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  • Model for the prediction of nail withdrawal stiffness

    Creator:
    Atherton, Jon C.
    Abstract:
    An important factor affecting the strength and ultimate load of wood structures is the strength, stiffness and durability of its joints. Therefore, the behavior of nailed joints must be given proper consideration when designing and analyzing wood structures. Presently,formulas for determining the strength of nailed joints under withdrawal loads, as...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    Testing Procedure 4.3.1 Nail-push and nail withdrawal test 4.3.2 Friction tests 4.3.3 Foundation

  • Nonlinear finite-element modeling of intercomponent connections in light-frame wood structures

    Creator:
    Groom, Kevin
    Abstract:
    Nailed connections have nonlinear load-displacement relations. Modeling these connections in an assembled structure would require a great amount of computational time because of the large number of degrees of freedom. Replacing these connections with energetically-equivalent nonlinear springs reduces the number of degrees of freedom, and leads to computational efficiency in...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Inelastic stiffness moduli for nail joints between wood studs and plywood sheathing

    Creator:
    Loferski, Joseph R.
    Abstract:
    Defining the inelastic behavior of nail joints is essential in the development of a rational design procedure of wood-stud walls. Prediction equations were developed for the inelastic behavior of joints commonly found in wood-stud walls. The equations relate three elastic moduli that define the average inelastic joint stiffness to the...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis