The tapping method to measure Young's modulus of wood is useful for non-destructive evaluation of sawn lumbers. The dynamic
MOE values are calculated from the resonance frequency of the tap tone with a FFT spectrum analyzer. However, if a glulam is used for a bending member such as a beam, it is not certain that the static
MOE value of the glulam is equal to the dynamic
MOE value. In case of glulams composed of sawn lumbers from juvenile wood, some adjustment to the dynamic
MOE values may be necessary for use.
In the present study, the relationship between static
MOE (
Es) and dynamic
MOE (
Ed) was investigated, since it was expected that the variation of
MOE in the cross section of homogeneous-grade glulams would be relatively small. Two types of specimens were used: glulams laminated horizontally (H-type) and vertically (V-type). Dynamic
MOE was measured by longitudinal vibration (
El) and flexural vibration, whose directions were horizontal (
Eh) and vertical (
Ev) in the direction of the adhesive face of the glulam.
The results indicated that
Eh/Es in H-type and
Ev/Es in V-type were not influenced by the number of laminae. As it was supposed that
El/Eh should be influenced by the number of laminae, the relationship between
El and
Eh was estimated by simple simulation for different numbers of laminae. The estimated ratios of
El,
Eh and
Ev to
Es were almost identical with the experimental data.
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