Kristýna Klajmonová

Round Timber Bolted Joints with Mechanical Reinforcement

This paper presents the results of static tests of round timber bolted joints with inserted steel plates. All round timber joints static tests in tension were carried out on pressure machine EU 100 in laboratory of the Faculty of Civil Engineering VŠB-TU Ostrava. At first, timber specimens were tested without reinforcement. Based on these results, mechanical reinforcement methods were proposed: using modified washers and boost with screws. These samples were also tested. Rate of improvement in tensile strength was established for used reinforcement method.

Carrying Capacity of Round Timber Bolted Joints with Steel Plates under Cyclic Loading

Aim of this article is in presentation of results of dynamic tests of round timber bolted connections with slotted in steel plates. Multicyclic dynamic (fatigue) tests in tension were made with round timber joints on pulsator INSTRON in laboratory of ITAM CAS Prague. Results of laboratory tests have been statistically evaluated and completed with graphical records of deformation response to loading.

Reinforced Round Timber Joints under Static and Cyclic Loading

Aim of this article is in presentation of results of static and cyclic tests of round timber bolted joints with inserted steel plates. At first, timber specimens were tested without reinforcement. Based on static tests results, mechanical reinforcement methods were proposed and tested: using modified washers and boost with screws. Rate of improvement in tensile strength was established for used reinforcement method. Static tests in tension were carried out on pressure machine EU 100 in laboratory of the Faculty of Civil Engineering VŠB-TU Ostrava. Round timber joints multi cyclical dynamic (fatigue) tests in tension were made in laboratory of ITAM AS CR Prague and in TRI Žilina.

Carrying Capacity of Round Timber Bolted Joints with Steel Plates Under Static Loading / Únosnost Svorníkových Spojů Kulatiny S Vloženými Ocelovými Plechy Při Jednorázovém Statickém Namáhání

Abstract Aim of this article is in presentation of results of static tests of round timber bolted connections with steel plates. Round timber connections tests in tension were made on pressure machine EU100 in laboratory of the Faculty of Civil Engineering VSB-TU Ostrava. Results of laboratory tests have been statistically evaluated and completed by graphical records of deformation response on loading. Abstrakt Obsahem příspěvku je prezentace výsledků statických testů svorníkových spojů dřevěné kulatiny s vloženými ocelovými styčníkovými plechy. Testy spojů vzorků kulatiny v tahu byly prováděny staticky v lisu EU100 v laboratoři FAST VŠB-TU Ostrava. Výsledky testů byly statisticky vyhodnoceny a doplněny o grafické záznamy deformační odezvy spoje na zatížení.

Comparison of behaviour of laterally loaded round and squared timber bolted joints

In the current European standards for design of timber structures, the issue of timber-to-timber joint type is addressed only to squared timber, which makes the pinpointing of the round timber bolted joints load carrying capacity near-unfeasible due to the insufficient support in the current standards. There have been made series of tests of round timber joints in different inclinations of the loading force and also the reference tests of squared timber joints to compare the behaviour of this type of joints. Mechanical behaviour of the round and the squared timber bolted joints was tested in the laboratory of the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Ostrava. This paper presents results of static tests in tension at an angle of 0°, 90° and 60° to the grain of squared and round timber bolted joints. Load carrying capacity was determined according to the applicable standards and theories of fracture mechanics. The test results of laboratory tests were then compared with the results of theoretical calculations.

Selected Problems in Using Round Timber in Building Structures

The content of this paper are possibilities of using round timber in various public facilities structures (e.g. children ́s playgrounds) and in engineering constructions (e.g. watchtowers, bridges and footbridges). Specific problems of designing round timber structures, mainly in joints, are presented here.