V.D. Thi

FE Analysis of Flexural Behavior of Externally Bonded CFRP Reinforced Timber Beams

This study focuses on the flexural behavior of timber beams externally reinforced using Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRP). A non-linear finite element analysis is proposed in order to complete the experimental analysis of the flexural behavior of the beams. An elasto-plastic behavior is assumed for reinforced Timber and interface elements are used to model the interaction between CFRP and timber.The predicted and measured load–midspan deflection response results in addition to the failure modes are compared. It was observed that the predicted FE results are in good agreement with the experimental measured test data.

Numerical Analysis of Laminated Veneer Lumber Panels in Fire

This paper presents models for calculating the fire behavior of Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) elements. A 2D FE thermal model was employed to analyze heat transfer within LVL panels. The thermal model was found to provide good predictions when comparing the calculated temperatures and residual cross-section dimensions of LVL panels with the experiment results.