Research Article

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

Table 5

Experimental and analytical shear capacities for the fastener in the uplift tests (loading parallel to grain).

Number of ScrewsShear capacity per fastener [kN]
Uplift test
(Table 1)
Mode

(3)
Mode

(4)
Mode

(7)
Mode

(10)
Mode

(33)
Mode

(13)
Mode

(16)
Mode

(22)

Parallel to grain
 17.4212.8412.876.766.338.856.76
 26.84
 46.28

Perpendicular
to grain
 15.0910.4212.875.377.515.41

Failure mode not applicable (variable out of range).