Load-bearing capacity of timber member finger-joint connections

Abstract

This paper demonstrates the results of experimental determination of load-bearing capacity of structural timber member glued finger-joint connection and analyses the possibility of application of this type of connection in timber trusses. Loadbearing capacity of connections, formed in this way, is determined on the multiple samples of timber members, with different dimensions of crosssection, loaded up to the ultimate limit state. The recommendations for further research in the subject area are given after the discussion of the test results.

U radu je prikazano eksperimentalno određivanje nosivosti nastavaka drvenih štapova formiranih lepljenjem, primenom zupčastog spoja, i mogućnost primene istih kod drvenih rešetkastih nosača. Nosivost tako formiranih nastavaka je utvrđena na više uzoraka drvenih štapova, različitih dimenzija poprečnog preseka, opterećivanjem uzoraka do dostizanja granične nosivosti, nakon čega su uz diskusiju rezultata ispitivanja, izvučeni određeni zaključci i date smernice za nastavak istraživanja u predmetnoj oblasti.