Ductile adhesively-bonded timber joints – Part 1: Experimental investigation

In the field of timber load-bearing structures, adhesive bonding is a promising joining technique that may increase the structural stiffness and capacity of timber joints and structures. The use of ductile adhesives may furthermore allow designing ductile joints, which can compensate for the material ductility that timber lacks. To demonstrate the potential of this approach, adhesively-bonded double-lap timber joints were manufactured using a...