Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering: Transactions of AIJ
Summary
Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) panel is consisted of several layers of lumber stacked crosswise and glued together on their surfaces. In Europe, mid-to-high-rise building using CLT has been already built. Recently, CLT structure attracts attention in Japan as one of the means to promote Wooden Public Buildings. Since the lamina can utilize small or middle diameter wood as the raw materials, expansion of CLT demand would promote local forestry and wood industry. There are various joint methods of CLT such as LSB joints, screw joints with steel side-plates, and so on. In this study, we examined tensile bolt joint which is one of the effective joint methods of the end of panel when the wall panel showed rocking behavior, assuming architectural structure using the panels of around 1-2m in width.