Thesis
Development of an inter-panel connector for cross-laminated timber rocking walls capable of reverse cyclic loading
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
2018
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102218
Abstract
The objective of this research was to develop an inter-panel connector capable of sustaining reverse cyclic loads. The prescribed use for the connector was for cross-laminated timber rocking walls. Cross-laminated timber has few current lateral systems. From this need two shear plate inter-panel connectors were designed: A and B. These connectors had high initial stiffness and displacement capacity. The end goal was shake table testing the connectors on a two-story structure. First, finite element modeling was conducted to ensure connectors were sufficient for design. Panels were tested on two scales at Washington State. The first was a single connector level, which had some errors in boundary condition, which limited the output. Second, a rocking wall test, isolating the connectors. This test produced higher quality results, though some errors at high drifts occurred. Stiffness of A and B were 4 and 32 k/in, respectively. Both had equivalent viscous damping for isolated connectors in the range of 20%, however B was dropping to a lower converging value. Due to the buckling behavior of the fuses and connection details, an augmented Fuse A was the sole fuse on the shake table structure. Shake table testing was conducted on a full-scale two-story building at University of California, San Diego. 13 motions were run, ranging in scale from service level earthquakes to scaling higher than a maximum considered earthquake. Four separate records were used to ensure a wide range of frequencies and amplitudes. The connectors experienced less visible residual deformation than in the small tests and the test displacements were lower. The beginnings of lateral torsional buckling began after the last test, scaled above maximum considered earthquake. The period was high for a two-story structure, at approximately one second. The building underwent approximately four percent roof drift and the structure alone had an equivalent viscous damping of approximately 14%. From these two separate scaled tests, the next step was to determine a preliminary design process. This process involves selection of connectors for certain purposes and utilizing modeling and performance based design to ensure the connector is proper for the given lateral system.
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- Title
- Development of an inter-panel connector for cross-laminated timber rocking walls capable of reverse cyclic loading
- Creators
- Ian Morrell
- Contributors
- J. Daniel Dolan (Degree Supervisor)Adam R. Phillips (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525160501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis