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Spring constant for wood

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apd139

Civil/Environmental
May 29, 2007
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How would you calculate a spring constant for timber members? Specifically southern yellow pine timber piles. Or is there already documented values for such numbers?
 
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Delta = F L/(A E)

therefore

F = (A E/L) Delta = K Delta

and

K = A E/L
 
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