Abstract: Tests were carried out on shear walls with diagonal or transverse (horizontal) lumber sheathing. A total of 16 full-scale shear walls were tested to investigate the effects of hold-downs, vertical load, and width of lumber ...

Abstract: Neither the 2015 National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) nor the 2014 Canadian wood design standard, Engineering design in wood, explicitly provides seismic design guidelines for wood-frame buildings on a concrete podium. ...

Abstract: Reinforced concrete or masonry cores commonly exist in multistory light wood frame buildings (LWFBs) as elevator shafts and stairwells. These cores are often not accounted for in structural design as part of the lateral ...

Abstract: This paper presents a nonlinear finite-element model for predicting the load-slip response of a single-shear nailed wood joint under reversed cyclic loading. Of particular interest is the post-yielding region of the load-slip ...

Abstract: The performance of portal frame walls was studied using a finite-element model verified with results from tests of full-size portal frame walls. Parameters such as wall height, metal strap type and location, doubling of ...

Abstract: Recent editions of Canadian national building codes increased the height limit for wood-frame construction from four to six stories. In addition, the seismic loads have also been increased. These increases in building ...

Abstract: In this study, full-scale tests were conducted on unblocked shear walls with various sheathing details and reference blocked shear walls. A total of eight

Abstract: Story limit of residential light wood-frame buildings in the province of British Columbia was raised from four to six in 2009. The increase in height leads to more flexible buildings, potentially requiring the stiffer ...

Abstract: This paper introduces a new concept in shear wall design. One ply of sheathing material is placed at the center of the wall between a series of pairs of studs and plates oriented in

Abstract: In this paper, results are presented from a testing program focused on evaluating the performance of portal frame systems. A total of nine full-scale portal frame assemblies with six different configurations were tested ...