Timber fasteners: a study on input parameters for the design of timber joints

The book delves into the complexities of timber joint design using dowel-type fasteners, highlighting the significance of yield moment and withdrawal capacity parameters derived from European certification testing. It reveals the challenges posed by large data variability and the misleading nature of global regression equations, which tend to be overly conservative and can result in erroneous failure mode predictions. The analysis suggests that bespoke series may reveal clearer trends, emphasizing the need for representative data in achieving accurate assessments.