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Abstract
Keywords:
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
| EGlobal = (κ ∙ EBiegung ∙ G ∙ A ∙ S2)/(κ ∙ G ∙ A ∙ S2 + 12 ∙ EBiegung ∙ I_yy ) | (1) |
| EGlobal – global modulus of elasticity [MPa] ; EBiegung – bending modulus [MPa] ; G – shear modulus [MPa] ; S – span length [mm] ; A – cross-sectional area [mm2] ; Iyy – moment of inertia [mm4] ; κ – shear correction factor (for rectangular cross-sections κ=5/6) | |
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Modulus Parameters
3.2. Stresses
4. Conclusions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
| WVC | Wood Veneer Composite |
| EGlobal | global modulus of elasticity [MPa] |
| EBending | bending modulus [MPa] |
| G | shear modulus [MPa] |
| S | span length [mm] |
| A | cross-sectional area [mm2] |
| Iyy | moment of inertia [mm4] |
| κ | shear correction factor (for rectangular cross-sections κ=5/6) |
Appendix A
Appendix A.1
| TIMOSHENKO Beam theorie | |
| A1.1 | |
| A1.2 | |
| A1.3 | |
| A1.4 | |
| Stresses | |
| A1.5 | |
| A1.6 | |
| wGlobal – total deformation [mm] ; wBiegung – deformation due to bending [mm] wSchub – deformation due to shear [mm] ; κ – shear correction factor F – applied load [N] ; S – span length [mm] ; Iyy – moment of inertia [mm4] ; A – cross-sectional area [mm²] ; EGlobal – global modulus of elasticity [MPa] ; EBending – bending modulus [MPa] ; G – shear modulus [MPa] b – cross-sectional width [mm] ; h – cross-sectional height [mm] ; Wy – section modulus [mm³] ; σBending – bending stress [MPa] ; τ – shear stress [MPa] ; MB – bending moment [Nmm] | |
| orientation | span [mm] | span/height | Young‘ Modulus [MPa] | Bending Strength [MPa] | Shear Strength [MPa] |
| plate 00° | 60 | 5 | 2723 ± 201,4 | 21.5 ± 1.3 | 4.3 ± 0.26 |
| 96 | 8 | 4188 ± 62,4 | 28.08 ± 1.74 | 3.51 ± 0.22 | |
| 132 | 11 | 5363 ± 113,8 | 29.6 ± 1.76 | 2.7 ± 0.16 | |
| 168 | 14 | 5855 ± 144,9 | 31.48 ± 2.4 | 2.25 ± 0.17 | |
| 204 | 17 | 6457 ± 233,7 | 33.31 ± 3.34 | 1.97 ± 0.2 | |
| 240 | 20 | 6405 ± 178,9 | 32.69 ± 1.37 | 1.64 ± 0.07 | |
| 300 | 25 | 6691 ± 262,2 | 31.22 ± 1.1 | 1.25 ± 0.04 | |
| plate 90° | 60 | 5 | 2235 ± 185,0 | 19.22 ± 2.07 | 3.86 ± 0.42 |
| 96 | 8 | 3642 ± 199,4 | 25.01 ± 2.23 | 3.13 ± 0.28 | |
| 132 | 11 | 4623 ± 458,8 | 31.55 ± 3.46 | 2.86 ± 0.31 | |
| 168 | 14 | 5242 ± 295,9 | 32.84 ± 2.52 | 2.33 ± 0.18 | |
| 204 | 17 | 5562 ± 154,3 | 32.29 ± 1.84 | 1.9 ± 0.11 | |
| 240 | 20 | 5773 ± 163,7 | 32.77 ± 1.16 | 1.64 ± 0.06 | |
| 300 | 25 | 5703 ± 287,2 | 30.75 ± 0.94 | 1.23 ± 0.04 | |
| disk 00° | 60 | 5 | 5170 ± 196,6 | 31.98 ± 2.1 | 6.44 ± 0.42 |
| 96 | 8 | 5443 ± 451,0 | 38.27 ± 5.61 | 4.8 ± 0.71 | |
| 132 | 11 | 6509 ± 218,5 | 35.98 ± 2.05 | 3.29 ± 0.19 | |
| 168 | 14 | 6602 ± 348,6 | 35.4 ± 1.69 | 2.54 ± 0.12 | |
| 204 | 17 | 6702 ± 372,3 | 35.68 ± 2.31 | 2.11 ± 0.14 | |
| 240 | 20 | 6814 ± 345,1 | 34.33 ± 2.42 | 1.72 ± 0.12 | |
| 300 | 25 | 6026 ± 362,6 | 29.46 ± 1.59 | 1.18 ± 0.06 | |
| disk 90° | 60 | 5 | 4642 ± 236,3 | 31.59 ± 4.16 | 6.32 ± 0.83 |
| 96 | 8 | 4826 ± 271,1 | 33.72 ± 3.95 | 4.22 ± 0.5 | |
| 132 | 11 | 5732 ± 229,7 | 32.06 ± 2.03 | 2.91 ± 0.18 | |
| 168 | 14 | 5684 ± 179,5 | 33.39 ± 0.99 | 2.38 ± 0.07 | |
| 204 | 17 | 5991 ± 163,1 | 33.18 ± 1.36 | 1.95 ± 0.08 | |
| 240 | 20 | 5659 ± 256,7 | 29.94 ± 2.25 | 1.49 ± 0.11 | |
| 300 | 25 | 5872 ± 264,8 | 30.28 ± 2.14 | 1.21 ± 0.08 |
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| material | No. of Layers | Layer Thickness | Thickness | Density | Moisture Content |
| Birch plywood | 9 | 1,33 mm | 12 mm | 650 kg m-3 | 8,78 % |
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