Wood-glass-epoxy joints are made by wetting glass fibre cloth with epoxy resin and bonding it to the sides of the timbers. They represent an economic alternative to punched metal plates or bolts in a variety of applications, including those where high durability, waterproofing or an attractive appearance are required. They may also be used to enhance the properties of the timber members themselves. Previously published work has shown that these joints perform well in fatigue. This paper presents test results for strength and stiffness for various different joint configurations with the timbers parallel and at 30°, 60° and 90° to each other. The results indicated that uniaxial glass cloth performs better than biaxial glass cloth in all joints. Misaligning the glass with the direction of loading has a significant detrimental effect on performance. For the non-parallel joints the unavoidable effect of loading at an angle to the grain reduced both the failure loads and the stiffness.
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February 2006
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February 01 2006
Joining timber with glass fibre and epoxy
P. Claisse, MA, PhD, CEng, MICE;
P. Claisse, MA, PhD, CEng, MICE
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Accepted:
April 20 2005
Received:
November 29 2005
Online ISSN: 1747-6518
Print ISSN: 1747-650X
© 2006 Thomas Telford Ltd
2006
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials (2006) 159 (1): 11–17.
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Accepted:
April 20 2005
Received:
November 29 2005
Citation
Claisse P, Masse B (2006), "Joining timber with glass fibre and epoxy". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials, Vol. 159 No. 1 pp. 11–17, doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/coma.2006.159.1.11
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