Abstract
An investigation was carried out on CLT panels made from Sitka spruce in order to establish the effect of
the thickness of CLT panels on the bending stiffness and strength and the rolling shear. Bending and shear
tests on 3-layer and 5-layer panels were performed with loading in the out-of-plane and in-plane
directions. ‘Global’ stiffness measurements were found to correlate well with theoretical values. Based
on the results, there was a general tendency that both the bending strength and rolling shear decreased
with panel thickness. Mean values for rolling shear ranged from 1.0 N/mm2 to 2.0 N/mm2
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 141-150 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Construction and Building Materials |
Volume | 116 |
Early online date | 04 May 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Jul 2016 |
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Daniel McPolin
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