In this contribution bending and shear tests of cross laminated timber (CLT) plates under concentrated loads are presented. The so loaded structural members can fail either due to punching along a critical perimeter line in the vicinity of the concentrated load or in bending. Two test configurations were developed and investigated by linear elastic models. The obtained test results and observed failures as well as their correlation with the mechanical modeling are shown in this paper. The established numerical model was a 3D solid model with different material behavior for all acting stresses. The material behavior was implemented in a user subroutine for the FE program ABAQUS. By comparison of measured and computed load displacement curves numerical models could be discussed regarding their reliability and conclusions about missing input for an increasing accuracy of the model could be drawn.