This contribution reviews the models for equilibrium and kinetics of the system Zn/D2EHPA/n-dodecane (and other diluents), published during the past decade, as well as values of the appropriate model parameters, i.e. of equilibrium and reaction rate constants. The reviewed kinetic models comprise those for kinetic, diffusional and mixed mass transfer regimes. It is shown that, under certain conditions, the rate equation within the kinetic regime has the same mathematical structure as the equations for the overall mass transfer rate within the diffusional and mixed mass transfer regimes. This means that the same equation interprets experimental data from each of the three regimes. Thus, a fit of experimental data to a model is not sufficient for discriminating between the mass transfer regimes. Results of kinetic experiments, using a stirred mass transfer cell with constant interfacial area, are presented.

Im vorliegenden Aufsatz werden Bemessungstafeln zur Vorbemessung von Bauteilen aus Holz – Ermittlung der erforderlichen Querschnittshöhe – in Abhängigkeit definierter Eingangsparameter (Einwirkungen, Geometrie, Systemdefinitionen, Materialeigenschaften) vorgestellt. Eine allgemeingültige Aussage, welcher ULS‐ bzw. SLS‐Nachweis die relevante Bemessungssituation für die Dimensionierung eines Bauteiles widerspiegelt, kann aufgrund der Vielzahl an Einflussparametern, wie z. B. der Materialkennwerte, der Trägerspannweite und der Belastung, a priori nicht eindeutig getätigt werden. Für die effiziente Vorbemessung gemäß ÖNORM EN 1995‐1‐1 [1] liegen bis dato keinerlei nutzbare Bemessungsdiagramme für biegebeanspruchte Stäbe mit wissenschaftlicher Aussagekraft vor.Design charts for a single spanned timber beam under bending – Part 1: Roof beam with a homogeneous rectangular beam cross‐sectionIn the presented paper design charts for the preliminary design of components made of timber (determination of the required cross‐sectional height) are shown. The charts are given as functions of several defined input parameters like loads, system geometry and material behavior. A generally valid statement, which kind of verification (ULS or SLS) reflects the relevant design situation for the design of a timber component is not possible. This may occur due to numerous influencing parameters. Currently no design charts for the efficient preliminary design according to ÖNORM EN 1995‐1‐1 [1] are available.

In diesem Beitrag wird der Einfluss der Dachlattung auf das räum-liche Tragverhalten einzelner Bereiche zimmermannsmäßig errichteter Dachtragwerke dargestellt. Hierzu werden zuerst prinzipielle Überlegungen zum Tragvermögen der Dachlattung angestellt, anschließend einzelne Prüfungen durchgeführt und zwei Beispielrechnungen dokumentiert.The proportion of the load-bearing capacity of the roofing lath on the global load transfer of roof structures. In this contribution, the influence of the roofing lath on the spatial load-bearing behaviour of single areas of carpentry roof structures is pointed out. Therefore, some theoretical background on the load-bearing capacity of roof battens is presented. This is followed by the report of some structural tests and the documentation of two model calculations.

Although cross-laminated timber (CLT) offers greatly improved directional stability against moisture changes compared to lumber, some layup dependent directional differences still remain. Furthermore, even under a purely homogeneous distributed moisture change strong deformations appear along the boundaries, which show a decrease of swelling/shrinkage towards the inside of CLT panels. Metrological determination of this behavior is still a challenging task and involves longlasting moisture content conditioning and typically manual measurements. This limits the amount of measurable data-points and thus the gain-able insights. We apply a recently introduced computer vision technique based on optical flow from scan images to measure surface deformation fields of various CLT specimens with different layups. This allows us to measure the change of average differential swelling and shrinkage coefficients throughout the cross section and visualize them as curves with high resolution. We gain measurements for each image pixel and demonstrate good matching to previously published manual single-point measurements. Furthermore, we analyze various specimens specifically built to allow for investigations of the aforementioned boundary effects. Using the computer vision approach we are able to show how the combination of homogeneous deformations and boundary effects leads to the resulting deformations observable with manual methods.

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