Abstract
The paper focuses on timber constructions. It analyses two-shaft columns spaced by gussets made of timber, plywood, particleboard or fibreboard. Based on the theory authored by Timoshenko and Gere, some formulae, defining the column critical force, its slenderness ratio, the shear force applied to the column and the maximum shear force that a column can carry, were derived. Next, based on the derived formulae and those applied in the literature (Standard EN-1995 Eurocode 5), a comparative analysis was conducted on the load-bearing capacity and gusset calculation for the columns. The calculations demonstrate that there are substantial discrepancies between the static values being compared and both calculation methods lead to partially divergent results.
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