Effect of concentrated butt-joints on flexural properties of laminated bamboo-timber flitch beams

Zhang, Hexin, Gharavi, Niaz, Wong, Simon HF, Deng, Yu, Bahadori-Jahromi, Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0405-7146, Limkatanyu, Suchart, Qiao, Yao and Kuang, JS (2021) Effect of concentrated butt-joints on flexural properties of laminated bamboo-timber flitch beams. Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials. p. 109963622110401. ISSN 1099-6362

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Abstract

This paper presents the experimental and analytical studies to investigate the effect of concentrated butt-joints on the flexural properties of laminated bamboo-timber flitch beam (BTFB, or bio-flitch beam). The experimental results reveal that the concentrated butt-joints significantly reduce the flexural strength of the BTFB. They also suggest that the failure mechanism of the BTFB with or without concentrated butt-joints are completely different but less evidence shows an obvious effect of the butt-joints on the modulus of elasticity in bending. In addition, laminated bamboo lumber with concentrated butt-joints is found to be unsuitable for structural applications. The analytical predictions are in close agreement with the experimental results that demonstrate the potentials of the proposed analytical model as a forensic investigation instrument to estimate the strength reduction of the structure, if the butt-jointed laminated bamboo was, unfortunately, used in construction.

Item Type: Article
Identifier: 10.1177/10996362211040103
Additional Information: Zhang H, Gharavi N, Wong SH, et al., Effect of concentrated butt-joints on flexural properties of laminated bamboo-timber flitch beams, Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials. Copyright © 2021 The Authors. DOI: 10.1177/10996362211040103.
Keywords: Laminated bamboo-timber hybrid beam, bamboo timber flitch beam, butt-joint in laminated bamboo, flexural properties, bamboo-timber composite beam, bio-flitch beam
Subjects: Construction and engineering
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Depositing User: Ali Bahadori-Jahromi
Date Deposited: 25 Aug 2021 14:08
Last Modified: 06 Feb 2024 16:06
URI: https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/8199

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