STUDY ON TENSILE PERFORMANCE OF COLUMN-TO-BEAM CONNECTION WITH SAO-SHACHI JOINT FOR TRADITIONAL WOODEN BUILDINGS

Abstract

Column-to-beam connections are important to evaluate the seismic performance of traditional wooden buildings accurately. However, there are many types of traditional joints. Some of them have not been studied for evaluating their seismic performance, such that almost no experimental data and no evaluation methods are available. This study aims to evaluate the tensile performance of column-to-beam connections with Sao-shachi joint based on the full-scale tests. It is shown that the evaluation formula for the column-to-beam connections with Yatoi-sao-shachi joint in the past is applicable to evaluate the tensile performance of these connections.