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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2021, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (11): 158-168.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20211116

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Flexural Behavior of Hybrid Cross-Laminated Timber Fabricated from Construction Oriented Strand Board and Spruce-Pine-Fir

Qiao Li1,Zhiqiang Wang1,*,Zhijun Liang1,Long Li2   

  1. 1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037
    2. Hubei Tianxin Timber Framed Building Manufacturing Co., Ltd Hanchuan 431600
  • Received:2020-08-24 Online:2021-11-25 Published:2022-01-12
  • Contact: Zhiqiang Wang

Abstract:

Objective: In order to explore the feasibility of domestic construction oriented strand board (COSB) used in cross-laminated timber (CLT) production, expand the raw materials source of domestic CLT products, promote the application of COSB in timber structure buildings, and evaluate the influences of configuration and layer number on flexural behavior of CLT, the flexural behavior of hybrid CLT (HCLT) fabricated from COSB and lumber were investigated in this paper. Method: The HCLT panels with different layer number (three and five layers) and five configurations were fabricated from COSB and SPF(spruce-pine-fir) dimension lumber. The bending strength, bending modulus and failure modes of CLT and HCLT specimens in major and minor strength direction were evaluated by four-point bending test. The theoretical values of bending properties were calculated by shear analogy method, and the finite element models were built to analyze the bending performances of HCLT. Result: The main failure modes of test specimens in major strength direction were rolling shear failure of transverse layer of lumber and tensile failure of bottom layer. The tensile failure of specimens in minor strength direction was mainly occurred at the gaps between bottom layers due to no edge-gluing. HCLT had higher bending properties than generic CLT. All the bending strength of HCLT in major strength direction were higher than those of generic CLT (group A1). The bending stiffness of the three- and five-layer HCLT specimen (A3 group) were 10% and 31% higher than those of generic CLT (group A1), which were 76% and 48% for bending strength, respectively. The improvement of bending properties was more significant for specimens in minor strength direction. The bending stiffness of three- and five-layer HCLT specimen (group B4) were 447% and 83% higher than those of generic CLT (group B1), which were 118% and 40% for bending strength, respectively. With the increase of the COSB layer number used in HCLT, the bending properties in minor and two-way strength direction of HCLT were improved, and the difference of bending properties between two directions was reduced. Considering the material economy and mechanical properties comprehensively, the A3 and B3 group, which only using COSB as transverse layer, had better two-way bending properties. With the increase of the layer number, the bending stiffness and strength in minor strength direction of CLT and HCLT increased, however, the bending strength in major strength direction decreased. The shear analogy method could predict well the bending properties of CLT and HCLT in major strength direction. For minor strength direction, due to no edge-gluing between the same lamination and other influencing factors, there were certain relative errors between the theoretical and experimental values. The outer layers could not be neglected for theoretical calculation in minor strength direction for the tested specimens having COSB layers as outer layers. The established finite element models could analyze well the bending behavior of HCLT. Conclusion: Compared with sawn timber, COSB has better mechanical properties in minor strength direction. The application of COSB in CLT, especially used as transverse layer, could improve the rolling shear and bending performances of CLT. There is a good feasibility for the application of COSB in CLT.

Key words: cross-laminated timber(CLT), hybrid lamina, construction oriented strand board(COSB), bending properties, shear analogy method, numerical modeling

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