Numerical Model for Creep Behavior of Axially Loaded CLT Panels
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 145, Issue 1
Abstract
The performance of post-tensioned rocking cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels depends on the ability to maintain the post-tensioned force in the strand. This post-tensioned force may change over time due to the creep behavior of wood, which, in turn, is a function of time and moisture content in the CLT panels. In this study, a numerical moisture content diffusion model was developed to predict moisture content migration through CLT panels when the ambient relative humidity changes. Fick’s second law and the moisture content diffusion coefficients were applied to derive the differential diffusion equation for use in a numerical model. A four-element creep model was included to estimate the creep deformation of CLT panels over time under an axial load with changing environmental conditions. Data from a series of moisture content and creep tests under different configurations and environmental conditions were used to calibrate the proposed moisture content diffusion and creep model for CLT panels. The moisture content diffusion model was calibrated for two relative humidity steps, 50%–70% and 70%–90%. Then, a new creep model at material level that considers the change of moisture content in CLT panels was introduced. The viscoelastic parameters and mechano-sorptive constants were recommended for the creep model based on creep test data. Axial strain in CLT panels varied under 2% when ambient relative humidity switched between 50% and 70%. The axial strains in CLT panels with three layers were more sensitive to variations in surrounding relative humidity than those of CLT panels with five layers.
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Acknowledgments
This paper is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1537788. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. In addition, the labor to produce CLT panels used in this study was donated by Structurlam; this donation is appreciated.
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Received: Jan 3, 2018
Accepted: Jun 5, 2018
Published online: Oct 19, 2018
Published in print: Jan 1, 2019
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