INFLUENCE OF DETAILS OF TRADITIONAL WOODEN FRAME STRUCTURES ON THEIR RESTORING FORCE CHARACTERISTICS

Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyze influences of details of traditional wooden frames on their restoring force characteristics and following conclusions have been drawn. 1) We evaluate how details of traditional wooden frames such as nonstructural elements, kind of hanging walls and so on affect the maximum restoring force and stiffness of specimens. 2) Equivalent natural frequency from shaking table test can be estimated from static loading test because restoring force characteristics of static loading test and shaking table test are almost same. 3) Dynamic deformation characteristics of all specimens are represented by one regression equation.