Project Description
Project Overview: Nails are the most common mechanical fastenings used in wood construction. Typical wooden nails are made from indigenous beech wood and boast a tensile strength similar to aluminum nails. Withdrawal strength is an important mechanical property for nailed connections and currently there is no published data on the withdrawal strength of these nails. This project will conduct research to understand the mechanics of the withdrawal strength of wooden nails. The goal will be to determine the relationship between tensile strength of wooden nails and nail characteristics (eg. nail length, diameter, and specific gravity) using SEM and friction coefficient machines.
Client: Dr. Samuel Zelinka, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison
Advisor: Chad Giese, FASCO America®
Team Members: Karishma Bhawnani, bhawnani@wisc.edu (Leader)
Marissa Bilbrey, bilbrey@wisc.edu, (Technical Engineer)
Brooklyn Carlson, bcarlson7@wisc.edu, (Project Management)
Megan Olmscheid, olmscheid@wisc.edu (Accountant, Budget)
Priya Pathare, pathare2@wisc.edu (Technical Engineering)
