Revision of testing standards to determine the seismic capacity of timber connections according to Eurocode 8

Sigrist, Christophe; Casagrande, Daniele; Piazza, Maurizio (16 August 2021). Revision of testing standards to determine the seismic capacity of timber connections according to Eurocode 8 In: INTER International Network on Timber Engineering Research. online. 16.-19. August 2021.

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The current paper presents the ongoing work within the Working Group 1 of CEN TC124 for the revision process of testing standards to determine the seismic capacity of timber connections according to Eurocode 8. A Technical Specification (TS 12512) is being prepared in order to clarify how the test methods reported in EN 12512 should be adopted to determine the seismic capacity of connections used in dissipative zones in timber structures. An innovative method for the determination of the seismic ca-pacity of dissipative timber connections is presented. This method is based on the pro-posal presented in Casagrande et al. (2020) by analysing the results of an experimental campaign of different types of mechanical connections subjected to cyclic tests. Work is currently undertaken to link design standards and testing standards aiming for a con-sistent definition of basic parameters for the design of timber structures under earth-quake impact.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Division/Institute:	School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering > Institute for Timber Construction, Structures and Architecture School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering > Institute for Timber Construction, Structures and Architecture > Timber Construction School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering > Institute for Timber Construction, Structures and Architecture > Structural Engineering
Name:	Sigrist, Christophe; Casagrande, Daniele and Piazza, Maurizio
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TH Building construction
Language:	English
Submitter:	Corinne Amstutz Hugi
Date Deposited:	17 Jan 2022 14:50
Last Modified:	17 Jan 2022 14:50
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.16216
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/16216