Shear Strength in Principal Plane of Wood
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 110, Issue 6
Abstract
In this study, the writers used Tsai and Wu's tensor polynomial theory to rederive a formula originally derived by Cowin for shear strength variation in a plane of material symmetry of orthotropic materials. Experimental work was then performed (based on a method by Arcan, Hashin, and Voloshin) on Sitka spruce specimens to verify the formula. The theory and experiment agreed closely. When the angle between shear force and grain on the longitudinal‐tangential plane increased from 0‐30° shear strength decreased more than 43%. Engineers should take this relationship into account when designing wood structural members.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 110 • Issue 6 • June 1984
Pages: 930 - 936
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Copyright © 1984 ASCE.
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Published online: Jun 1, 1984
Published in print: Jun 1984
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