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

Table 2

Result of the shear tests.

(a)

Shear tests	Double screw connection		Four-screw connection
	(8 tests)		(8 tests)
Capacity	Ultimate load [kN]	Displ. at ultimate load [mm]	Ultimate load [kN]	Displ. at ultimate load [mm]
Mean per connection	9.75	6.02	16.97	7.28
(per screw)	(4.88)		(4.24)
CoV [%]	5.0	7.1	2.4	18.8
Failure mode	C		C

C: ductile postpeak failure.

(b)

Stiffness
Mean stiffness per connection; (per screw)	9.60 kN/mm; (4.80 kN/mm)	11.3 kN/mm; (2.83 kN/mm)