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Because of the environmental adaptability and high strength—to-weight ratio. wood may be the most sustainable building material in the 21st century, though the large scatter of mechanical properties need to be reduced.
This study presents a design method for performance in glulam (glued laminated) beams of timber. An analytical model was made for predicting the modulus of rupture (MOR) of glulam beams and Monte-Carlo simulation was carried out for predicting the variability. Characteristic points of the present model are to consider the effects of reinforcement due to gluing laminae and of the plastic deformation in the compressive zone. The predicted results by means of the present model agreed well with the experimental results.
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Mihashi, H., Itagaki, N. (1998). Probabilistic Design of Performance in Glued Laminated Timber. In: Frantziskonis, G.N. (eds) PROBAMAT-21st Century: Probabilities and Materials. NATO ASI Series, vol 46. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5216-7_18
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