Abstract: The objective of the paper is to describe the behavior of metal-plate-connected (MPC) tensile and heel joints under seismic and cyclic loads. A proposed sequential phase displacement (SPD) loading standard was also used ...

Abstract: The effect of wood decay on the fully reversed cyclic performance of nailed oriented strand board (OSB) sheathing to Douglas-fir framing member connections was investigated. The connection geometry evaluated in this study ...