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

Table 3

The basic parameters of the three-phase linear model.


N (kN)	Elastic phase		Yield point			Elastic-plastic rise phase		Plateau phase
N (kN)	Δ_e (mm)	F_e (kN)	Δ_y (mm)	F_y (kN)	θ_y (rad)	Δ_p (mm)	F_p (kN)	Δ_max (mm)	F_max (kN)	θ_max (rad)

30 (1st load)	11.674	3.930	17.330	4.194	1/193	68.871	5.488	118.962	5.833	1/28
60 (2nd load)	11.946	4.907	19.559	5.464	1/171	83.396	7.668	141.769	8.033	1/24
90 (3rd load)	11.403	5.696	19.986	6.788	1/167	87.061	9.512	156.248	9.983	1/21

Note. Δ_e and F_e = max displacement and max force in the elastic phase, respectively; F_y, Δ_y, and θ_y = force, displacement, and incidence at the yield point, respectively; Δ_p and F_p = max displacement and max force in the elastic-plastic rise phase, respectively; F_max, Δ_max, and θ_max = ultimate horizontal load, max horizontal displacement, and max incidence, respectively.