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Fracture Mechanics Applied To Wood

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Fracture of Non-Metallic Materials

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The goal of this paper is to show the applicability of fracture mechanics concepts to a very anisotropic medium: wood. Because of its behavior, fracture of wood can be analysed with the elastic fracture mechanics principles. Then two important applications are shown such as chipping and gluing. With respect to the variable nature of wood, probabilistic fracture mechanics is a very powerful tool to analyse the safety of wooden structures.

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  1. Laboratoire De Fiabilite Mecanique Faculte Des Sciences, Universite De Metz Ile Du Saulcy, F-57045, Metz Cedex, France

    Ph Jodin & G. Pluvinage

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  1. Laboratorium für Technische Mechanik, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany

    Klaus P. Herrmann

  2. Commission of the European Communities, Joint Research Centre, Ispra Establishment, Ispra, Italy

    Lars Hannes Larsson

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Jodin, P., Pluvinage, G. (1987). Fracture Mechanics Applied To Wood. In: Herrmann, K.P., Larsson, L.H. (eds) Fracture of Non-Metallic Materials. Ispra Courses. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4784-9_11

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