Abstract: The lateral performance of structurally nonsymmetric diagonal-braced wood shear walls used in post-and-beam timber buildings was investigated with laboratory testing and computer modeling. Monotonic and reversed cyclic ...

Abstract: Conventional cross-laminated timber (CLT) shear walls often use commercial hold-downs and shear brackets with small-diameter fasteners that limit their lateral capacities. By using higher capacity hold-down connections ...

Abstract: Reliability-based assessment of seismic performance of wood shear walls needs to consider many uncertainties arising from earthquake ground motions, material properties, carried mass, and analytical models. Using a response ...

Abstract: This paper presents an extension to an algorithm called HYST to develop the hysteresis characteristics of a nail connection. The paper also discusses the implementation of the algorithm in a finite-element model of a wood ...

Abstract: An experimental and analytical study on rotational behavior of glulam beam-column moment connections with self-drilling dowels (SDDs) is conducted. Connection properties including strength, stiffness, ductility, and energy ...

Abstract: Vehicle lane changing is one of the most important topics in autonomous driving and is the behavior most likely to cause vehicle accidents. In order to optimize the performance of vehicle lane change by controlling the ...

Abstract: A finite element based single-shear nail-connection model has been developed based on an existing computer model which idealizes dowel-type wood connection as an elastoplastic beam surrounded by a compression-only wood ...

Abstract: This paper presents the modeling of coupling effect of tension and shear loading on cross-laminated timber (CLT) connections using a finite-element–based algorithm called HYST developed in 2000. The model idealizes the ...

Abstract: Timber-based hybrid structures provide a prospective solution for utilizing environmentally friendly timber material in the construction of midrise or high-rise structures. This study mainly focuses on structural damage ...

Abstract: The development of strong and stiff lateral load-resisting systems (LLRS) is essential for mid-rise and high-rise timber buildings. On the other hand, within a seismic design philosophy, strength/stiffness and ductility/drift ...