[HTML][HTML] Strengthening timber structural members with CFRP and GFRP: A state-of-the-art review

K Saad, A Lengyel - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The application of fibre-reinforced polymers (FRP) for strengthening timber structures has
proven its efficiency in enhancing load-bearing capacity and, in some cases, the stiffness of …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating mechanical properties of wood in existing structures—selected aspects

T Nowak, F Patalas, A Karolak - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The paper presents and discusses selected methods of wood classification and the
evaluation of its mechanical properties. Attention was mainly paid to methods that may be …

Evaluation of the effect of knots on rolling shear strength of cross laminated timber (CLT)

Y Cao, J Street, M Li, H Lim - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
The study experimentally and analytically investigated the effect of knots on the rolling shear
(RS) strength of 3-ply southern yellow pine cross-laminated timber (CLT). Center-point …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental comparison of different carbon fiber composites in reinforcement layouts for wooden beams of historical buildings

FJ Rescalvo, I Valverde-Palacios, E Suarez, A Gallego - Materials, 2017 - mdpi.com
This paper offers a detailed, quantitative and exhaustive experimental comparison in terms
of mechanical properties of three different layouts of carbon composite materials (CFRP) …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of knot size in uneven-sized Norway spruce stands in Sweden

N Fagerberg, S Seifert, T Seifert, P Lohmander… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The size of knots is negatively correlated with bending strength in sawn timber and it is
therefore used as a quality grading criterion in national roundwood grading standards …

Behavior of glulam timber beam strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced polymer strip for flexural loading

ÜK İşleyen, R Ghoroubi, Ö Mercimek… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In the last 20 years, the use of wooden structures and their dimensions have gradually
increased. The wood application has increased in different structures such as multistory …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical characterization of glued laminated beams containing selected wood species in the tension zone

A Derkowski, M Kuliński, A Trociński, J Kawalerczyk… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to determine the mechanical properties of laminated beams
containing selected wood species in the tension zone using a four-point bending test. Three …

Genetic algorithm optimisation of heavy timber trusses with dowel joints according to Eurocode 5

JR Villar, P Vidal, MS Fernández, M Guaita - Biosystems Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Genetic algorithms are appropriate tools for the optimisation of timber truss
design.•The most economical glulam heavy trusses with dowels are those with fewest …

An algorithm to model wood accounting for different tension and compression elastic and failure behaviors

B Iraola, JM Cabrero - Engineering structures, 2016 - Elsevier
Wood, as a natural heterogeneous material, is a challenging material to simulate. This work
presents an algorithm to model both its elastic and post-elastic responses. It allows to model …

[HTML][HTML] Acoustic emission and numerical analysis of pine beams retrofitted with FRP and poplar wood

FJ Rescalvo, M Rodríguez, R Bravo, C Abarkane… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acoustic emission (AE) released by pine beams retrofitted with fiber reinforced plastic (FRP)
and poplar planks in bending is analyzed. Basalt fabric (FB), carbon fabric (FC), and carbon …