Abstract
Abstract: It is demonstrated in this paper that the influence of moisture- and load variations on lifetime and residual strength (re-cycle strength) of wood can be considered by theories previously developed by the author. The common, controlling factor is creep, which can be modified very easily by introducing a special moisture dependent relaxation time in the well-known Power-Law creep expression.
Because basic failure mechanisms in wood are invariant with respect to loading modes, it is suggested that a number of methods used in design of wood structures can be generalized/simplified to apply irrespective of loading modes and moisture conditions. Reliability studies may become more ‘reliable’ as the result of recognizing property distributions to be related.
Keywords: Moisture variation, load variation, Power-Law creep, lifetime, fatigue, residual strength (re-cycle strength).
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | On the influence of moisture and load variations on the strength behavior of wood |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Place of Publication | Arcachon, France |
| Publisher | Association ARBORA, France |
| Publication date | 2005 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Event | On the influence of moisture and load variations on the strength behavior of wood - Duration: 1 Jan 2005 → … |
Conference
| Conference | On the influence of moisture and load variations on the strength behavior of wood |
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| Period | 01/01/2005 → … |