ENGINEERED LUMBER: LVL AND SOLID WOOD REINFORCED WITH NATURAL FIBRES

摘要

This work presents the first results of an experiment on elements made of LVL wood and elements in solid wood reinforced with FRP (Fibre Reinforced Plastic) in natural fibres of basalt, flax and hemp. After a careful study of the properties of the materials to be used, two series of LVL and solid wood elements were prepared reinforced with the three types of natural fibres and were then subjected to bending tests on four points. The results of the elements that had been reinforced in this way were compared with those obtained by bending tests on elements with no reinforcement or reinforced with traditional glass or carbon fibres. The natural fibres behaved well as regards flax and hemp fibres.