<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This paper deals with results of preliminary analysis to determine the bending strength of approximately 150 year old oak timber obtained from structural elements used in construction. The test procedures were those specified in the PN-EN 408 standard. The experiments involved subjecting specimens to four-point static loading using three different loading rates: 5, 7 and 10 mm/min. The specimens were sampled from full-size timber beams. The experimental data revealed that after such a long period of use the structural oak timber elements had retained high strength. The failure mode and the behaviour of the beams during tests were dependent on the location of wood defects as well as the rate of deflection gain in time.</p></abstract>

This paper deals with results of preliminary analysis to determine the bending strength of approximately 150 year old oak timber obtained from structural elements used in construction. The test procedures were those specified in the PN-EN 408 standard. The experiments involved subjecting specimens to four-point static loading using three different loading rates: 5, 7 and 10 mm/min. The specimens were sampled from full-size timber beams. The experimental data revealed that after such a long period of use the structural oak timber elements had retained high strength. The failure mode and the behaviour of the beams during tests were dependent on the location of wood defects as well as the rate of deflection gain in time.

Preliminary assessment of the bending strength of mid-nineteenth century oak timber

Kielce University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Department of the Strength of Materials, Concrete Structures and Bridges, Kielce,

Advances in Materials Science

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

This paper deals with results of preliminary analysis to determine the bending strength of approximately 150 year old oak timber obtained from structural...

Preliminary assessment of the bending strength of mid-nineteenth century oak timber

Published Online: Apr 22, 2017

Page range: 58 - 69

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/adms-2017-0005

Keywords
laboratory testing, mechanical properties, four-point bending, element failure, old oak timber

© by M. Bakalarz

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Preliminary assessment of the bending strength of mid-nineteenth century oak timber

Published Online: Apr 22, 2017

Page range: 58 - 69

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/adms-2017-0005

Keywordslaboratory testing, mechanical properties, four-point bending, element failure, old oak timber

© by M. Bakalarz

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
laboratory testing, mechanical properties, four-point bending, element failure, old oak timber