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Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 2 Number of specimens where STF occurred

From: Investigation of mechanical properties and elucidation of factors affecting wood-based structural panels under embedment stress with a circular dowel i: analysis of the influence of various conditions on the embedment properties

Dowel position

ph

PW-s

PW-w

OSB-s

OSB-w

PB

MDF

HB

d = 5.2

d = 12

d = 5.2

d = 12

d = 5.2

d = 12

d = 5.2

d = 12

d = 5.2

d = 12

d = 5.2

d = 12

d = 5.2

d = 12

D

0

3

2

5

3

3

2

5

4

6

6

5

3***

4

0

1

4

1

5

2

5

1

6

5

6

6

0

0

3

1

E

0

3

3

5

4

1

1

4

3

5

3

0

0**

0

0

1

4

0

5

4

1

2

2

3

3

1

1

0

0

0

F

0

3

3

6

0

6

4

6

5

None*

6

None*

5

6

4

1/3

4

2

6

5

6

3

6

6

None*

6

None*

4

6

3

2/3

5

2

6

4

4

3

6

6

None*

6

None*

2

6

5

1

4

0

6

5

6

5

6

6

6

6

6

3

6

5

G

0

3

4

5

4

6

2

5

5

None*

4

None*

3

5

0

1/3

3

2

5

4

5

3

5

6

None*

5

None*

3

3

0

2/3

1

1

5

4

5

2

6

5

6

4

5**

3

1

1

1

2

0

3

3

6

0

6

4

4

6

2

2

0

0

  1. *All specimens were fractured during nailing. **One specimen out of six was fractured during nailing. ***Two specimens out of six were fractured during nailing
  2. d and ph mean the dowel diameter and the pilot hole size, respectively
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