Abstract
This study intends to estimate bending strength of laminated timber beams considering location and size of knots. This paper makes a proposal of the bending strength models for laminated timber beams considering location and size of knots. The validity of its proposal models is registered by experimental test. The calculation results of the Monte Calro simulation using its proposal models is well accorded with experimental results. Its proposal models give an account for the reinforcing effects by lamination. It is presented that the influence of location and size of knots in bending strength varies according to distribution of load and beam span.
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