Research Article

Hysteresis Behavior and Design of the New Autoclaved Lightweight Concrete (ALC) External Panel Connector with the Steel Frame

Table 3

Skeleton curves of specimens.

SpecimenDirectionYielding pointPeak pointUltimate point
Py (kN)Δy (mm)Pm (kN)Δm (mm)Pu (kN)Δu (mm)

FW1Push (+)155.1255.8169.2075.0169.20
Pull (−)127.8254.0157.89135.0121.85
Average141.4754.9163.55105.0145.5375.0

FW2Push (+)174.5869.9185.7890.0174.45
Pull (−)147.7470.1158.15105.0157.64
Average161.1670.0171.9797.5166.05105.0