publication . Contribution for newspaper or weekly magazine . 2012

Test on the splitting failure capacity of the bottom rail due to uplift in partially anchored shear walls

Caprolu, Giuseppe; Girhammar, Ulf Arne; Källsner, Bo; Johnsson, Helena;
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  • Published: 01 Jul 2012
  • Publisher: New Zealand Timber Design Society
  • Country: Sweden
Abstract
Källsner and Girhammar have developed a new plastic design method for wood-frame shear walls at ultimate limit state. The method is capable of calculating the load-carrying capacity of partially anchored shear walls, where the leading stud is not necessarily anchored against uplift. In fully anchored shear walls, the leading stud needs to be anchored using some kind of hold-downs to resist uplift and the bottom rail needs to be fixed by anchor bolts to resist horizontal shear forces. In partially anchored shear walls, where hold-downs are not provided, the uplifting force is resisted by the sheathing-to-framing joints along the bottom rail. Hence, it is importan...
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Contribution for newspaper or weekly magazine . 2012
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