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Moment-resisting timber connections
A timber column that transfers a moment to a cantilevering beam via a steel plate and bolts looks simple, but structurally belongs to the more complex connection types. No version of Eurocode 5 contains a calculation method for it. This article discusses the nef concept, the widely used Porteous & Kermani method, the risk of brittle failure due to tensile stress perpendicular to the grain, and what this means for design and execution.
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