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Structural grading of old chestnut elements by bending and compression tests

TitleStructural grading of old chestnut elements by bending and compression tests
Publication TypePresentazione a Congresso
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsFaggiano, B., Grippa M.R., Marzo Anna, and Mazzolani F.M.
Conference Name11th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2010, WCTE 2010
Conference LocationTrentino
KeywordsBending tests, Chestnut wood, Compression testing, Compression tests, Compressive behaviour, Defect patterns, Elastic characteristic, Failure (mechanical), Failure mechanism, Fruits, Mechanical characterizations, Mechanical properties, Standard values, Strength of materials, Strength property, Structural elements, Tangential directions, Timber, Uni-axial loading, Visual grading, Wood anatomy
Abstract

The paper deals with the mechanical characterization of timber elements based on bending and compression tests, according to UNI and ISO codes. The investigations were performed on both structural elements and defects-free specimens, made of old chestnut wood, aiming at evaluating the influence of typical defect patterns and wood anatomy on the elastic characteristics, strength properties as well as failure mechanisms of the material. In particular, the behaviour in compression of clear wood under uniaxial loading is studied with different orientations as respect to the longitudinal, radial and tangential directions. The experimental results are examined in relation with the standard values assumed by Italian codes for the quality classes assignment by visual grading.

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Citation KeyFaggiano20101505