EFFECT OF THE CORNER BLOCK DIMENSION ON TENSILE STRENGTH OF T-TYPE DOWEL JOINTS FOR FRAME CONSTRUCTION

Authors : Hasan EFE, Ali KASAL

Pages : 339-350

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Publication Date : 2010-08-06

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :ABSTRACT Effect of the corner block dimension on tensile strength for T-type glued dowel joints has been studied. For this purpose, pine wood insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Pinus sylvestris L.); and beech insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Fagus orientalis Lipsky); wood were used. Specimens, measuring of 30x30x25 mm, 40x40x25 mm, 50x50x25 mm ve 60x60x25 mm corner blocks were joined with beech   dowels. Polyvinylacetate insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PVAc); adhesive was used in gluing of dowel and the corner blocks. Tests were carried out according to the principles of ASTM-D 1037. According to the test results, beech wood exhibited beter performance than pine wood, and 40x40x25 mm corner block was more supportive to the structure than other corner blocks.   Key Words: Tensile strength, corner block, dowel joints.
Keywords : Tensile strength, corner block, dowel joints