Experimentations on the retrofitting of damaged Single Step Joints with Self-Tapping Screws

When assessing the roof of existing buildings, engineers may be confronted with structural joints badly preserved, for instance the damaged Single Step Joint (SSJ) located at the foot of timber trusses. Since the early appearance of failure modes in this traditional carpentry connection may lead to...

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Main Author: Verbist, Maxime Paul Augustin (author)
Other Authors: Branco, Jorge M. (author), Poletti, Elisa (author), Descamps, Thierry (author), Lourenço, Paulo B. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/58685
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/58685