Review of Studies on Performance of Dowel Connections Loaded Perpendicular to Grain

Abstract

Wood as a sustainable building material demonstrates significant advantages in terms of environmental protection, economy and functionality. Studies showed that adding 1.0m3 of wood could absorb 1.0kg of carbon dioxide, produce 730kg of oxygen, and fix 270kg of carbon, which plays an important role in ecological environment protection. In addition, in addition, wood has good thermal insulation performance, can adjust indoor humidity, beneficial to human health.China's wooden structure architecture has a long history. As an important technology in China's traditional architecture, mortise and tenon connection technology constitutes an important part of Chinese traditional architectural heritage through the insertion of wood components. As a prefabricated building form, modern wood structure has a history of more than 100 years in developed countries. The main forms include heavy wood structure, light wood structure, square wood wood structure and wood mixed structure. In recent years, wood structure architecture has attracted wide attention in scientific research and application in China. Whether for new construction or large-scale reconstruction projects, wood structure buildings are widely adopted because of their design flexibility, high strength and aesthetics, as shown in Figure 1.1. Modern wood structure buildings show the advantages of energy conservation and environmental protection, good earthquake resistance, convenient construction and safety and comfort, and its development is fully in line with the national sustainable development strategy.