To support the associated Elementary School projects in pushing the boundaries forward for wood construction in seismic zones, this testing project aims to evaluate the seismic performance of various connections for CLT shearwall. The wall-to-floor hold-downs (HDs), vertical spline joints, shear brackets (SBs) were tested to determine their strength and stiffness. 

Project Essentials

  • Testing PartnersThomas Tannert, University of Northern British Columbia
  • Funding PartnersGreen Construction through Wood (GCWood) Program for Low-rise Commercial/Industrial/Office/Institutional Buildings
  • Associated Projectswək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm (formerly Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary School) and Bayview Elementary School

Working with UNBC, Fast+Epp completed a total of 73 monotonic and cyclic tests were conducted on various CLT shearwall connections. The test setup was developed to determine the behaviour of these types of shearwalls for the project specific application, as well as provide a basis to further develop this type of system for the engineering community.  

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