The present work deals with loadbearing cylindrical shells from wood or wood based products. The
feasibility to produce cylindrical shells from plane, large-sized wood based panels is examined.
Particular focus is given to the internal stresses which are induced when bending the panels. Two
approaches to account for these internal stresses in static calculations are developed. The influence
of material orthotropy on cylindrical shells is analyzed in detail.
Since such internal stresses decrease with time, experiments are realized to narrow down the extent
of stress relaxation in the bent elements. This includes the investigation of lamellas from an old
curved beam from glued laminated timber as well as experiments on newly manufactured, three
layered spruce panels.
The possibilities of pre- and post-treatment of the panels aiming at increasing the stress relaxation
are investigated. The experimental results are compared to results from analytical rheology models.
From this, approaches are developed to account for internal stresses and stress relaxation in bent
elements. These approaches are applied to determine the internal stresses in a highly curved beam
from glued laminated timber; the results are subsequently compared to calculations according to EN
1995-1-1. Areas to apply cylindrical shells in roof, floor and silo constructions are presented.
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The present work deals with loadbearing cylindrical shells from wood or wood based products. The
feasibility to produce cylindrical shells from plane, large-sized wood based panels is examined.
Particular focus is given to the internal stresses which are induced when bending the panels. Two
approaches to account for these internal stresses in static calculations are developed. The influence
of material orthotropy on cylindrical shells is analyzed in detail.
Since such internal stresses decr...
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