Finite element simulation of single edge notched timber arch

This paper describes the numerical analysis of the three-point bending test of glued–laminated timber arches with the fibers aligned with the longitudinal direction. The arches were cut with the vertical notch of 0.5 or 0.25 times the cross-sectional height in the middle of the arch span of 1700mm or 1830mm. The 2D homogeneous orthotropic constitutive model of tensile and shear fracture in timber, which has been recently proposed by the authors,...