Search
WIT Press


Related Book

Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XIV

Edited By: C.A. Brebbia, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and S. Hernández, University of A Coruña, Spain

Advances For The On-site Determination Of The Stresses State In Timber Structures In Service

Price

Free (open access)

Transaction

WIT Transactions on The Built Environment

Volume

153

Pages

11

Page Range

771 - 781

Published

2015

Size

716 kb

Paper DOI

10.2495/STR150641

Copyright

WIT Press

Author(s)

M. Crespo de Antonio, D. Luengas-Carreño, S. Sánchez-Beitia

Abstract

The assessment of nondestructive (NDT) or semi-destructive techniques (SDT) for the in situ structural characterization in existing constructions is one of the most important challenges for the scientific community. The hole-drilling method is considered as a SDT because the damage caused to the analyzed element affects neither its integrity nor its load-bearing capacity. The experimental process is to measure the relaxed strains caused by the removal of a small round of material. These relaxed strains are recorded by previously well adhered strain gages according to the corresponding ASTM standard. It is possible to deduce the stress status before the material removal using the correct mathematical scheme.

This paper shows the advances of the setting of the hole-drilling method for the deduction of the stress-state on supporting wood members in existing structures (buildings and civil constructions). The relationship between the relaxed strains after removing the material and the stress that causes them has been identified in the laboratory by means of the deduction of its corresponding compliance matrix. The laboratory-tested samples of Pinus radiata D. Don had a structural size, being loaded under a known uniaxial compression imitating piers. The main goal is to complete compliance matrix for this material and for compression situations. The matrix will be useful in deducing the real stresses in regions of timber structural members made of this kind of wood.

Keywords

on site assessment, hole-drilling technique, timber structures, ancient constructions, compliance tensor, compression loading



Related Book

Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XIV

Edited By: C.A. Brebbia, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and S. Hernández, University of A Coruña, Spain

Other papers in this volume

Warning (2) : foreach() argument must be of type array|object, null given [in /var/www/dce7ae55-385b-4ffa-8595-3ec5e61ff110/public_html/app/templates/Papers/view.php, line 364]

Keep me updated
Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XIV

View Book

Other papers in this volume

Methodology For The Cataloguing And Recovery Of Archaeological Remains Of Architectural Heritage

Morphological And Typological Assessment Of Architectural Heritage In Historical Mediterranean Ports

The Application Of A Schema To Late Gothic Heritage: Creating A Digital Model For A Spatio-temporal Study In Andalusia

The Impossibility Of Linear Reading The Evolution Of Reinforced Concrete: The Case Of Spain (1896–1973)

Baroque Balconies And Masks In Eastern Sicily (Italy)

Re-use Of Historical Buildings In The Holy City Of Makkah: Case Study Selection Guidelines

The Iron-glass Roof Of The Milan Gallery Vittorio Emanuele II: Knowing The Past, Understanding The Present And Preservation For The Future

WIT Press, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton SO40 7AA, UK. Registered in England as a limited company No. 4741634

Copyright 2025 WIT Press All Rights Reserved - Prices are Subject to Change - Returns Policy - Privacy Policy - Site Map