Skip to main content

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 2 Experimental design and dimensions of the beams

From: The bending properties of bamboo strand board I-beams

Beam type

Types of web joint

Reinforcement of finger-joint flange

Beam length (mm)

W (mm)

H (mm)

hj (mm)

t (mm)

B300-1

Web finger-joint

Without

6400

127

300

66

15

B300-2

Web finger-joint

With

6400

127

300

66

15

B300-3

Nail-glued timber joint

With

6400

127

300

66

15

W300

Nail-glued timber joint

Without

6400

127

300

66

15

B400

Nail-glued timber joint

With

6400

127

400

66

15

B600

Nail-glued timber joint

With

6400

127

600

100

15

  1. B400 presents I-beam consisting of LBSL flange and BOSB web with a total depth of 400 mm; W300 presents I-beam with BOSB web and timber flange. For W, H, hj and t, see Fig. 2