Effect of waveform and loading sequence on low-cycle compressive fatigue life of spruce

M Gong, I Smith - Journal of materials in civil engineering, 2003 - ascelibrary.org
The effect of waveform and loading sequence on the low-cycle fatigue life of spruce was
investigated using parallel-to-grain compressive tests. Triangular, sinusoidal, and square …

Effect of loading frequency on fatigue life and dissipated energy of structural plywood under panel shear load

T Sugimoto, Y Sasaki - Wood science and technology, 2006 - Springer
Wood-based panels are subjected to cyclic panel shear load caused by wind and seismic
forces in such an application as the sheathing of bearing walls. The fatigue behavior of …

[PDF][PDF] Bending fatigue of wood: strain energy-based failure criterion and fatigue life prediction

A Watanabe, Y Sasaki, M Yamasaki - Wood and Fiber Science, 2014 - core.ac.uk
In this study, bending fatigue behavior of Japanese cedar and Selangan batu was
examined. A nonreversible triangular waveform with loading frequencies of 0.5 and 5 Hz …

Fatigue of structural plywood under cyclic shear through thickness I: fatigue process and failure criterion based on strain energy

T Sugimoto, Y Sasaki, M Yamasaki - Journal of wood science, 2007 - Springer
The fatigue behavior of plywood specimens under shear through thickness was examined
on the basis of strain energy to obtain common empirical equations for the fatigue process …

Fatigue and hysteresis effects in wood-based panels under cyclic shear load through thickness

T Sugimoto, M Yamasaki, Y Sasaki - Wood and fiber science, 2006 - wfs.swst.org
The fatigue behavior of wood-based panels (plywood: PW, and oriented strandboard: OSB)
under cyclic shear load through the thickness was experimentally investigated. Test …

Fatigue of structural plywood under cyclic shear through thickness II: a new method for fatigue life prediction

T Sugimoto, Y Sasaki, M Yamasaki - Journal of wood science, 2007 - Springer
For plywood specimens under shear through the thickness, a fatigue life prediction method
based on strain energy has been newly developed with the fatigue process and failure …

Fatigue damage in wood under pulsating multiaxial-combined loading

Y Sasaki, M Yamasaki, T Sugimoto - Wood and fiber science, 2005 - wfs.swst.org
A fatigue test was performed under axial-torsion combined loading, with the aim of
investigating fatigue damage in wood under multiaxial stresses. This research particularly …

Fatigue of structural plywood under cyclic shear through thickness III: energy dissipation performance

T Sugimoto, Y Sasaki - Journal of wood science, 2008 - Springer
Wood and wood composites have viscoelasticity, and show a hysteresis loop in the stress-
strain relationship during cyclic loading such that part of the mechanical work applied is …

Fatigue life of structural plywood under two-stage panel shear load: a new cumulative fatigue damage theory

T Sugimoto, Y Sasaki - Journal of wood science, 2007 - Springer
The fatigue life of structural plywood under two-stage panel shear load was experimentally
examined. Two experimental conditions were determined for two-stage fatigue of plywood …

Damage of glulam beams under cyclic torsion: Experiments and modelling

M Chaplain, Z Nafa, M Guenfoud - Damage and Fracture Mechanics …, 2009 - Springer
The aim of this paper is to study the behaviour and the lifetime of glued-laminated small
scale beams (GL) submitted to cyclic torsion. Experimental programmes have been carried …