Determination of shear modulus of wood joists from torsion tests and relationship with modulus of elasticity
Conference Proceeding
Khokhar, A., & Zhang, J. (2018)
Determination of shear modulus of wood joists from torsion tests and relationship with modulus of elasticity
This paper presents the work that was undertaken to use torsion tests to evaluate the shear modulus of wood joists. The relationship of the shear modulus with modulus of elast...
Random acts of elasticity: MoE, G and EN408.
Conference Proceeding
Ridley-Ellis, D., Moore, J. & Khokhar, A. M. (2009)
Random acts of elasticity: MoE, G and EN408
The paper examines the variation in modulus of elasticity (MoE) and shear modulus (G) within sawn timber and the implications for testing timber in accordance with EN408:2003....
Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests
Conference Proceeding
Khokhar, A., Zhang, H., Ridley-Ellis, D. & Moore, J. (2008)
Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests. In 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2008, 2137-2144. ISBN 9781615670888
This paper presents details of the experimental method, and preliminary results from, a series of torsion tests undertaken to evaluate the shear modulus of Sitka spruce (Picea...