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A method for measuring the embedding characteristics of wood and wood-based materials

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Embedment tests yield foundtion moduli and embedding strengths which can be input to beam-on-foundation models which predict the load-deformation behaviour of wooden joints with laterally loaded fasteners such as nails or bolts. Test procedures and apparatus suitable for standardized embedment tests on solid wood or wood-based sheet materials are described. The need for specimen fabrication techniques and specimen support arrangements which reflect the stress conditions for fasteners inserted into members of real joints is emphasized.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Brighton Polytechnic, Cockcroft Building, Moulsecoomb, BN2 4GJ, Brighton, UK

    L. R. J. Whale

  2. Wood Science and Technology Centre, University of New Brunswick, R.R. #10, E3B 6H6, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

    I. Smith

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Whale, L.R.J., Smith, I. A method for measuring the embedding characteristics of wood and wood-based materials. Materials and Structures 22, 403–410 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02472217

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