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Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering)  2015, Vol. 16 Issue (12): 964-975    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A1500069
Civil Engineering     
Compressive capacity of longitudinally cracked wood columns retrofitted by self-tapping screws
Xiao-bin Song, Ya-jie Wu, Rui Jiang
Department of Structural Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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Abstract  This paper presents the results of an experimental and numerical study of the compressive capacity of longitudinally cracked wooden columns retrofitted using self-tapping screws. The screws were driven into the wood perpendicular to the wood grain to alleviate the propagation of existing cracks and to improve the structural integrity of the cracked columns. Full-scale concentric and eccentric compression tests were conducted to investigate the failure modes and maximum load carrying capacity of such columns. A 3D finite element model was developed, verified, and then used for a parametric study. The test results indicated that the cracks (of 6 mm wide) caused a resistance loss of up to 19% compared with an intact column, but most of this resistance loss can be remedied by using self-tapping screws. It was also found that such resistance loss and recovery are dependent on the seriousness of the cracking, and generally increase with the increased initial mid-height deflection and decreased screw spacing, whereas a screw spacing of 100 mm would be sufficient for most cases considered in this study.

Key words： Wood columns      Cracked      Self-tapping screws      Retrofitting      Finite element model     
Received: 20 March 2015      Published: 04 December 2015
CLC:  TU366.2  
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Xiao-bin Song, Ya-jie Wu, Rui Jiang. Compressive capacity of longitudinally cracked wood columns retrofitted by self-tapping screws. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering), 2015, 16(12): 964-975.

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