STATIC CYCLIC LOADING TEST OF COMPOSITE SEISMIC WALL INCORPORATING CLT PANEL INTO RC FRAME STRUCTURE

－Experimental evaluation of the structural performance－

Abstract

In this study, static loading tests were performed to investigate the structural performance of RC frames with CLT walls. The experimental investigation revealed that the presence of CLT infill significantly increased the initial stiffness and strength of RC frame regardless the RC frame-CLT infill connections. The post-peak strength of the RC frame with CLT infill did not drop below 80% of the maximum strength even in a large drift of 10%. These results clarified that the presence of CLT infill within RC frame has a beneficial effect on the seismic performance of RC frame structure.