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Influence of Dowel Center Spacing on Chamfered-Joint Components Made by Cupressus funebris Wood

by Jianhua Lyu^1,2,#, Jialei Wang^1,2,#, Ziqiang Chen³, Ming Chen^1,2,*

1 College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
2 Wood Industry and Furniture Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provincial Department of Education, Chengdu, 611130, China
3 Sichuan Provincial Forestry Survey, Design and Research Institute, Chengdu, 610084, China

* Corresponding Author: Ming Chen. Email:
# The authors contributed equally

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Bio-Composite Materials and Structures-2021)

Journal of Renewable Materials 2023, 11(1), 309-319. https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2022.021478

Received 16 January 2022; Accepted 30 March 2022; Issue published 10 August 2022

Abstract

The traditional tenon and mortise joint has low processing efficiency and a weak theoretical basis, making the structure easy to deform and damage, reducing the safety, and increasing waste of resources. This study aims to determine the optimum dowel center spacing parameter for chamfered-joint components and the maximum value of the strength of joints loaded into bending strength and tensile strength. In this study, an integrated optimization method combining the single-factor test and one-way ANOVA analysis was proposed to study the influence of the dowel center spacing on the bending strength and the tensile strength of chamfered-joint components made by Cupressus funebris wood. The results revealed that the bending strength of chamfered-joint components decreases linearly with the increase of the dowel center spacing. In addition, the tensile strength of chamferedjoint components increases first and then decreases with the increase of the dowel center spacing, showing parabola change. The relational expression between dowel center spacing, the bending strength, dowel center spacing and the tensile strength were obtained.

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