Joining techniques for hardwood-based wood materials

When evaluating joining techniques, there is no getting around the criteria: Load-bearing capacity / stiffness / ductility. Although this should be well known by now, too little attention is still paid to it in practice (and in research). The reason for this may be the outmoded waste of wood as GL24 (over 90% of production) despite the much better natural properties of the raw material. The use of hardwood-based wood materials, some of which have more than double the performance, offers the opportunity for a rethink towards improved utilization of the raw material properties. These new building materials require an adapted construction method: this has an impact on various areas: Design (planners, architects/engineers), training (especially in the area of connection technology), execution (reliability, quality assurance).