Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 2 Loading conditions for three-point bending tests
From: Shear strength properties of hybrid (hinoki cypress and Japanese cedar) cross-laminated timber
Layer configurations | Specimen length \({L}_{\mathrm{sp}}\)(mm) | Shear span \({l}_{\mathrm{s}}\) (mm) | Width of loading plate \({w}_{\mathrm{lp}}\) (mm) | Depth of CLT \({d}\) (mm) | Shear span-to-depth ratio \(M/\left(Qd\right)\) | Effective shear span-to-depth ratio \({l}_{\mathrm{ef}}/d\) | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3L3P | 525 | 187.5 | 70 | 75 | 2.50 | 1.57 | 4 |
825 | 337.5 | 70 | 75 | 4.50 | 3.57 | 4 | |
3L4P | 700 | 250 | 100 | 100 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 4 |
5L5P | 875 | 312.5 | 130 | 125 | 2.50 | 1.46 | 6 |
1375 | 562.5 | 130 | 125 | 4.50 | 3.46 | 6 | |
5L7P | 1225 | 437.5 | 190 | 175 | 2.50 | 1.41 | 3 |