Abstract: This paper summarizes results from the first phase of a study to evaluate the lateral resistance of wood based shear walls without openings, built with regular and nonstandard large dimension oriented strand board panels ...

Abstract: This paper reports the test results from a study investigating the influence of openings on the lateral resistance of wood-based shear walls built with both standard and oversize oriented strand board panels under monotonic ...

Abstract: Results are presented from studies on the seismic resistance of wood shear walls sheathed with large (2.4 × 2.4 m) and standard (1.2 × 2.4 m) size oriented strand board (OSB) panels. Comparisons were made among twelve 2.4 ...

Abstract: This paper examines the strength properties of a new timber connector that consists of a sectioned steel tube embedded into the end grain of heavy-timber structural members using a vinyl-ester based mortar. The steel cap ...

Abstract: In the last few decades, steel plate shear walls have been introduced as primary lateral load resisting elements in several buildings around the world. This paper presents research from a study on the performance of ...