Research Article

Cyclic Behavior and Modeling of Bolted Glulam Joint with Cracks Loaded Parallel to Grain

Table 4

Summary of the mechanical parameters of Joint 2.

Joint 2-NOJoint 2-LSJoint 2-LDJoint 2-LRSJoint 2-LRD

Elastic stiffness ()49.6/52.246.2/52.242.9/52.244.8/50.740.2/52.1
Yield force ()61.7/−63.360.3/−63.257.6/−62.659.6/−60.956.0/−63.0
Yield displacement ()1.85/−1.791.92/−1.791.96/−1.811.92/−1.792.0/−1.82
Peak load ()71.4/−78.668.4/−75.864.8/−75.565.3/−75.160.1/−71.8
Ultimate displacement ()5.91/−5.215.90/−5.285.91/−5.275.91/−5.275.94/−5.17
Ductility ratio3.19/2.913.08/2.953.02/2.913.08/2.942.94/2.84

Note. Mechanical parameters are calculated from the positive and negative sides of skeleton curves, respectively.