Table 3.
Horizontal Shear Strength Properties of the CLT Walls for Cyclic Loads

Specimen Max. load (kN) Reduction rate of max. load relative to the monotonic test (%) Yieldload (kN) Reduction rate of yield load relative to the monotonic test (%) Dmax Ductility classification Failure mode of uplifted connections
Series-Con 26.8 32.5 8.3 67.7 2.1 Low ductility Failure of CLT connection
Series-GS 37.1 7.7 9.8 60.3 2.9 Low ductility Deformation of bracket
Series-GT 24.0 31.4 7.8 58.1 2.1 Low ductility Deformation of bracket
Series-TS 26.8 30.7 8.8 69.9 1.6 Low ductility Failure of reinforced CLT connection