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Shear properties of metal-free wooden load-bearing walls using plywood jointed with a combination of adhesive tape and wood dowels

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In this study, the potential of wood-only (metal-free) load-bearing walls was proposed and tested based on the idea of using the same type of material throughout wherever possible while improving basic properties such as strength, sound insulation, and heat insulation. Specifically, a technique was tested of combining pressure sensitive adhesive tape and wood dowels in place of nails for load-bearing structures with panel reinforcement represented by wood-frame construction. For this paper, its strength was evaluated by conducting in-plane shear tests, which revealed that the initial rigidity and maximum load of the proposed test specimens were greater than that of specimens using nails for jointing. However, the shear load factor, which is calculated based on some strength parameters and which forms the foundation of housing strength design, was slightly lower than that of the nail-jointed specimen. This was because there was a large decline in post-collapse resistance and a lower calculated absorbed energy caused by brittleness. The early detachment of panels was also revealed as a problem in the tests.

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We extend our thanks to the LIXIL JS Foundation for their assistance in carrying out this study.

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  1. Industrial Research Center, Aichi Center for Industry and Science Technology, 1-157-1 Onda-cho, Kariya, Aichi, 448-0013, Japan

    Satoshi Fukuta & Masaki Nomura

  2. Graduate School of Bioagricultural Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8601, Japan

    Keita Ogawa, Mariko Yamasaki & Yasutoshi Sasaki

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Fukuta, S., Ogawa, K., Nomura, M. et al. Shear properties of metal-free wooden load-bearing walls using plywood jointed with a combination of adhesive tape and wood dowels. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 75, 429–437 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-016-1084-4

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