11/30/2022 0 Comments Tedds wood deflectionBuildings of similar size to the NEESWood building are built to current codes using similar products. The NEESWood building was designed under Performance-Based Design methodology, and the test was conducted as validation for the approach. Within the building, Simpson Strong-Tie connectors and Strong-Frame SMF were used, with the Strong-Rod™ anchor tiedown system (ATS) serving as holdown for each shearwall. This was a full-scale test which subjected the building to 180% of the Northridge earthquake ground motions (approximately a M7.5). How would a six-story light-frame wood building perform in a large earthquake? Back in 2009, Simpson Strong-Tie was a partner in the World’s Largest Earthquake Test, a collaboration of the NEESWood project, to answer that question.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
December 2022
Categories |