PROBABILISTIC FAILURE ANALYSIS OF A SOLID TIMBER COLUMN

Authors

  • MJ Benu Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Department of Engineering Services Area II, FCT Abuja, Nigeria.
  • S Sule Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4314/njt.313.571

Keywords:

Reliability evaluation, solid timber column, Eurocode, axial loading, slenderness ratio.

Abstract

In this paper, a reliability evaluation of a solid timber column of square cross section subjected to axial and lateral loading in accordance with the design requirements of Eurocde 5 is reported. The First Order Reliability Method (FORM 5) which was written in FORTRAN language was used in the reliability estimation. The results obtained showed that both load and slenderness ration have effects on the reliability of a solid timber column. It was also shown that the safety of such a column can be enhanced if adequate and suitable dimensions are chosen to have a lower slenderness ratio.

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PROBABILISTIC FAILURE ANALYSIS OF A SOLID TIMBER COLUMN. (2012). Nigerian Journal of Technology, 31(3), 405-408. https://doi.org/10.4314/njt.313.571