Simulation of the temperature distribution in glued butt-joint timber connections

The end-grain bonding of timber components with the Timber Structures 3.0 technology (TS3) is an emerging construction method in timber engineering. For onsite applications at low ambient temperatures down to 0 °C, it is being investigated numerically and experimentally if it’s possible to heat the butt-joint to above 17 °C during the curing process using a heating wire. The current research results show that this is basically possible.