LATERAL LOADING TEST OF TIMBER ASSEMBLY CONTINUOUS COLUMN- CONNECTING BEAM FRAME

−Development of timber assembly continuous column connecting structure [No.2]−

Abstract

The authors are developing a timber assembly continuous column connecting structure as a timber skeleton structure which aims to enable long-term maintenance for small-scale buildings. In a previous report, a lateral load test of the continuous column structure was conducted, providing empirical evidence of the standalone column’s structural performance. In this report, the authors empirically tested the structural performance of the column and beam framework by conducting a lateral load test of the timber assembly continuous column connecting beam framework and an incremental plasticity analysis using a wire-frame model of the column and beam components.