There are different types of construction joints: butt-type with and without a keyway, doweled, and tied as shown in Figure 1. Dowels can be smooth round or square steel bars or plates.
This command is used to construct a uniaxial force-displacement or moment-rotation model which simulates the hysteresis of a dowel-type timber joint, including nails, screws, and bolts, etc. The model ...
Leong, P. , Tighe, S. , Rothenburg, L. , & Hein, D. . (2006). Finite difference modeling of misaligned dowel bars and their effects on joint performance ...