ENB205 Lecture Notes - Dotdash, Ductility, British Association For Immediate Care
Document Summary
The design of timber structures frequently relies on the use of flexural properties of the timber members. These flexing properties may be a designed feature or an unexpected failure in a structure. It is then important to know the flexural stiffness and ultimate fibre strength capacity of the timber under consideration to enable adequate design for both strength and deflection. The aim of this practical is to examine the properties of some typical timber materials. Although the test methods adopted in this investigation are not standard, they provide an indication as to the relative performance of various timbers and timber products. Below is a list of calculations and their variables required to calculate the specific quantities. = cross-sectional width of test specimen d = cross-sectional depth of test specimen. M = bending moment at failure y = distance from neutral axis to the extreme fibre.
