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The most common connection in historic green oak framing vernacular architecture is the all-timber pegged mortice and tenon joint. This paper outlines a series of tests completed to investigate the pull-out, bending and shear behaviour of the mortice and tenon joint. Initially strength and stiffness characteristics of different peg types subject to pull-out (joint tension) loading and the effect of fit tolerance on pull-out performance of mortice and tenon joints are reported. Thereafter joint moment resistance and shear capacity tests are reported and links between the pull-out performance and rotational stiffness discussed. Finally, a series of braced subframe tests are reported, to which upper-bound plasticity theory is successfully applied to predict collapse load.

Item Type:	Professional, Refereed Article
Keywords:	timber, pegs, dowels, carpentry
Research Division:	Built Environment and Design
Research Group:	Engineering Design
Research Field:	Engineering Design Empirical Studies
Objective Division:	Construction
Objective Group:	Construction Materials Performance and Processes
Objective Field:	Timber Materials
Author:	Shanks, JD (Dr Jon Shanks)
ID Code:	90551
Year Published:	2005
Deposited By:	Architecture
Deposited On:	2014-04-10
Last Modified:	2014-04-10
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