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EWPAA Structural Plywood and LVL Design Manual - Engineered ...

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j 2– Duration of Load Factor for Creep Deformation (bending,compression <strong>and</strong> shear members)The j 2 load factor given in TABLE 5.13 allows for the time dependent increase in deformationof timber components under constant bending, compression <strong>and</strong> shear loads. Themagnitude of the creep deformation in timber products increases with longer term loads <strong>and</strong>higher moisture content. Typically plywood moisture contents are less than 15% when used indry environments.AS1720.1-1997 Clause5.3.2Initial MoistureContent %≤1520≥25Load Duration≤1 day 1 week 1 mth 3 mths 6 mths 9 mths ≥1 year1 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.01 1.4 2.0 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.51 1.5 2.3 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0TABLE 5.13: Duration of Load Factor j 2 for Creep Deformation for Bending,Compression <strong>and</strong> Shear Membersj 3– Duration of Load Factor for Creep Deformation (tension members)The j 3 load factor given in TABLE 5.14, allows for the time dependent increase in deformationin timber members subjected to tension type loads.AS1720.1-1997 Clause5.3.2Initial MoistureLoad DurationContent % ≤1 day ≥1 year≤15 1 1.020 1 1.25≥25 1 1.5Use the logarithm of time for interpolationTABLE 5.14: Duration of Load Factor j 3 for Creep Deformation for Tension Membersj 6– <strong>Plywood</strong> in Service Moisture Content Factor for StiffnessThe j 6 factor given in TABLE 5.15 accounts for the reduction in stiffness of structural plywoodwhen the average moisture content exceeds 15% over a 12 month period. No modification isrequired when the average annual moisture content is less than or equal to 15 percent.AS1720.1-1997 Clause5.3.3Factor j6Type of StiffnessMoisture Content* 15%Moisture Content* 25% or moreor lessModulus of Elasticity 1.0 0.8Modulus of Rigidity 1.0 0.6*For moisture contents between 15 <strong>and</strong> 25%, linear interpolation should be used to obtain jTABLE 5.15: <strong>Plywood</strong> in Service Moisture Content Factor j6 for Stiffness633

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