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Timber constructions made of round timber components are becoming more and more popular. Given that in the current European standards for the design of timber structures, timber-to-timber joint type is solved only for squared timber. This paper presents results of static tests [...]

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Nowadays, the aeronautical sector use composite materials reinforced with high performance fibers. In this field, the composites of thermoplastic matrix (TPCs) is reinforced with continuous carbon fibers wich combine both high strength and lightness thus offering a great potential [...]

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A compact fatigue testing machine to quantitatively evaluate the effects of this complex degradation of sealants and the load change of the sealant under dynamic fatigue has been developed. The developed fatigue testing machine is compact with dimensions of (width) 100 × (length) [...]