STUDY ON THE STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF TRADITIONAL TIMBER HOUSE BASED ON ON-SITE LOADING TEST : Lateral loading test of a farmhouse in Yamaguchi prefecture

Abstract

This paper presents the results of static lateral loading test performed on traditional timber farmhouse in Japan. The aim of this research is to clarify the horizontal load carrying capacity and the failure mode of this type of house by full scale experiment. As a result of the experiment, the maximum horizontal load was 45kN at the deformation angle 1/35 radian. Static analysis using a theoretical model considering the structural performance of joint and deterioration of timber was performed. The results of the analysis are discussed in comparison with those of the experiment.