ARTÍCULOS

Fernandez-Cabo JL, Arriaga Martitegui F, Majano-Majano A, Íñiguez G. (2012) Short-term performance of the HSB® shear plate type connector for timber-concrete composite beams. Construction and Building materials, 30:455-462.

Abstract Experimental results of eight short-term tests of the HSB® (Habitat System Beton) timber–concrete connection system are presented. The specimens were compressive double shear tested according to EN 26891:1991, placing two connectors per shear plane. The ultimate shear force and

Majano-Majano A, Hughes M, Fernandez-Cabo JL. (2012) The fracture toughness and properties of thermally modified beech and ash at different moisture contents. Wood Science and Technology, 46:5-21.

Abstract The fracture toughness of thermally modified beech (Fagus sylvatica L) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior L) wood under Mode I loading was quantified using Compact Tension (CT) specimens, loaded under steady-state crack propagation conditions. The influence of three heat-treatment levels

Fernandez-Cabo JL, Majano-Majano A, San Salvador Ageo L, Ávila Nieto M. (2011) Development of a novel façade sandwich panel with low-density wood fibres core and timber-engineering board faces. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 69:459-470.

Abstract The paper explores, experimentally and theoretically, the possibility of producing a novel cladding sandwich panel comprised of a low-density wood fiber (WF) core and faces made of wood-based panels. Tests on small specimens, using physical and optical devices, were

Majano-Majano A, Fernandez-Cabo JL, Hoheisel S, Klein M. (2011) Characterization of clear wood by a single test. Madeira: Arquitetura e Engenharia, 12(28):45-57.

Abstract The term clear wood corresponds with the macroscopic scale, where the orthotropic elastic model is commonly used. This model is defined by a compliance matrix composed of nine parameters. The current experimental standard methods for obtaining these parameters are