Experimental study comparing the behaviour of steel truss plates and birch plywood inserts in ridge joints on glued laminated rafters

The present paper reports on an analysis of the mechanical performance of two flat joining systems used in roof members made of glued laminated timber. Six pairs of laminated timber rafters for a double-pitched roof with a 100x180-mm cross-section, a 6.00-m span and a height of 1.00 m were subjecte...

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Main Authors: M. A. Serrano López, A. G. Lozano Martínez-Luengas, F. López Gayarre, J. J. Del Coz Díaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2009-09-01
Series:Materiales de Construccion
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Online Access:http://materconstrucc.revistas.csic.es/index.php/materconstrucc/article/view/148