Abstract
For wood screw connections, the withdrawal capacity is essential and is therefore an optimization target for wood screws. The withdrawal capacity is based on the composite action between the screw thread and the wood. Optimizing thread geometry requires knowledge of how thread parameters influence the withdrawal capacity. Up to now, this knowledge is largely unknown. Therefore, the objective is to determine the influence of thread height (1 mm; 1.48 mm), flank distance (3.04 mm; 6.08 mm), lead angle (6.8°; 13.6°), and thread angle (30°; 55°) on the withdrawal capacity. The influences are investigated for a tangential screw-in direction in spruce. For this, flat ribbed bars, so-called threaded test objects, are used. The effect on the withdrawal capacity is measured using an experimental setup based on test standard EN 1382 in two different planes of the flat thread to the wood fiber. 242 tests in RT plane and 286 in TL plane were analyzed with multifactorial analyses of variance. The thread height, flank distance, and thread angle show significant effects in both planes. A larger thread height, a smaller thread pitch, and a more acute thread angle increase the withdrawal capacity. Only in RT plane, a larger lead angle shows higher withdrawal capacity. The determined effects can be used to design the thread geometry of wood screws with higher withdrawal capacities. The accuracy of calculation models for the withdrawal capacity of wood screw connections can also be improved based on the findings. With the results, confirmation could be found for known models based on the theory of compression cones explaining the influences of the flank distance and thread angle.
Highlights
Wood screw connections use wood screws made of steel to join elements made of wood or wood-based materials, as well as metal-wood connections (Sydor 2019)
Relationships between the estimated marginal means of the withdrawal capacity and e flank distance*thread height, f flank distance*lead angle, g flank distance*thread angle, h thread height*thread angle, as well as i lead angle*thread angle be used to define the geometry of wood screw threads optimized for the withdrawal capacity
Influences of the thread parameters thread height, thread angle, lead angle, flank distance, and their interactions on the withdrawal capacity in spruce were investigated in this study
Summary
Wood screw connections use wood screws made of steel to join elements made of wood or wood-based materials, as well as metal-wood connections (Sydor 2019). One of their advantages is their variable, non-standard screw geometry, which allows a high withdrawal capacity and installation without pre-drilling (Ringhofer et al 2015b). For use in load-bearing timber connections, self-tapping wood screws must fulfill the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) represented by CE marking based on EN 14592 (2012) or European Technical Assessment (ETA). For this approval, the withdrawal capacity is required, which is determined in experimental tests. The withdrawal capacity is an optimization target for the design of wood screw geometry
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