Traditional green oak timber construction, in which frames are connected with the all-timber pegged mortice and tenon joint, is enjoying a revival in the United Kingdom and the United States. However, innovation in design and construction is restricted by a lack of design guidelines or methods for the strength and stiffness analysis of traditional carpentry connections and frames. This paper presents the development of models to predict the stiffness and strength of all-timber pegged mortice and tenon connections as used in traditional green oak carpentry in the United Kingdom. Models developed based upon experimental observations and finite-element modeling are shown to provide simple and effective methods of predicting pegged connection strength and stiffness based upon an energy approach and a four-point beam bending analogy respectively.
History
Publication title
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume
21
Pagination
10-18
ISSN
0899-1561
Department/School
School of Architecture and Design
Publisher
Asce-Amer Soc Civil Engineers
Place of publication
1801 Alexander Bell Dr, Reston, USA, Va, 20191-4400
Rights statement
Copyright 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers