Experiment on Behavior of a New Connector Used in Bamboo (Timber) Frame Structure under Cyclic Loading

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Specimen</td><td class="align_center" colspan="4">Stiffness (kN·m/rad)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center"><i>K</i><sub>ini</sub></td><td class="align_center"><i>K</i><sub>2</sub></td><td class="align_center"><i>K</i><sub>3</sub></td><td class="align_center"><i>K</i><sub>4</sub></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CJ1</td><td class="align_center">333</td><td class="align_center">166</td><td class="align_center">498</td><td class="align_center">170</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CJ2</td><td class="align_center">221</td><td class="align_center">205</td><td class="align_center">309</td><td class="align_center">116</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CJ3</td><td class="align_center">354</td><td class="align_center">263</td><td class="align_center">501</td><td class="align_center">137</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Model parameters of the specimens.</div>

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Table 5: Experiment on Behavior of a New Connector Used in Bamboo (Timber) Frame Structure under Cyclic Loading 