Tests and Analyses of Slotted-In Steel-Plate Connections in Composite Timber Shear Wall Panels

Figure 11

Notations for end and edge distances according to Eurocode 5 [19] for (a) the connection acting as a hold-down (vertical load) and as a shear connection (horizontal load), respectively, and (b) a splice connection between wall elements subjected to a shearing force.

(a)

(b)