With increasing environmental concerns, the building sector must rethink selection of materials not only for structural members but also connections. Densified wooden nails might become an alternative to metallic fasteners, at least in applications with lower requirements. However, their behaviour timber-to-timber connections is yet systematically studied. This paper presents a series 90 shear ...

As a novel green material, Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) has favourable application prospects. Currently, the ultimate shear capacity design of UHPC beam is carried out using empirical or semi-empirical methods. These methods involve approximations, which are not always reliable, and their scope limited. In view this, test was conducted on eight rectangular beams. The span to depth rat...