Investigation of the effects of connection elements on bending moment at L type disassembled furniture corner joints

Abstract

In this study, the effects of distances between the fastener types and edges of member were investigated on bending moment of L-type disassembled furniture corner joints. For this purpose, Clamex P14 and Tenso P14 fasteners obtained from Lamello company and melamine-coated medium density fiberboard (MDF-lam) material was used for test specimens. The distances between fasteners and edges of member were determined as 3, 4 and 5 times the materials thickness (54, 72 and 90 mm). Diagonal compression test was applied to 60 specimens under loads as specified in according to (ASTM D 1037- 06a, 2006) standard in the universal test equipment. According to the results of the experiment, the highest bending moment value was obtained on the distance between the clamex P14 fastener and the edges of member was 90 mm in the test samples, while the lowest bending moment value was obtained on the distance between part edges was 54 mm with the Tenso P14 fastener in the test samples. Diagonal compression test was applied to 60 specimens under static load as specified in ASTM-D 1037 standard in the universal test equipment

Keywords

• disassembled furniture
• tenso p14
• clamex p14
• pressure test
• bending moment
• demonte mobilya
• tenso p14
• clamex p14
• basınç deneyi
• eğilme momenti