This video shows the compression failure of a Class CL28 softwood timber block loaded parallel to the grain.
Learning Outcomes:
Viewers will gain an improved understanding of:
- The strength properties of timber
- The influence of grain orientation on sample strength
The specimen is placed between steel plattens which are then pushed together subjecting the block to a compression force. Failure occurs due to buckling of individual fibres forming the sample.
Structures expert, Doctor Christian Malaga-Chu
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