ON LAWS OF FLEXURAL RUPTURE OF WOOD

Abstract

Through the experiment the bending failure mechanism was made clear of the materials with such low shearing strength as that of wood.In this paper are stated results of investigations fori) a law covering the relations between bending failure co-efficient and its affecting factor, that is, load and span height ratio, ii) limits to span height ratio which determines normal stress distribution and characteristics of shearing failure, in cases of some principal loads, and further stated the author's view of his theory of bending failure with reference to ordinary designing.