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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2023, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (5): 145-156.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20220293

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Free Square Plate Torsional Mode Method for Measurement of Shear Modulus of Timber

Zheng Wang,Xiaoyu Gu,Yuhao Zhou,Yifan Zhang,Zhaoyu Shen,Yujie Huang   

  1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037
  • Received:2022-05-05 Online:2023-05-25 Published:2023-08-02

Abstract:

Objective: In order to expand the applicable range of the free square plate when testing the principal shear modulus of wood, this paper proposes a new method for dynamically testing the shear modulus of wood, namely the free square plate torsional modal method. Method: According to the unique first-order torsional mode characteristics and energy method of the wood free square plate, the relationship between the principal shear modulus of wood and the first-order torsional frequency of the free square plate is derived. First-order torsional modal frequencies of free-square plates were calculated using ANSYS for different tree species and different width-to-thickness ratios. Simulation and regression analysis were performed to obtain the modified equation between the principal directional shear modulus of wood and its first-order torsion frequency of the free-square plate (free-square plate torsion modal law equation). Result: The torsional mode characteristics of wood free slabs are divided into three categories according to the aspect ratio(l/b) of the free slab: l/b ≥3, l/b= 2 and l/b=1. The torsional mode shape of a free plate with l/b ≥3 varies along its long side curve, while it varies linearly along its broad side. The torsional mode shape of a free square plate (l/b=1) varies linearly along its long side and curves along its broad side. The torsional mode shape of a free plate with aspect ratio of 2(l/b= 2) varies curvilinearly along both its long and wide edges. Conclusion: The free square plate torsional modal method for testing the principal shear modulus of wood has a reliable theoretical basis. The square plate width-to-thickness ratio used to test the principal shear modulus of wood is in the range of 7-30 for the chordwise, radial and transverse square plates of wood, to reduce the limit of the width-to-thickness ratio of the opposite plate. The free square plate torsional modal method is suitable for testing both the principal shear modulus of wood and the shear modulus of wood composite panels and isotropic materials. Its effectiveness is verified by the free-bar torsional vibration method and the asymmetric four-point bending method. The method has the advantages of simple test operation and high-test accuracy. Theoretical analysis and experimental results both show that the shear modulus of wood composites and wood by the traditional free square plate torsional vibration method is low, and the low degree is related to the material type and the square plate width-to-thickness ratio.

Key words: free square plate, wood, wood composite panels, shear modulus, torsion vibration mode, torsional frequency, testing

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