ANALYSIS OF WOOD-PEG CONNECTED TIMBER FRAMES

Wood-peg connected timber frames require the use of an analysis procedure that accounts for the connection behavior. The peg stiffness can be modeled using short elements whose axial stiffness is determined assuming that the peg acts as a simply supported beam with a concentrated load at mid span. This approach has been shown to work when compared to test data on the behavior of a single connection. This modeling approach has been extended to a fairly large frame to examine the sensitivity of the frame to various modeling assumptions, particularly the effects of member-to-member contact at a joint. If the effects of contact are not accounted for, estimations of some load effects may be underestimated by more than 100%, although most under estimations are 25% or less.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Bulleit, W M
  • Drewek, M W
• Conference:
  • 1999 New Orleans Structures Congress
  • Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Date: 1999-4-18 to 1999-4-21
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 654-657

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Frames; Joints; Stiffness; Structural models; Timber; Wood
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wood pegs
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00778309
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0784404216
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 4 1999 12:00AM