Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests
Journal Article
Khokhar, A. M., Zhang, H., Ridley-Ellis, D., & Moore, J. (2008)
Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests. Timber Engineering,
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...
Development of 3d lattice models for predicting nonlinear timber joint behaviour
Thesis
Reichert, T. Development of 3d lattice models for predicting nonlinear timber joint behaviour. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2827
This work presents the development of a three-dimensional lattice material model for wood and its application to timber joints including the potential strengthening benefit of...
Potential for estimating the age of instruments by characterisation of wood properties via acoustics.
Conference Proceeding
Ridley-Ellis, D., & Popescu, C. (2014)
Potential for estimating the age of instruments by characterisation of wood properties via acoustics
The performance of musical instruments is sensitive to several wood properties that are affected by aging. These wood properties also change with temperature and humidity in w...
Strength class of minor conifer species, as estimated from log acoustic measurements, small-clear data and knowledge of wood property variation
Conference Proceeding
Gil-Moreno, D., Ridley-Ellis, D., & McLean, J. P. (2014)
Strength class of minor conifer species, as estimated from log acoustic measurements, small-clear data and knowledge of wood property variation. In K. Schober (Ed.), COST Action FP1004 "Experimental Research with Timber", (214-218
It is well known that wood properties vary from species to species. Additionally, trees grow wood in response to their requirement to grow in a certain environment. Therefore,...
Racking performance of Platform timber framed walls assessed by rigid body relaxation technique
Journal Article
D 'Amico, B., Kermani, A., Porteous, J., Dhonju, R., & Zhang, B. (2016)
Racking performance of Platform timber framed walls assessed by rigid body relaxation technique. Construction and Building Materials, 129, 148-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.10.106
A new method to assess the raking performance of Platform timber framed walls, is provided in this study: each component of the unit wall assembly is assumed as rigid, hence a...
Structural design with Accoya wood
Journal Article
Crawford, D., Bongers, F., Alexander, J., Marcroft, J., Bongers, F., Alexander, J., …Hairstans, R. (2013)
Structural design with Accoya wood. International Wood Products Journal, 4(3), 172-176. https://doi.org/10.1179/2042645313y.0000000041
The benefits from acetylation of wood to enhance resistance against fungal decay and dimensional stability have been known for many years. Since 2007 Accsys Technologies has b...
A comparison between Volumetric Timber Manufacturing Strategies in the UK and mainland Europe
Presentation / Conference
Duncheva, M., & Bradley, F. F. (2016, September)
A comparison between Volumetric Timber Manufacturing Strategies in the UK and mainland Europe. Paper presented at Modular and Offsite Construction Summit (MOC), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
The construction sector in the UK is currently being challenged by an urgent need to produce housing. This requirement is within a context of increasingly stringent greenhouse...
Knowledge transfer in timber engineering
Conference Proceeding
Hairstans, R., Dodyk, R., Kermani, A., Lawson, R., & Mackenzie, R. (2006)
Knowledge transfer in timber engineering. In 9th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2006 (WCTE 2006) (2474-2477
Napier University and Oregon Timber Frame Ltd have recently completed an award winning two year project in timber engineering. The project was conducted under the
umbrella of ...
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...
The Structural behaviour of timber joints made with fully overlapping nails.
Thesis
Porteous, A. The Structural behaviour of timber joints made with fully overlapping nails. (Thesis)
Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2787
An integrated programme of experimental and analytical work was carried out to evaluate the nonlinear
semi-rigid characteristics of timber connections using fully overlapping ...