Experimental Testing of Wood Framed Walls with Available Materials in Costa Rica

This paper presents a research study about timber shear walls, with materials commercially available in Costa Rica. With new developments in engineered timber, the Costa Rican Seismic Code included a chapter on timber structures, defining diaphragms and shear walls as part of the lateral resisting...

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Published in:	Ingeniería
Main Author:	Guillermo González Beltrán
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de Costa Rica 2023-01-01
Subjects:	Cyclic testing of wood framed walls Ductility of wood framed walls Monotonic testing of wood framed walls Timber shear walls Wood framed walls
Online Access:	https://revistaclinicahsjd.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/ingenieria/article/view/52390