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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 2 Results of the tightening characteristic values

From: Effects of tightening speed on torque coefficient in lag screw timber joints with steel side plates

Conifer species (n = 6)

K

µ th

µ b

F max (kN)

T max (Nm)

Cryptomeria japonica

 1 rpm

  Ave.

0.395

0.330

0.244

4.90

24.34

  SD

0.078

0.116

0.058

0.21

1.14

 4 rpm

  Ave.

0.353

0.364

0.161

5.02

26.02

  SD

0.041

0.095

0.018

0.08

0.48

 10 rpm

  Ave.

0.422

0.412

0.227

4.86

25.28

  SD

0.050

0.102

0.041

0.29

0.78

 20 rpm

  Ave.

0.456

0.480

0.227

4.83

25.38

  SD

0.054

0.105

0.020

0.08

0.66

Chamaecyparis obtusa

 1 rpm

  Ave.

  SD

 4 rpm

  Ave.

  SD

 10 rpm

  Ave.

0.264

0.116

0.211

10.22

22.56

  SD

0.030

0.046

0.035

0.57

1.64

 20 rpm

  Ave.

0.281

0.226

0.155

9.34

26.61

  SD

0.063

0.096

0.029

1.26

3.48

Pseudotsuga menziesii

 1 rpm

  Ave.

0.275

0.080

0.248

10.23

21.71

  SD

0.032

0.033

0.056

0.39

1.21

 4 rpm

  Ave.

0.269

0.082

0.241

11.27

23.06

  SD

0.030

0.020

0.052

0.59

1.14

 10 rpm

  Ave.

0.270

0.125

0.211

11.23

25.48

  SD

0.047

0.058

0.050

0.55

3.53

 20 rpm

  Ave.

0.281

0.150

0.211

11.09

27.95

  SD

0.016

0.045

0.030

0.58

2.11

  1. K torque coefficient, µ th coefficient of friction between threads, µ b coefficient of friction between bearing surfaces, F max ultimate clamp force, T max tightening torque in ultimate clamp force, Ave. average, SD standard deviation