Abstract: Moment-resisting connections containing mechanical fasteners play an important role in energy-absorption capability, and therefore resistance against collapse, of timber frames subjected to loading from extreme events such ...

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: 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: The seismic response of midrise light wood-frame buildings incorporating portal frames and shear walls were investigated via numerical simulation. Because portal frames and shear walls exhibit different ductility ...

Abstract: Web holes are often made in wood I-joists to allow passage of services. Design properties of wood I-joists with a web hole are commonly developed through testing which leads to empirical design information. This paper ...

Abstract: It is well known that the stiffness properties of diaphragms and lateral load resisting elements (LLREs) influence the load distribution between LLREs under lateral load induced by earthquake or wind. Where a more sophisticated ...