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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Mechanical properties calculated based on Y&K method

From: Experimental investigations into the mechanical performance of glulam dowel-type connections with either bolts or screws as fasteners

Specimens

Initial stiffness

Yielding point

Maximum point

Failure point

Ductility ratio

Ke (kN·m/°)

My (kN·m)

θy (°)

Mp (kN·m)

θp (°)

Mf (kN·m)

θf (°)

μ  = θf/θy

BC1

10.46

10.63

1.58

16.56

2.42

14.71

2.51

1.59

BC2

9.72

13.18

1.56

13.18

1.56

14.06

1.91

1.22

Avg BC

10.09

11.91

1.57

14.87

1.99

14.39

2.21

1.41

CSC1

21.45

14.40

0.66

30.12

3.10

29.90

3.89

5.92

CSC2

25.61

14.74

0.62

27.42

2.44

24.39

2.92

4.68

Avg CSC

23.53

14.57

0.64

28.77

2.77

27.15

3.41

5.3

Improvement (%)

133

22

− 59

93

39

87

54

276

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