Forest Products Laboratory

Title: Evaluation of recycled timber members

Author: Rammer, Douglas R.

Date: 1999

Source: Materials and construction : exploring the connection : proceedings of the Fifth ASCE Materials Engineering Congress, May 10-12, 1999, Cincinnati, Ohio. Reston, VA : American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999.:p. 46-51 : ill.

Description: An experimental study was conducted to evaluate the residual shear capacity of large Douglas-fir timbers used in a military facility in Ardeen Hills, MN. A S-point and 4-point bending test was used to determine the effects of checks and splits on the shear strength capacity. Experimental results are compared to past shear and flexural studies.

Keywords: Pseudotsuga menziesii, Structural timbers, Military areas, Bending stress, Shear strength, Flexibility, Wood defects, Splits, Minnesota

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Rammer, Douglas R.  1999.  Evaluation of recycled timber members .   Materials and construction : exploring the connection : proceedings of the Fifth ASCE Materials Engineering Congress, May 10-12, 1999, Cincinnati, Ohio. Reston, VA : American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999.:p. 46-51 : ill..