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Creep-rupture life of Douglas-fir under cyclic environmental conditions

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Small beams of Douglas-fir were subjected to constant loads and the time to failure was investigated while the specimens were subjected to cyclicly varying conditions of relative humidity and temperature. At a given load level, periodic variations in environment led to significant reductions in the average time to failure. The extent ofthis reduction was primarily related to the range in integral moisture content attained by the specimens.

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Douglasien-Stäbe wurden einer konstanten Dauer-Belastung unterworfen und die Zeit bis zum Biegebruch gemessen. Während der Versuchsdauer wurden relative Luftfeuchtigkeit und Temperature zyklisch verändert. In einem bestimmten Belastungsbereich führen derartige periodische Änderungen der Umgebungsbedingungen zu einer signifikanten Verkürzung der Zeitdauer bis zum Bruch. Das Ausmaß der Verkürzung hängt in erster Linie mit der Größe der sich in der Probe einstellenden Gesamtholzfeuchtigkeit zusammen.

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Schniewind, A.P. Creep-rupture life of Douglas-fir under cyclic environmental conditions. Wood Science and Technology 1, 278–288 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00349759

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