Timber Rivets in Structural Composite Lumber;Forest Service general technical rept

摘要

The objective of this study is to provide information on rivet shear load capacity in structural composites parallel strand lumber (PSL) and laminated strand lumber (LSL). The focus was on characterizing an average per rivet load capacity under conditions where the failure mode was limited to bearing deformation in the wood-based composite combined with bending in the nail. Variables considered in this study include species, composite type, rivet orientations and load direction.