The tests included the determination of the reinforcement effectiveness of old larch timber originating from a building built in 1860 with the use of carbon-fibre and aramid-fibre mats and strips, BFRPs and GFRPs. The test results showed that in old solid timber pieces from European larch (Larix decidua Mill.), the highest mean flexural bending capacity occurred in samples reinforced with carbon-fibre mats (increase in flexural bending capacity was 60.66% in relation to non-reinforced elements), while the lowest flexural bending capacity of the tested components occurred with reinforcement with GFRP (10 mm in diameter) (increase by only 19.04% in relation to non-reinforced elements). Additionally, bending tests of repaired 130-year-old pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) beams were shown (real-size scale) using CFRP strips and mats. The problems associated with the delamination of the CFRP strip due to uneven deformation of the damaged timber surface and the effectiveness of these repairs are also shown.
The article presents the testing designating the impact of structural non-uniformity on the effectiveness of reinforcing bent wooden beams reinforced with basalt fibre (BFRP—Basalt Fibre Reinforced Polymers) rods. The obtained results demonstrate a positive impact of the strengthening in improving the bearing capacity and rigidness of the wooden beams. The article presents the impact of selected physical and chemical properties of wooden elements on the achieved strengthening reliability, increase in bearing capacity and the estimation of the reduction of deflections and stresses of bent beams, made from various wood quality classes and reinforced using BFRP rods. The conducted testing featured an analysis of the ability of using lower quality class lumber to strengthen the beams with pre-stressed basalt fibre rods. This solution allows for reducing the cross-section or lower the class of used wood with simultaneous maintenance of comparable rigidity and bending strength of beams, as in the non-strengthened beams.
This article presents experimental results from the bending of technical-scale models of beams reinforced in the tension zone with CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers) materials, with a focus on the benefits resulting from the increased ductility in the tension zone of these beams. In experimental tests, the mechanical properties of reinforced beams were compared with unreinforced beams in terms of the maximum load, deflection, images of damage, stiffness, and distribution of deformation. The results showed that the proposed reinforcement solution was advantageous due to its strength and stiffness, and the safety of the structure. Based on this analysis, it was concluded that the reinforcement of wood with CFRP materials has a positive effect on the behavior and safety of structures. Also, a method of analytical checking of strengthened beams with small cross-sections was presented in the article.
The article covers the strength grading system methodology for construction timber. The presented analysis identified important issues concerning the verification of structural and geometric characteristics during construction timber strength grading by visual and machine method. The following considerations specified the guidelines for the classification of coniferous construction timber in sawmills. The paper also presents the results of the visual and machine classification performed for Scots pine timber from four natural forest regions of Poland. As a result of the conducted research it was stated that the use of machine classification equipment allows obtaining a larger amount of pine timber with better mechanical properties and eliminating the rejected timber.
This paper presents a discussion of the problem of compressive strength in a direction perpendicular to the grains based on test results of the joints made by timber posts and sill plate. These tests accompanied a larger series of full-scale tests of timber frame walls. The test elements were made of solid softwood (spruce). The wood moisture was low, which corresponds to the real working conditions of these elements in the walls of a building (low humidity is typical for dry wood in the built-in wall of a real building). In the tests, the compression strength of timber perpendicular to the grain was exceeded in the sill plate in the area in contact with the posts. Shortly before reaching the state of failure, large displacements in the sill plate were measured on the contact surface with the post, and the grains in the sill plates were cut off at the edge of the post. The full-scale test results showed an overestimation of the load-bearing capacity in compression perpendicular to the grain when calculated on the basis of EN 1995-1-1+A1:2008 (Eurocode 5), and, therefore, the need to modify the current approach for determining it.
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