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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Statistical parameters of random variables in China analysis method

From: Comparison of reliability evaluation methods between China and Canada standards for wood structures featuring duration of load

Parameter

Bending

Compression

Tension

EKA

1.00

1.00

1.00

VKA

0.05

0.03

0.03

EKP

1.00

1.00

1.00

VKP

0.05

0.05

0.05

EKQ3

0.72

0.72

0.72

VKQ3

0.12

0.12

0.12

EKB

1.00

1.00

1.00

VKB

0.05

0.05

0.05

  1. Mean value and COV of a variable K is denoted as EK and VK, respectively. EKQ3 is multiplied with a modification factor of 1.2 and 0.8 for construction load and load of long duration, respectively