Testing and modelling of hardwood joints using beech and azobé

Tests on double-shear steel-to-timber joints loaded parallel-to-grain were undertaken, using beech and azobé with one, three and five dowels in a row. The dowels were made of high strength steel (hss) and very high strength steel (vhss). The experiments have shown a significant difference in load-carrying capacity of joints with vhss and hss...