Two CRMR students win the Cecobois Student Excellence Award
Congratulations to Alexandre Morin-Bernard and Raphaël Bouchard (former CRMR student), the two ex aequo winners of the student research project prize of the Cecobois Awards of Excellence.
Alexandre Morin Bernard: Technical feasibility of a glued laminated wood composed of northern hardwood species
Examining the technical feasibility of using hardwood in an engineered structural product where softwoods are normally used, this research project presents a comprehensive report that generated a great deal of interest from the jury. It evaluates tensile and shear strength and mechanical properties, including modulus of elasticity and modulus of rupture, in order to propose the best combinations of assemblies, geometries and adhesives for each species studied. With its higher strength value, hardwood can indeed expand the use of glued laminated timber, offering the vision of a new product: a reinforced wood. This project would offer the possibility of making greater use of yellow birch, a local species, and give it back its letters of nobility in a high added value use.
Raphaël Bouchard: Longitudinal tensile behavior of multi-stem glued laminated wood assembly
Attempting to respond to a very current issue in the field of wood construction, i.e., connections, this research project looks at the use of glued rods which, although they have proven their worth since the 1980s in Europe, remain very little used in North America. Not only is this an excellent research topic, but it was carried out in collaboration with an industrial partner, Art Massif, to further our knowledge of assemblies requiring the use of several glued rods. The jury salutes the fact that the experimental and analytical results have led to an integration into a real non-residential construction project, Art Massif’s plant. This opens the door to a larger scale use in the near future.
For more information… (in French)