Size effect on the compressive strength of a novel structural wood composite: High-performance wood scrimber

G Wu, Y Zhang, Y Zhong, H Ren, Y Shen - Industrial Crops and Products, 2024 - Elsevier
High-performance wood scrimber (HPWS) is a novel wood composite that uses oriented
wood fiber mats from veneers as raw material instead of the small-diameter timbers used in …

Finite element modelling of adhesively bonded timber-concrete composite beams

M Shehada, ZI Djamaï, F Duprat - European Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study presents a 3D non-linear Finite Element (FE) model for adhesively bonded
Timber-Concrete Composite (TCC) beams. A comprehensive analysis was conducted …

Analyzing the effects of size and density on the ultimate compressive strength of structural laminated bamboo parallel to the grain

J Li, J Yan, Y Zhou, S Yang, A Singh - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Considering the influence of natural flaws of raw materials and procedures, the size effect is
an inherent characteristic that is critical when applying most construction materials. This …

Effect of size on tensile strength parallel to grain of high-performance wood scrimber

G Wu, B Chen, Y Zhong, Y Zhang, H Ren… - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
With its high strength and excellent dimensional stability, high-performance wood scrimber
(HPWS) holds significant promise for applications in load-bearing structures within …

[HTML][HTML] Micro-meso characterization of prefabricated concrete-CLT adhesive joints

J Basaure-Fuentes, P Guindos… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the use of five commercially available epoxy adhesives (EAs), from low
to high cost, as a connection alternative of timber-concrete composites (TCCs) using cross …

Evaluation of the Surface Irregularities of the Cross-Section of the Wood after CO2 Laser Cutting

L Adamčík, R Igaz, L Štefančin, I Kubovský, R Kminiak - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present paper deals with the analysis of cross-section surface irregularities after CO2
laser cutting. The surface irregularities of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), oak (Quercus petraea) …

Stochastic finite element modeling of heterogeneities in massive concrete and reinforced concrete structures

M Ghannoum, J Baroth, A Millard… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The lifespan of a reinforced concrete (RC) structure can be greatly influenced by the spatial
variability of its material characteristics which, in particular, explains the observed or …

[HTML][HTML] A domain decomposition solver for spectral stochastic finite element: an approximate sparse expansion approach

B Luo, W Cao, Z Zhou, H Dai - Disaster Prevention and Resilience, 2024 - oaepublish.com
Spectral stochastic finite element (SSFE) has been widely used in the uncertainty
quantification of real-life problems. However, the prohibitive computational burden prevents …