@inproceedings{a505f678e2424d8b98afa792d291e3d5,
title = "NUMERICAL EXAMINATION OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF DOWEL LAMINATED TIMBER ELEMENTS UTILISING COMPRESSED WOOD DOWELS",
abstract = "This study examines the use of finite element software to model the failure behaviour of a dowel laminated timber (DLT) beam which is connected with the use of modified or compressed wood dowels. The numerical model is validated against experimental results and a parametric study is carried out to further examine the influence of dowel diameter and dowel spacing on the load-displacement behaviour of the DLT beams. The numerical model is shown to accurately simulate the ultimate failure load and the stiffness of the DLT beams. The influence of dowel diameter and dowel spacing are presented. The results demonstrate that DLT technology can be used to further improve the environmental performance of timber construction by replacing the use of adhesive which is commonly used when manufacturing laminated engineered wood products.",
keywords = "Compressed wood dowels, Dowel Laminated Timber (DLT), Engineered Wood Products (EWPs), Foundation zone, Numerical modelling, Parametric study",
author = "Conan O{\textquoteright}Ceallaigh and Harte, \{Annette M.\} and McGetrick, \{Patrick J.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 13th World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2023. All rights reserved.; 13th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Timber for a Livable Future, WCTE 2023 ; Conference date: 19-06-2023 Through 22-06-2023",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.52202/069179-0030",
language = "English",
series = "13th World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2023",
publisher = "World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE)",
pages = "216--224",
editor = "Nyrud, \{Anders Q.\} and Malo, \{Kjell Arne\} and Kristine Nore and Alsen, \{Knut Werner Lindeberg\} and Saule Tulebekova and Staehr, \{Efthymia Ratsou\} and Gabrielle Bergh and Wendy Wuyts",
booktitle = "13th World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2023",
}