Improvement of cyclic or dynamic performance of timber connections has been
intensively conducted since the overall response of wooden structures is merely a function of joint
performance. For a bolted joint, filling the lead-hole clearance with epoxy resin or gluing high
embedding-strength materials at the interface of the individual timber member are probably the
most common methods. This study presents cyclic test results of moment-resisting joints with a
combination of bolts and nails. The nails were placed closer to the joint centroid than the bolts,
acting as additional fasteners and were expected to improve the seismic performance of the
joints. Static-cyclic test results confirmed the increase of joint stiffness and moment resistance
due to the additional nails. The nails contribute to the increase of hysteretic damping
significantly though pinching behavior or narrowing the hysteresis loops close to zero rotation
points was still observed. The results indicated that contribution of nails or bolts on moment
resistance and hysteretic damping can be superimposed.

Creator(s)

• AWALUDIN, A.
• HAYASHIKAWA, T.
• OIKAWA, A.
• HIRAI, T.
• SASAKI, Y.
• LEIJTEN, A.J.M.

Contributor(s)

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Publisher

Universitas Kristen Petra; 2011

Language

English

Category

jou – Journal

Sub Category

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Source

Civil Engineering Dimension, Vol. 13, No. 1, March 2011, 1-5; Awaludin, A., Hayashikawa, T., Oikawa, A. (NA00404159), Hirai, T. (NA00404158), Sasaki, Y. (NA00404157), Leijten, A.J.M. (NA00404156)

Subject(s)

• WOOD CONSTRUCTION

File(s)

• jiunkpe-ns-jou-2011-na00404161-23648-seismic-resource1.pdf