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EPSRC Reference:	GR/L66359/01
Title:	IMPROVED TIMBER CONNECTIONS USING BONDED-IN RODS
Principal Investigator:	Ansell, Dr MP
Other Investigators:	Hutchinson, Professor A
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Project Partners:	Arup Group Ltd Buro Happold Coed Cymru Cyf National Starch & Chemical Ltd Pre Nexus Migration
Department:	Engineering & Applied Science
Organisation:	University of Bath
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 October 1997	Ends:	30 September 1999	Value (£):	123,228
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Civil Engineering Materials
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Construction
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The development of glued-in joints for timber structures is of considerable interest to structural engineers and materials scientists working within the European Union and in North America. In January 1996 the Construction Sponsorship Directorate of the Department of the Environment commissioned Timber 2005 identifies a series of key innovative requirements including the development of improved jointing techniques with enhanced serviceability, strength, durability, speed of fabrication and fibre performance. Well-designed and executed adhesive bonded structural connections can be extremely efficient and may possess many of these desired attributes. This proposal concerns the generic development of joints for timber structures based on bonded-in rods. The key feature of such joints is that bonded-in rods lie parallel to the wood grain which reduces splitting, a common failing of conventional joints. The development of such joints will involve high performance and innovative materials. The research partners combine a high level of expertise in the design of wide-span timber structures, the development of durable adhesive-bonded systems and the mechanical testing of components and structures.
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