Abstract
A new type brace fastener which fastens the end of a diagonal wood brace to the end of column is developed for Post and Beam construction wooden houses. Since the brace fastener contains high damping rubber, it absorbs a displacement between the end of a wood brace and a column, damage of wood around wood screws is able to be minimized. On static shear loading test, allowable shear strength of a braced wood frame with the new brace fasteners was 4.4kN. From shake table test of a braced wood frame, it was found that a response displacement in the case of the one with the new brace fasteners was conservative in comparison with the case of the one using normal brace fasteners especially under large earthquake motion. Moreover, by means of earthquake response analysis, it was confirmed that the new brace fastener reduces a response displacement under several earthquake motions.
