Tensile, moment, and torsional resistance evaluation and prediction of mortise-and-tenon joints in wood-based composites

Author

Can Tu

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Zhang, Jilei

Committee Member

Jones, David

Committee Member

Kitchens, Shane

Date of Degree

8-7-2010

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Forest Products

Degree Name

Master of Science

College

College of Forest Resources

Department

Department of Forest Products

Abstract

This study was performed to characterize and understand static loading capacities of the T-shaped, end-toace, mortise-and-tenon joints in pine plywood and oriented strandboard (OSB), and to develop mechanical models to predict its tensile, moment, and torsional resistance capacities. Results of the study indicated that the tensile resistance of a stapled-and-glued mortise-and-tenon joint in pine plywood and OSB ranges from 505 to 1933 lb. and 306 to 845 lb., respectively; the moment resistance ranges from 780 to 4428 lb.-in. and 612 to 2309 lb.-in., respectively; and the torsional resistance ranges from 598 to 2292 lb.-in. and 439 to 1260 lb.-in., respectively. The mechanical models proposed in this study were experimentally validated. The tensile, moment, and torsional resistances of a T-shaped, end-toace, stapled-and-glued, mortise-and-tenon joints can be estimated based on knowing basic material properties of single-staple tensile, lateral shear resistance, and material end-toace glue bonding tensile strength and shear strength.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/15513

Comments

wood composite||mechanical model||resistance evaluation||mortise-and-tenon joint

Recommended Citation

Tu, Can, "Tensile, moment, and torsional resistance evaluation and prediction of mortise-and-tenon joints in wood-based composites" (2010). Theses and Dissertations. 4242.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/4242