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A proposal of high strength wooden nail for environmentally friendly building

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16510060
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Environmental technology/Environmental materials
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo (2005)
Kyoto University (2004)

Principal Investigator

INOUE Masafumi  The University of Tokyo, Asian Natural Environmental Center, Associate Professor, アジア生物資源環境研究センター, 助教授 (20263155)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MORI Takuro  Kyoto University, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Assistant, 生存圏研究所, 助手 (00335225)
INOUE Masafumi  Oita University, Faculty of Engineering, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (60128337)
KOMATSU Kohei  Kyoto University, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Professor, 生存圏研究所, 教授 (20283674)
Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Keywordsbamboo / densification / connector / nail / architecture / furniture / high-strength / recycle
Research Abstract

In this research, we investigate the possibilities of compressed wood or bamboo nails as fastener in house construction and its adaptability to automatic nailer. Wooden nails have some points of advantage as follows :
1. It does not have to assort from wooden part when recycling or scraping.
2. It can be cut by wood machinery together with wood flame or panels when reusing.
3. It causes neither the stain by metal nor the damages by moisture condensation.
4. It is enough light to have an advantage in withstand load and seismic-resistant design.
Splitting bamboo culms into 12 to 16 pieces, alternatively orienting, to outer and inner directions, compressing them with adhesive resin, the curvature of the strips is bent into flat form. The bamboo strips restrain each other during compression, which achieved greater deformation without breakage. A wide bamboo flat board can be obtained.
We could obtain high strength material more than 400Mpa in MOR at density of 1.45g/cm^3 by 53% compression of bamboo (Madake).
Nail head is important to increase withdrawal resistance when the panels joint to the flame by nails. Thus, we try to shape the nail with offset head. Furthermore, it increases by recovery of compression at nail point after piercing through the base material resulting in the same effect as clenching.
As a pre-treatment to separate the long vascular bundles sheath from bamboo strips, we have tried the alkali treatment, steaming, steam explosion, and their combinations. As an example of the results, density of the products was around 1.33-1.43g/cm^3. The MOE and MOR exceeded 40GPa and 400MPa, respectively.
The higher stiffness, yield and max strength, but lower toughness can be observed in bamboo nail compared to steel common nail.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2004-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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