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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 2 Results of pull-out tests

From: Relationship between clamp force and pull-out strength in lag screw timber joints

Conifer species

P max (kN)

P max-L (kN/mm)

P 5%-pull (kN/mm)

Cryptomeria japonica

 Max.

9.12

0.198

0.142

 Min.

7.52

0.159

 Ave.

8.32

0.179

 SD

0.67

0.016

Chamaecyparis obtusa

 Max.

11.83

0.252

0.204

 Min.

9.92

0.216

 Ave.

11.13

0.239

 SD

0.81

0.015

Pseudotsuga menziesii

 Max.

16.53

0.329

0.272

 Min.

13.37

0.294

 Ave.

14.93

0.312

 SD

1.03

0.017

  1. P max pull-out strength, P max-L pull-out strength per unit screw length, P 5%-pull 5% lower limit value of pull-out strength per unit screw length, Max. maximum, Min minimum, Ave. average, SD standard deviation