Comparative study of adhesive joint designs for composite trusses based on numerical models

Perforated shear + reinforcement bar connectors in a timber-concrete composite solution. Analytical and numerical approach

“…Geometrical and material nonlinearities can be included, on condition that discretization, boundary conditions and loading are applied properly. This methodology was implemented as an appropriate way of predicting joint behaviour and stress distribution, and it achieves good accuracy in experimental and analytical studies (Gereke et al [15], Vavrusova et al [16] and Lavalette et al [17]). Other recent investigations have worked on creep prediction models in addition to FEM analysis (Calí et al [18]) an in the long-term response of composite system (Berardi et al [19]), showing the versatility of the numerical models.…”