Research Article

Experimental Assessment on the Hysteretic Behavior of a Full-Scale Traditional Chinese Timber Structure Using a Synchronous Loading Technique

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Loading equipment and safety devices (mm). (a) Overview of the test setup and layout of instrumentations; (b-c) spherical hinge bearings; (d-e) the connection of the bar chains; (f) mechanism of force application; (g) size of the concrete slab; (h) safety devices.
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