An Investigation of the Stress in the Adhesive Layer of Square Mortise and Tenon Joints Using the Finite Element Method

Abstract

The work is concerned with research into modeling square mortise and tenon joints in parametric form. The generic objectives can be formulated as follows: to accurately model the wood structure and adhesive in order to develop a finite element model of square open and stub mortise and tenon joints in parametric form; to obtain stress distributions through mortise, tenon, and adhesive layer; to study the influence of the adhesive area; to study the influence of the modulus of elasticity of the adhesive.