Significant developments in structural health monitoring (SHM) and in non-destructive
testing (NDT) and damage identification techniques for structural timber elements have led …

Timber engineering has advanced over recent decades to offer an alternative to traditional
materials and methods. The bonding of fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) with adhesives to …

Connections with metal dowel-type fasteners are important details in timber construction,
connecting single members and elements to larger structures. The load-carrying capacity …

For safety reasons, ductile failure in timber connections with dowel-type fasteners is always
recommended. It has usually been assumed that it can be achieved by fulfilling minimum …

Timber joints with their simultaneous ductile and brittle failure modes still pose a major
challenge when it comes to modelling. Wood is heterogeneous and highly anisotropic. It …

This study investigates the impact of various notch corner shapes on the load-bearing
capacity of timber components of timber chocks as one of standing support systems in …

The phenomenological constitutive modelling of timber requires complex anisotropic failure
criteria or a combination of failure surfaces that adequately capture different failure modes …

This article studies the dynamic properties of a single span pedestrian timber bridge by in-
situ testing and numerical modelling. The in-situ dynamic tests are performed at four different …

Cracks are easily observed in glulam bolted joints due to the high moisture transport rate in
the area and constraint stresses caused by the presence of steel fasteners. The purpose of …

Abstract Since the 80's, Johanssen's Yield Theory has been adapted to fit new design
practices: fastening of timber elements with a layer of insulation (or gap) between the …