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Laterally loaded timber joints with helically shaped steel fasteners.
  An experimental study was conducted to investigate the structural performance of a series of
helically shaped steel fasteners “Helifix® fasteners” for use in a variety of timber connection
systems. This paper describes part of a research programme investigating the performance of
single shear connections with Helifix fasteners and the factors influencing their behaviour and
load carrying capacity. The results show that the nailing configuration influences the joint
strength. The number of lines in the joint is shown to have direct relationship with the joint
strength, with the line spacing having no influence. However, the results show that the
relationship between the joint strength and the number of rows is varying according to the
spacing between the rows. The findings are in line with the design rules in Eurocode 5 (CEN,
2004) for nailed joints.

  • Type:

    Conference Paper

  • Date:

    21 February 2007

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • ISSN:

    1402-1528

  • Library of Congress:

    TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    624 Civil engineering

Citation

Coste, G. & Kermani, A. (2007). Laterally loaded timber joints with helically shaped steel fasteners. Proceedings from Nordic Workshop on Wood Engineering.. ISSN 1402-1528

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Keywords

helically shaped steel fasteners, “Helifix® fasteners", timber connection systems, single shear connections,

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