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Serial correlation of withdrawal properties from axially-loaded self-tapping screws

International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability (12th : 2015 : Vancouver, B.C.)

Previous investigations outline the applicability of a two-level hierarchical stochastic material model combined with equicorrelation for the description of timber strength and elasticity, by explicit differentiation in variation within and between timber elements. Consequently, as far as withdrawal of primary axially-loaded self-tapping screws is concerned, the load bearing capacity of screw groups in laminated timber products depends on their positioning relative to the product layup. We analyse the first time the applicability of a two-level hierarchical model on withdrawal strength, stiffness properties and density. By testing a saturated data set, the hypothesis of equicorrelated withdrawal properties could not be rejected. Test setup, examination and accompanied epistemic uncertainties in analysing the stiffness properties are seen as general reason for their relatively high variation and consequently low correlation, whereas the high equicorrelation of withdrawal strength is explained by the homogeneous test material. However, in reality screw groups are influenced by unavoidable flaws which provoke higher variation and lower correlation. In view of previous investigations on timber strengths, an equicorrelation for withdrawal strength in the range of 0.40 to 0.50 (0.60) appears more reasonable.

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This collection contains the proceedings of ICASP12, the 12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering held in Vancouver, Canada on July 12-15, 2015. Abstracts were peer-reviewed and authors of accepted abstracts were invited to submit full papers. Also full papers were peer reviewed. The editor for this collection is Professor Terje Haukaas, Department of Civil Engineering, UBC Vancouver.

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0076077

Non UBC

Unreviewed

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