Abstract: Component subsystems in light‐frame wood buildings are tested to provide information useful in analyzing and designing for seismic and dynamic wind effects. Static cyclic tests on shear‐wall panels show that damping ratio ...

Abstract: A computer program consisting of the finite‐element method, multilinear material models, and a linear step‐by‐step procedure that accounts for nonlinear behavior of wood materials, nailed joints, and intercomponent gaps ...

Abstract: Connection systems, such as those joining floor, wall, and foundation, have been long recognized as the weakest structural link in light‐frame wood dwellings. This paper describes a procedure for structural analysis and a ...