... on the panels. The applied axial load and produced axial deformation measured by load cells and LVDT, respectively, is plotted simultaneously while testing using an integrated data acquisition system. Nonlinear finite element analysis of tested specimens is performed using ANSYS to compare the ultimate load...

... acquisition, the AE data from each test were filtered to include only data collected up to 50 % of the theoretical ultimate load for further analysis. A Kohonen self-organizing map (SOM) was utilized to separate individual data points into failure mechanism clusters. Then a multiple linear regression analysis...

... 1761). The load-slip parameters evaluated were: first and second cycle secant slip moduli at design load, loads at 0.38- (0.015-) and 2.54-mm (0.100-in.) slip, ultimate load, and slip at ultimate load. These parameters were evaluated for joints nailed with 6d and 8d nails in single shear and interlayer...