Abstract This article aims to investigate the contact characteristics of mortise and tenon (M&T) joints in traditional timber structures. In particular, normal embedded compressive between surfaces M&T joint was investigated. Based on basic theory tenon, a elasto-plastic model, which can reflect real behavior wooden structures, proposed. Coulomb friction utilized describe tangential sli...

Abstract Damage is a common condition in ancient timber structures, whose influence on the mechanical properties of structures cannot be ignored. To study damaged hoop head mortise-tenon joint, four specimens with shrinkage gauge, including one intact joint specimen and three artificial simulated specimens, are designed, fabricated this paper by regarding global damage degree column axial force...

Abstract This research investigates the robotic assembly of timber structures connected by wood–wood connections. As digitization construction sector progresses, digital tools, such as industrial arms and Computer Numerical Control machines, are becoming increasingly accessible. The new-found ease with which wood can be processed stimulates a renewed interest in traditional joinery, where piece...

For many years U.S. design codes modeled the design values of a multiple-bolt joint as the design value of a single-bolt connection multiplied by the number of bolts. The provisions were based on research conducted by Trayer (1932) who observed an equal distribution of load among bolts. This was despite the fact that research conducted as early as in the late 19 century suggested an uneven load...

This article reviewed the literature regarding the diameter of dowels and identified three distinct philosophies of dowel space preparation. One group advocated the narrowest diameter for fabrication of a dowel to a desired length. Another recommended a dowel space with an apical diameter equal to one third of the narrowest dimension of the root at the terminus of the dowel. A third group advis...

This paper investigates various aspects of the structural behavior of doweled joints, including load transfer, in rigid airport pavement systems using nonlinear three–dimensional finite element methods. The finite element models include two concrete slab segments with dowels connecting them. The concrete slab and supporting layers are simulated by continuum solid elements to enhance the accurac...