Cyclic Load Behavior of Metal-Plate Connected Wood Joints

金属板连接广泛用于轻型住宅和商用木桁架组件。考虑到在飓风和极端风力条件下对木结构、活动房屋和装配式房屋造成的巨大破坏，对这些连接的静力和动力特性进行研究已成为一个紧迫的问题。这项调查将确定木结构安全施工的设计极限。

Metal-plate connections are widely used in light-frame residential and commercial wood truss assemblies. An investigation in to the static and dynamic behavior of these connections has become an urgent problem in view of the great damage to wood structures, mobile homes and prefabricated houses subjected to hurricanes and extreme wind conditions. This investigation will determine the limits of design for safe construction of wood structures.