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EPSRC Reference: GR/K17798/01
Title: AN ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF JOINTS IN WOOD COMPOSITES
Principal Investigator: Davis, Mr TJ
Other Investigators:
Claisse, Professor PA
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Department: Built Environment
Organisation: Coventry University
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 15 February 1995 Ends: 14 February 1997 Value (£): 9,645
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Civil Engineering Materials
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Wood composites offer considerable benefits over traditional solid timber in their use as structural beams. Their use in timber trusses however is currently hampered by a shortfall of knowledge on their response to directional stresses which are encountered at joints. This project is intended to develop a fundamental understanding of the forces which act at timber joints and the strains induced by these forces. The model will then be used to analyse existing joint types and as a basis for the development of new systems with improved performance.
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