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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2022, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (8): 173-181.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20220818

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Applicability of Timoshenko Beam Iterative Method to Calculate Wood Elastic Modulus and Shear Modulus

Zheng Wang,Yuhao Zhou,Zhaoyu Shen,Yuhang He   

  1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037
  • Received:2021-09-17 Online:2022-08-25 Published:2022-12-19

Abstract:

Objective: When Timoshenko free beam iteration method is used to dynamically test the elastic modulus and shear modulus of wood, its test accuracy is greatly affected by the different length thickness ratios of the specimen. Therefore, this paper was implemented to explore the applicability of calculating wood elastic modulus and shear modulus according to the iterative method of Timoshenko beam, and further focus on the test accuracy. Method: Through the truncated test of beech, SPF(spruce, pine and fir) and LVL(laminated venner lumber) specimens, the spectrums under different length thickness ratios were dynamically measured, and the first and second-order bending frequencies of free beam were read out from the spectrum. At the same time, the elastic modulus and shear modulus of wood and wood composites were calculated by iterative program. The effectiveness of the iterative method to calculate the shear modulus was verified by the free member torsional vibration method and the free plate torsional vibration mode method. Result: There was a lower limit value of length thickness ratio related to tree species. When the length thickness ratio of the specimen was less than the lower limit value, the elastic modulus and shear modulus could not be iterated by the iterative method. The elastic modulus determined by iterative method was higher than the elastic modulus test value of Euler beam. The iterative method also could give a too high calculated value of shear modulus. The elastic modulus calculated by iterative method might be higher than the elastic modulus test value based on Euler beam, and its degree is related to the length thickness ratio of the specimen. Only when the length thickness ratio of the specimen is greater than 24, the high value is less than 4%. The calculated value of shear modulus given by iterative method is related to the value of rectangular section factor k. When the rectangular section factor k is equal to 0.833 and 0.913, the calculated value of the shear modulus obtained by the iterative method is 12.2% and 2.3% (19.9% and 9.3%) higher than the measured value of the free member torsional vibration method (free plate torsional vibration mode method), respectively. Conclusion: In order to ensure the test accuracy, it is recommended to use beam specimens with length thickness ratio of 20-24 to dynamically test the first and second-order bending frequencies, and iteratively calculate the elastic modulus and shear modulus of wood with rectangular section factor of 0.913.

Key words: natural frequency, Timoshenko free beam iterative method, modulus of elasticity, shear modulus, applicability, test accuracy

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