Experimental study on the seismic performance of a double-span traditional timber frame

Li, Xiao Wei; Zhao, Jianyou; Ma, Guowei; Chen, Wei

doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2015.04.031

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“…Of particular interest to the purpose of the present study are the results provided in Ref. [37]. They are relevant to scaled specimens, reproducing a prototype of a historical Chinese timber palace, subjected to cyclic lateral loading.…”

Section: Other Kinds Of Ancient Wooden Constructionsmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Ductile Behavior of Timber Structures under Strong Dynamic Loads

Porcu¹

2017

Wood in Civil Engineering

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Due to their comparatively low mass that implies reduced horizontal dynamic loads even during strong earthquakes, wood-made buildings might be a good choice in seismic prone regions. To meet the modern design philosophy requirements, however, such structures should be able to behave in a ductile way under exceptional events. By presenting a brief review of the latest developments in the field, this chapter investigates on when and to what extent historical and modern timber buildings may exhibit a ductile and dissipative behavior. A special focus is given to the crucial role of connections and to the difficulties involved by their mechanical model when carrying out codebased non-linear dynamic analyses. Although a ductile behavior is typically required under strong earthquakes, it is to note that a well-designed ductile structure may also be able to withstand other exceptional events as, for instance, tornadoes or blasts.

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Section: Other Kinds Of Ancient Wooden Constructionsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Experimental studies were carried out to assess the dynamic behavior of traditional Chinese [35][36][37] and Japanese [38][39][40] constructions. Of particular interest to the purpose of the present study are the results provided in Ref.…”

Section: Other Kinds Of Ancient Wooden Constructionsmentioning

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Ductile Behavior of Timber Structures under Strong Dynamic Loads

Porcu¹

2017

Wood in Civil Engineering

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“…Research findings have revealed the unique role of the hysteresis curves in reflecting the seismic behaviour of wood frame [19][20][21]. Using the data acquired from the tests, the force-displacement (P-Δ) hysteresis curves for two wood frame models, one with a unilaterally and another with a circumferentially damaged column foot, were obtained as shown in Figures 9 and 10, respectively.…”

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Seismic Behaviour of Straight‐Tenon Wood Frames with Column Foot Damage

Zao

Luo

et al. 2019

Advances in Civil Engineering

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Timber buildings might incur damages after a long service, because column foot damage affects the structural performance under the continued use. In this paper, six straight-tenon joint wood frame specimens were prepared with varying degrees of two different damage conditions at a scale of 1 : 3.52. To obtain failure mode and hysteresis performance of the specimens, the low-cycle reciprocating loading test was conducted. The stiffness degradation curves and equivalent viscous damping curves of the damaged wood frames were also analysed. The mechanical characteristics of the wood frames with column foot damage under the low-cycle reciprocating load were then simulated using the finite element method, and the results were compared to the test results. It is determined that as the degree of column foot damage increases, the fullness and peak of the hysteresis curves for wood frames, the equivalent viscous damping coefficients, and the overall seismic behaviour of the wood frame all gradually decrease. The skeleton curves obtained by finite element analysis and tests showed good agreement, verifying the influence of column foot damage on the seismic behaviour of ancient wood frame structures.

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“…ese characteristics have typically been exhibited through lateral loading tests of timber frames incorporating mortise and tenon joints [9][10][11][12][13], in which a vertical load is applied to the top of the columns to simulate a gravity load, and a lateral cyclic load is applied by a horizontal actuator using displacement control. In these tests, the hysteresis curves obtained have been relatively full, and the joints have displayed good deformation and energy dissipation ability.…”

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Seismic Performance of Damaged Dovetail Joints with Different Damaged Degrees in Timber Frames

Luan

et al. 2019

Advances in Civil Engineering

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The mortise and tenon joints are the main connection forms used in ancient timber buildings, and damaged joints have a critical effect on the safety of a timber structure. There are three main damaged cases of dovetail joints which are pulling, contraction, and mixing damages. In this study, using a theoretical analysis of the stress distribution in a mortise and tenon joint resulted from the pullout damage, a theoretical equation for the resisting moment of the joint was proposed. A finite element model was used to simulate the cyclic displacement loading of a frame with intact joints and with different levels of pulling and contraction damaged joints. The results show that the moment capacities both for the test and the simulation were in good agreement with each other. The simulation results also indicated that there are no changes in the capacity and energy dissipation of the pulling damaged joint compared to that of the intact joint, and good seismic performance still was provided when the pulling damage was less than 2/5 of the joint length. However, the capacity of the contraction damaged joint was significantly reduced, and its seismic performance was tolerably lost. The seismic performance of a mixing damaged tenon with the same degree of pulling damage was between that of the pulling damaged tenon and the contraction damaged tenon, and generally, it was controlled by the contraction damage. The friction between the tenon and the mortise is the main source of resisting moment and energy dissipation ability.

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Experimental study on the seismic performance of a double-span traditional timber frame

Cited by 94 publications

References 14 publications

Ductile Behavior of Timber Structures under Strong Dynamic Loads

Ductile Behavior of Timber Structures under Strong Dynamic Loads

Seismic Behaviour of Straight‐Tenon Wood Frames with Column Foot Damage

Seismic Performance of Damaged Dovetail Joints with Different Damaged Degrees in Timber Frames

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