Experimental Studies of OSB Laminated Beams and I-beams Made of Wood and Wood-based Materials
publisher: Zielona Góra: Oficyna Wydawnicza Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego
creator: Socha, Tomasz
description: The article presents the results of comparative studies of I-beams and laminated beams made of OSB boards, aimed at demonstrating the impact of flange joint defects in I-beams on their load-bearing capacity and at presenting an alternative structural solution. As part of the experimental research, destructive bending tests were carried out on beams with a span of 540 cm and a cross-sectional height of 30 cm, in accordance with EOTA guidelines. The results revealed a significant sensitivity of I-beams to the presence of material defects in the flanges. In contrast, the double-glued laminated beams, despite their slightly lower stiffness, achieved substantially higher load-bearing capacities as well as more repeatable and predictable behavior. The analysis showed that OSB laminated beams can be a viable alternative to I-beams in applications where greater reliability is required.
subject: experimental studies
type: artykuł
language: eng
subject: wood
format: application/pdf
subject: wood-based materials
description: tytuł dodatkowy: Prace z Inżynierii Lądowej i Środowiska
contributor: Kuczyński, Tadeusz - red.
rights: Biblioteka Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego
issued: 2025
creator: Kula, Krzysztof
source: Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports (CEER), no 35, vol. 4
subject: laminated beams
subject: I-beams
date: 2025
creator: Denisiewicz, Arkadiusz
rights: CC 4.0