dc.contributor.author | Gilbert, Benoit P | |
dc.contributor.author | Bailleres, Henri | |
dc.contributor.author | Fischer, Maxime F | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Hao | |
dc.contributor.author | McGavin, Robert L | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-15T22:51:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-03-15T22:51:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0899-1561 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002055 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/370480 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper experimentally investigates the mechanical properties of rotary veneers peeled from small-diameter hardwood plantation logs, recovered from early to midrotation subtropical hardwood plantations. The study aims at providing essential probabilistic data needed to ultimately predict the capacity and reliability of veneer-based composites structural products [such as laminated veneer lumber (LVL) and plywood] from characteristics that can be measured in line during manufacturing. Two species planted for solid timber end-products (Gympie messmate, Eucalyptus cloeziana, and spotted gum, Corymbia citriodora) and one species traditionally grown for pulpwood (southern blue gum, Eucalyptus globulus) were studied. The compressive and tensile modulus of rupture (MOR) of the veneers, parallel to the grain and for veneer-based composite applications, were experimentally investigated. Results show that the compressive MOR for all species typically ranges from 30 to 50 MPa [for modulus of elasticity (MOE)<12,000 MPa] to 60 to 90 MPa (for MOE>22,000 MPa). The tensile MOR is typically lower than or in the range of the compressive MOR for MOE less than 12,000 MPa, while for larger MOE (MOE>22,000 MPa) tensile MOR greater than 140 MPa were observed. The total knot area ratio (tKAR) of the veneers is also analyzed and Weibull distributions were found to provide a good characterization of the statistical repartition of the tKAR value along the length of a veneer sheet. For each species, equations to best predict a veneer MOR from its measured MOE and tKAR value are derived and fit the experimental results with a coefficient of determination between 0.63 and 0.74. The variability of the MOR of each species was accurately modeled by Weibull distributions, with the distribution parameters determined based on the experimental data. Results shown that southern blue gum and Gympie messmate are the most and least sensitive species to size effects, respectively. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 04017194-1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 04017194-10 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 10 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 29 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Civil engineering | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Materials engineering | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Materials engineering not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4005 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4016 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 401699 | |
dc.title | Mechanical Properties of Rotary Veneers Recovered from Early to Midrotation Subtropical-Hardwood Plantation Logs for Veneer-Based Composite Applications | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
dc.description.version | Accepted Manuscript (AM) | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Sciences, School of Engineering and Built Environment | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2017 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version. | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Gilbert, Benoit | |