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A study of spliced wooden tie-beams (1906)

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in,and with but a few small knots. Failure took place in the upper half of the splice due to -shear and tension. The first failure took place in the uppershoulder of the south splice piece, this shearing off completely;then shear began at the lower end of the top shoulder of thestick itself,… … LIP<?»RYUNIVERSITY of III Z3 Joint B 3. In this there was a bad knot one foot above, and, also asmall round knot two feet above the joint. There was also a badknot at the top pin in the lower connection; some slight seasonchecks and cross grain also existed. The splice plates were ofexcellent…

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