GLUED-IN HARDWOOD RODS USING BIO-SOURCED ADHESIVES — PART II: IFNFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The first of this two-part series presented an ecological alternative to the commonly considered metallic rods glued into wood using conventional, petrochemical based, adhesives. A series of tests spanning from lap shear samples, small-scale glued-in rods (GiR), to large scale GiR featuring hardwood rods in spruce blocks and eco-sourced adhesives, proved the feasibility of a substitution concept under laboratory conditions. This second part investigates the influence of environmental conditions on the load-capacity of aforedescribed GiR.