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On the service responses and failure mechanisms of stressed-skin panels - Experimental approach
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On the service responses and failure mechanisms of stressed-skin panels - Experimental approach

Christophe Gerber, K Crews and C Sigrist
Proceedings of the 9th World Conference on Timber Engineering, pp.1800-1807
World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE), 9th (Portland, United States, 06-Aug-2006–10-Aug-2006)
Curran Associates Inc.
2006
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Abstract

Manufacturing Engineering
In 2002 a large-scale investigation on stressed-skin panels (SSP) commenced at the University of Technology, Sydney. 27 full-scale specimens, manufactured according to Australian practices, were investigated under bending conditions with various load configurations. The tests also considered the effects of boundary conditions such as blocking and the influence of defects. The laboratory investigation comprised a series of non-destructive and destructive tests, which enabled identifying the serviceability and ultimate responses of SSP specimens. Procedures capable of predicting/simulating the behaviours of SSP systems have also been developed, including a finite element model (FEM) and a mathematical procedure. Both numerical approaches are capable of predicting serviceability responses of SSP structures accurately and have led to development of a recommended amendment to section 5 of AS 1720.1.

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