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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 4 Average of non-destructive tests for difference lay-ups of the CLT

From: Effects of the width and lay-up of sugi cross-laminated timber (CLT) on its dynamic and static elastic moduli, and tensile strength

Type of CLT

ρ (kg/m3)

E fr (kN/mm2)

Out-of-plane

In-plane

E TGH (kN/mm2)

G TGH (kN/mm2)

MOE app,static (kN/mm2)

E TGH (kN/mm2)

G TGH (kN/mm2)

MOE app,static (kN/mm2)

3-3-Ma

413

(1.57)

5.71

(3.26)

7.00

(4.93)

5.79

(4.39)

0.840

(6.95)

5.24

(4.30)

3-3-Mi

411

(1.35)

2.41

(4.07)

2.49

(3.84)

0.813

(24.8)

2.16

(3.48)

3-4-Ma

405

(1.11)

4.43

(3.47)

7.83

(2.69)

0.163

(4.10)

6.65

(3.47)

4.50

(3.67)

0.754

(6.32)

4.10

(3.23)

3-4-Mi

413

(0.525)

3.30

(4.10)

1.12

(11.5)

3.45

(4.98)

0.726

(14.4)

3.10

(5.68)

5-5-Ma

412

(1.16)

4.71

(4.72)

6.85

(7.63)

0.242

(13.9)

5.90

(6.10)

4.75

(3.33)

0.820

(3.99)

4.31

(3.72)

5-5-Mi

403

(1.27)

2.62

(4.92)

1.31

(3.63)

0.256

(41.2)

1.52

(4.44)

2.72

(5.97)

0.740

(12.3)

2.36

(6.20)

  1. Value in bracket shows the coefficient of variation, in %. Abbreviations for the type of CLT, refer to Table 1
  2. ρ density at the test, E fr Young’s modulus determined by using the longitudinal vibration method, E TGH true bending Young’s modulus determined by TGH method, G TGH shear modulus determined by TGH method, MOE app,static apparent bending Young’s modulus determined by static bending test