Abstract
Although timber was used extensively as a structural material for traditional buildings in Turkey in the past, usage of structural timber decreased significantly over time and timber has been largely replaced by other materials. As timber is a natural, durable and sustainable material, it would be desirable to re-introduce timber structural elements to contemporary construction in a form that is appealing to industry. Timber-glass composite structural elements are potentially a good candidate for this purpose. To that end, a series of tests were conducted on load-bearing timber-glass composites in order to understand the long-term structural performance of the composite material under atmospheric conditions; to decrease the recurring cost of repair and maintenance; and to minimize the exhaustion of raw materials and energy. In this paper, the first part of this experimental work is presented, which focuses on the durability of timber-glass composite under the effects of accelerated aging, carried out on small-sized timber-glass composite specimens. Accelerated aging effects were observed under wetting-drying, freezing-thawing, UV effects, resistance to acids and high temperature. The mechanical strength of the timber-glass composite specimens before and after the effect of accelerated aging was measured by adhesion and shear strength tests and a comparative analysis of the results was carried out. The results of the experiments indicate that timber-glass composite is suitable to be used under protection from environmental conditions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 45-59 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of Green Building |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019, College Publishing. All rights reserved.
Funding
The authors would like to acknowledge the Scientific and the Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) for funding the research project “Load Bearing Glass and Timber Composites” (project no:110O950) which is a part of the international research program WoodWisdom-Net. The authors would like to note that any assessments, statements and opinions presented in this paper solely belong to the authors and should not be in any way considered the official position of TUBITAK. Additionally, we would like to thank our collaborating industrial partners Trakya Cam Sanayi A.S., Turkish Timber Association, and Otto Chemie who were involved in this project.
Funders | Funder number |
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Research Council of Turkey | |
TUBITAK | :110O950 |
Keywords
- Adhesion test
- Aging
- Durability test
- Load bearing timber-glass composites
- Shear test