Shear capacity of nailed timber joints

Flewelling, John D.

Shear capacity of nailed timber joints

Date

1991

Authors

Flewelling, John D.

Publisher

University of New Brunswick

Abstract

To better understand the behaviour of wood as a building component, research has been performed i n v e s t i g a t i n g i t s mechanical p r o p e r t i e s . Further studies have been c a r r i e d out analyzing the behaviour of wood when subjected to loads. These studies provide i n s i g h t s which lead to improvements i n engineering designs. T h i s report i n v e s t i g a t e s the shear capacity of n a i l e d timber connections using plywood cover p l a t e s . In addition, the report presents a mathematical model to p r e d i c t the t h e o r e t i c a l load c a p a c i t y of such j o i n t s.