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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 4 Characteristic results of the constant-amplitude reversed cyclic bending test

From: Estimation of failure lifetime in plywood-to-timber joints with nails and screws under cyclic loading

Specimen

M max (Nm)

γ p (deg.)

N f

ΣE cy (Nm)

E cy-ave (Nm)

4.1 × 38 mm

 15°

5.59

14.61

12.67

22.70

0.90

(0.05)

(0.40)

(0.76)

(1.94)

(0.06)

 22.5°

5.78

27.87

6.00

21.77

1.84

(0.05)

(1.74)

(1.73)

(4.40)

(0.19)

 30°

5.70

42.78

2.00

11.74

2.93

(0.10)

(1.13)

(0.00)

(0.21)

(0.05)

4.5 × 50 mm

 15°

6.68

11.84

14.50

25.17

0.89

(0.19)

(1.11)

(3.19)

(3.49)

(0.13)

 22.5°

7.17

25.92

5.25

22.46

2.15

(0.10)

(0.80)

(0.82)

(2.61)

(0.09)

 30°

7.23

41.38

1.70

12.13

3.56

(0.11)

(0.98)

(0.35)

(2.59)

(0.08)

CN50

 15°

3.02

19.79

64.83

89.42

0.69

(0.06)

(0.35)

(22.68)

(30.82)

(0.02)

 22.5°

3.16

33.65

25.67

66.52

1.30

(0.12)

(0.16)

(5.58)

(12.48)

(0.04)

 30°

3.24

47.61

11.17

44.07

1.98

(0.06)

(0.82)

(1.26)

(3.48)

(0.07)

  1. Values in parentheses are standard deviations
  2. M max is the maximum bending moment, γp is the plastic deformation angle, Nf is the number of cycles to failure, ΣEcy is the total energy dissipated, and Ecy-ave is the average of energy dissipated