The article considers a promising technology for self-shaping glued wooden elements of curved forms. This method is based on rheological processes occurring in wood, such as dehumidification and swelling of wood and its anisotropic properties.
To predict the final curved shape of the wooden structure, the authors analyzed existing rheological models of wood and concluded that the rheological model proposed by European researchers includes the most complete list of factors that affect the process of deformation of wood: elastic and plastic deformation, drying and swelling of wood, deformation of viscous-elastic creep and mechanical sorption deformation.
Based on the results of experimental studies and numerical modeling of the change in the curvature of glued wooden elements, which were made by European researchers, it was found that the proposed rheological model of wood needs to be clarified, namely, the correction of hygro-expansion coefficients depending on the moisture content of wood.
A further direction of the authors’ research will be aimed at conducting model experiments to determine the hygro-expansion coefficients of different grades of wood depending on the thickness of the wooden elements and the orientation of the layers in the glued structure.
ANALYSIS OF RHEOLOGICAL MODELS OF PROCESS OF SELF-FORMING OF GLUED WOODEN
