour. The creep strain rate at cyclic humidity was shown to be a function of the creep rate at constant climate, and to be an apparent linear function of the applied stress.     

Creep of the beam in Japanese conventional structures composed of green and kiln-dried timber II: predictive model for relative deflections

We conducted creep tests to evaluate creep behaviors of conventional Japanese framing (jikugumi) structures as reported in a previous article. We measured beam deflections of two structures: one of them was composed of only green timbers (G) and the other with only kiln-dried timbers (D). Besides the two structures, we prepared green and kiln-dried beams to measure moisture content (MC), weight, and dynamic Young’s modulus (E _f) by the longitudinal vibration method. We attempted to predict deflections of beams in the structures by using experimental data for single beam specimens. The proposed simple predictive model was derived from two equations: a relation between MC and equilibrium moisture content calculated with temperature and relative humidity, and a relation between MC change and relative deflection change. Beam deflections were traced for 2.5 years, while the predictions were based on experimental data from loading to the 11th day of the test. It was assumed that sensitivity of deflection change to MC should differ during desorption or adsorption. Although annual cyclic changes were observed in E _f, there was no obvious relationship between E _f and beam deflection. Part of this article was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Architectural Institute of Japan, Kyushu, September 1998     

Thermal degradation modeling for single-shear nailed connections

The load-carrying capacity of a timber structure is highly dependent on the strength of its connections. Very limited information exists on the thermal degradation, or the properties at elevated temperatures, of such connections. This insufficient information is one of the major impediments for modeling elevated temperature performance for wood-frame structures. The objective of this study was to characterize thermal degradation of yield load capacity of single-shear nailed connections between wood and oriented strand board (OSB) as a function of time and temperature. The mechanism of degradation was explained using first order kinetics. Using the principles of time–temperature superposition (TTS), predictive models for connection capacity degradation were developed. A total of 450 wood-to-OSB connections were tested laterally after exposure to nine different elevated temperature regimes. The degradation of yield load strength over time occurred at a constant linear rate. Temperature dependence of this rate was modeled using the Arrhenius activation energy theory. Using Arrhenius activation energy theory and principles of TTS, a master curve was developed to predict the performance of connections after exposure to a temperature of 150°C. The predictions matched well with independent experimental observations. The master curve developed using TTS provides predictive estimates of residual capacity in a connection as well as its failure times.     

Predicting the humidity control capacity of material based on a linear excitation-response relationship

The Cb value is a useful parameter for estimating the humidity control capacity of materials. It is defined as the ratio of the range of variation of relative humidity in a steel box lined with the material of interest to that in an empty steel box, when sinusoidal temperature variation is applied. However, because it takes a long time to obtain the Cb values for materials at each temperature variation period, we developed an easier method based on a linear excitation-response theory to obtain the Cb values without measuring at each period. Japanese cedar was the material used in this study. The temperature excitation, a jump from a constant temperature to another constant temperature, was used to obtain the absolute humidity response. Under the assumption that the temperature excitation-humidity response relationship is linear, we were able to predict humidity variation to sinusoidal temperature variation at any period, and we obtained the Cb value for each temperature variation period. Predicted values agreed well with the experimental values. From this, it was found that the Cb value could be predicted without measuring the Cb value at each period over a long time. In addition, the peak time difference, which is closely related to the Cb value, could also be predicted in a similar manner.     

Transient moisture effects on wood creep

To gain insight into the physical nature of the coupling between mechanical stress and humidity variations, the behaviour of thin wood strips was studied using specially developed apparatus for creep/recovery and relaxation/blotting-out tests in a controlled humidity environment. The load time and the rate of viscoelastic creep were found to have little influence on mechano-sorptive creep. Moreover, creep trajectory curves for specimens with continuous and interrupted humidity cycles indicated divergence from simple creep-limit behaviour. The effect of transient moisture was also modelled numerically at the molecular level using an idealized cellulose-based composite. Preliminary results suggest that: (i) during free shrinkage, the cellulose chains in elementary fibrils may bend perpendicular to the planes of the hydrogen bonded sheets which form the crystalline lattice; (ii) transient hydrogen bonding between the crystalline cellulose and amorphous polymer owing to the introduction or removal of water may accelerate shear slip between the two phases in the presence of an external load. Received 6 July 2000 The financial support of the Swiss Federal Office for Education and Science is gratefully acknowledged.     

兴隆山保护区湿度观测研究

通过对峡口点21年、羊道沟点17年、新庄沟点18年观测统计得出:兴隆山保护区的年平均湿度73%,范围在35%~95%之间。其中峡口点67%,羊道沟点81%,新庄沟点72%。月平均湿度与年平均湿度相同,范围在90%~60%之间。森林对林内湿度影响很大,林内比林缘高,密林比疏林大。一年各月最高湿度出现在9月,最低出现在1月,逐月变化显著而有规律,夏季为68%,最低,依次春季为70%,冬季72%,秋季82%,最高,这与降水量关系极大。湿度的日变化很小,但很有规律,最大出现在白天,夜间小,最低出现在日出前。     

Moisture content penetration in wood elements under varying boundary conditions

Knowledge of effects of moisture exposure on timber structures is important for serviceability and load bearing capacity of timber elements and systems. Varying climate affects the moisture content profiles in timber as the relative humidity changes in the ambient air. This paper presents methods for calculation of diffusion based moisture transport and corresponding results on how timber responds to varying moisture with regard to moisture penetration and distribution. The calculations are based on measured outdoor relative humidity and temperature at different climatic locations in Sweden. No remarkably large deviations between the different climatic locations were found in general, which is positive in a design code perspective.     

Bending creep behavior of wood under cyclic moisture changes

This study examined the bending creep behavior in the longitudinal direction of six species under cyclic moisture content (MC) changes. For each species, tests were made at 20°C with five cyclic relative humidity changes between 65% and 95%, beginning from moisture adsorption. A load corresponding to 25% of short-term breaking load of the species was applied to the radial section of each specimen with four-point bending. The effect of MC change on instantaneous compliance was also investigated under the same condition. The quantitative relation between mechano-sorptive (MS) compliance and MC change was examined, and the material parameter KM for the relation in specific sorption was determined. Results indicated that the total compliance in the six species with different behavior increases with sorption time. As an integral part of total compliance, instantaneous compliance changes linearly with MC and influences to a greater or lesser extent the total compliance behavior. In general, with increasing MC change, the MS compliance linearly increases during the first adsorption and all desorption and decreases slightly during subsequent adsorption. The material parameterK _M varies markedly not only with species but also with specific sorption. The first adsorption causes the largest deformation, followed by desorption.This paper was presented at the 48th annual meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society in Shizuoka, Japan. April 1998     

太浦河大桥静载试验研究

吴江市苏同黎太浦河大桥主桥上部结构为三跨预应力混凝土变截面连续箱梁。本文详细介绍太浦河大桥静载试验设计方案,包括：测试截面的选择、加载车型、重量以及加载工况、荷载效率系数的确定等。通过静载试验来确定主梁控制截面在试验荷载下的应变（应力）,主梁控制截面在试验荷载作用下的最大挠度,主梁在偏载作用下的影响系数以及梁体裂缝的开展情况等数据。由试验得出本桥在试验荷载作用下各测试截面的应力、挠度校验系数均小于1.0,表明该桥的承载能力满足正常使用的要求;各测试截面的相对残余应变和相对残余变位均小于20%,说明结构处于弹性工作状态。在该桥静载试验过程中完全按照既定的试验方案进行,通过静载试验得出该桥质量良好,安全可靠。     

空心胶合木柱轴心受压性能研究

【目的】节能环保理念越来越受关注,木材作为绿色环保的可再生建筑材料可应用在工程中,目前国内木建筑中应用的木柱主要局限于原木圆柱,为了提高木材利用率,同时降低成本,改善受力性能,满足工程需要,提出一种新型的空心胶合木柱,并进行试验研究分析。【方法】使用相同尺寸拱形锯材作为骨架,利用环氧树脂胶粘剂进行胶合,制作3根空心胶合木柱试件进行轴心加载受压试验,研究空心胶合木柱的轴压力学性能,在试验过程中通过仪器记录应变、应力和位移等数据,主要分析木柱的竖向与横向应变、竖向与侧向位移、稳定承载力等特性,并利用ABAQUS有限元软件进行建模对比分析,探讨木柱最终破坏特征。【结果】空心胶合木柱破坏形态主要是整体压屈破坏,达到极限荷载80%左右时,承载能力快速下降,侧向位移随荷载增加而迅速增大,加载过程中存在多个增长台阶;与同截面积原木圆柱比较,理论承载力提高了4.3%,计算得承载能力稳定系数为0.9,材料缺陷对轴心承载力有影响;通过有限元建模分析,材料在弹性阶段理论值与试验值吻合程度较好。【结论】空心胶合木柱应用在实际工程中是可行的,能够满足工程使用需求,充分利用小型锯材,提高了木材利用率,降低了成本,相较于原木圆柱受力性能更好。     

结构胶合板蠕变测试方法的研究

木质材料的蠕变特性是衡量其能否适用于工程用途的重要指标。本文介绍了一种较为新颖的蠕变测试方法——应变测试法，即将结构用胶合板试件置于恒温恒湿恒定栽荷务件下，通过智能应变仪记录受栽后的位移，以实现长期的蠕变测定。经2个月的检测，结果表明，杨木结构用胶合板的蠕变曲线基本符合木材的三阶段蠕变理论，其结果真实地反映了材料在恒定外力下的变形情况，为进一步探求结构用胶合板的应用研究打下基础。