Experimental study on the static and fatigue performances of GFRP-timber bolted connections
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Wu, Chao
Zhang, Zixiao
He, Li
Tam, Lik-ho
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Steel plate connection is popular in modern timber structures. However, the steel plate may be subjected to corrosion issue due to the presence of moisture in timbers. This paper proposes to replace steel plate with glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) plate for connecting timber elements, so that the durability of the timber structure is expected to be improved. An experimental study is presented on the static and fatigue performances of the proposed GFRP-timber bolted connections. Variables including bolt diameter, number of bolt rows, number of bolt columns were selected to understand their effects on the static and fatigue behaviours of the connections. Failure modes, load–displacement curves, static bearing capacities, fatigue lives, stiffness degradations of the GFRP-timber bolted connections were reported. The residue bearing capacities of the connections were tested after the fatigue loading tests to assess the fatigue effect on the connection static behaviour. This study contributes to the understanding of the mechanical behaviour of GFRP-timber bolted connections.
Date Issued
2023-01-15
Date Acceptance
2022-10-25
Citation
Composite Structures, 2023, 304 (Part 2)
ISSN
0263-8223
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal / Book Title
Composite Structures
Volume
304
Issue
Part 2
Copyright Statement
Copyright © Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Subjects
BEHAVIOR
Bolted connection
BUILDINGS
COMPOSITE JOINTS
CORROSION
DESIGN
FAILURE
Fatigue
FRP
GFRP
Materials Science
Materials Science, Composites
Mechanical properties
Mechanics
PLATES
Science & Technology
STRENGTH
Technology
Timber
WOOD-STEEL
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
116435
Date Publish Online
2022-10-29