Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Nailed Steel Plate Connections : Strength and Ductile Failure Modes

Crocetti, R. LU ; Gustafsson, P. J. LU ; Girhammar, U. A. ; Costa, L. and Asimakidis, A. (2016) In Structures 8. p.44-52
Abstract

This paper deals with theoretical and experimental investigations of nailed steel plate connections. For the experimental part, a total of 99 laboratory tests have been carried out in order to study failure mechanism and shear capacity of nailed steel plate connections. The testing programme comprised two nail lengths, two steel plate thicknesses and five nailing patterns. All tests related to loading of the plate in the direction of the grain of the wood. The nail patterns were designed to give ductile joint failure by yielding of the nails and/or bearing failure of the wood. The failure load was recorded and the mode and course of failure noted. For some of the specimens, deformation of the nails during loading was studied by means of... (More)

This paper deals with theoretical and experimental investigations of nailed steel plate connections. For the experimental part, a total of 99 laboratory tests have been carried out in order to study failure mechanism and shear capacity of nailed steel plate connections. The testing programme comprised two nail lengths, two steel plate thicknesses and five nailing patterns. All tests related to loading of the plate in the direction of the grain of the wood. The nail patterns were designed to give ductile joint failure by yielding of the nails and/or bearing failure of the wood. The failure load was recorded and the mode and course of failure noted. For some of the specimens, deformation of the nails during loading was studied by means of an X-ray equipment. Deviations between the test results and contemporary consensus as manifested in the SS-EN 1995-1-1:2004 and the Johansen theory for ductile failure were found in several respects: development of the plastic hinges in the nails, influence of nail length, steel plate thickness and nail-to-nail and edge distances. The paper also presents an empirical equation based on multiple regression analysis of the test results was proposed as an attempt to predict the load-carrying capacity of nailed connections in shear.

(Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
; ; ; and
organization
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
keywords
Ductile behaviour, Failure mode, Nailed steel plate connections, Shear capacity
in
Structures
volume
8
pages
9 pages
publisher
Elsevier
external identifiers
  • scopus:84991311800
  • wos:000391298700005
ISSN
2352-0124
DOI
10.1016/j.istruc.2016.07.003
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
895105c5-cbf5-4037-aafa-d5c055d04f7c
date added to LUP
2016-10-28 09:54:31
date last changed
2024-01-04 15:06:20
@article{895105c5-cbf5-4037-aafa-d5c055d04f7c,
  abstract     = {{<p>This paper deals with theoretical and experimental investigations of nailed steel plate connections. For the experimental part, a total of 99 laboratory tests have been carried out in order to study failure mechanism and shear capacity of nailed steel plate connections. The testing programme comprised two nail lengths, two steel plate thicknesses and five nailing patterns. All tests related to loading of the plate in the direction of the grain of the wood. The nail patterns were designed to give ductile joint failure by yielding of the nails and/or bearing failure of the wood. The failure load was recorded and the mode and course of failure noted. For some of the specimens, deformation of the nails during loading was studied by means of an X-ray equipment. Deviations between the test results and contemporary consensus as manifested in the SS-EN 1995-1-1:2004 and the Johansen theory for ductile failure were found in several respects: development of the plastic hinges in the nails, influence of nail length, steel plate thickness and nail-to-nail and edge distances. The paper also presents an empirical equation based on multiple regression analysis of the test results was proposed as an attempt to predict the load-carrying capacity of nailed connections in shear.</p>}},
  author       = {{Crocetti, R. and Gustafsson, P. J. and Girhammar, U. A. and Costa, L. and Asimakidis, A.}},
  issn         = {{2352-0124}},
  keywords     = {{Ductile behaviour; Failure mode; Nailed steel plate connections; Shear capacity}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{11}},
  pages        = {{44--52}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Structures}},
  title        = {{Nailed Steel Plate Connections : Strength and Ductile Failure Modes}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2016.07.003}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.istruc.2016.07.003}},
  volume       = {{8}},
  year         = {{2016}},
}