Summary: This paper elucidates the need to consider the effect of volume on brittle material strengths when these strengths are used in a strength theory.  Specifically, Weibull weakest-link theory has been implemented with the Tsai-Wu strength theory to predict the ultimate load carrying capacity of a center point off-axis bending member made from Douglas-fir laminated veneer.  Weibull theory has been used in…


Incorporating Size Effects in the Tsai-Wu Strength Theory for Douglas-fir Laminated Veneer (PDF)