Strength Properties of Structural Glulam Elements from Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Timber Reinforced in the Tensile Zone with Steel and Basalt Rods |
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| Authors: | Rados&#x;aw Mirski Marcin Kuli&#x;ski Dorota Dziurka Marta Thomas Ryszard Antonowicz |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Wood-Based Materials, Poznań University of Life Sciences, ul. Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-627 Poznań, Poland; (M.K.); (D.D.);2.Faculty of Civil and Transport Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 5, 60-965 Poznań, Poland;3.Faculty of Civil Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland; |
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| Abstract: | The study analyzed potential applicability for asymmetric reinforcement of glulam beams using materials with a higher modulus of elasticity. Reinforcement elements included smooth and ribbed steel rods as well as basalt rods. These rods were placed only in the tensile zone, assuming that they will not only impart increased rigidity but first of all will reduce the scatter of bending strength values. What is significant, tests were conducted on timber with defects, as it is most commonly used in industrial practice. Analyses showed that this provides an increase in rigidity close to the assumed level. A significant increase in strength was observed. The manufactured beams reinforced with steel and basalt rods were characterized by mean bending strength amounting to 54 and 47 N/mm2, respectively. However, no significant improvement was found in the scatter of the observed variable. Beams reinforced with steel exhibit a 20% higher strength than unreinforced beams. The lower strength of beams reinforced with basalt bars may be related to the lower modulus of elasticity of the basalt itself. |
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| Keywords: | glulam elements pine timber reinforced beams strength properties |
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