Table 1 Mechanical properties of timber

From: Experimental and numerical research on the lateral hysteretic behavior and simplified model of typical Dou-Gong in Ming-Qing dynasties

 

Longitudinal

bending strength

(MPa)

Longitudinal

tensile strength

(MPa)

Longitudinal

compressive strength (MPa)

Longitudinal

shear strength

(MPa)

Density (kg/m3)

Average

55.35

74.21

39.43

6.57

471.6

CV

8.84%

7.72%

10.46%

14.96%

15.81%