Timber shear walls. Numerical assessment of damping of sheathing-to-framing connections

The performances related to connections used in timber shear walls are investigated in this paper. Analytical and numerical models developed in the literature have shown that the crucial aspects affecting the overall behavior of shear walls are the connections between timber frame (studs and horizontal joists) and sheathing panel, as well as the base connections. Nonlinear static analysis and cyclic analysis on a parametric numerical model are performed, particularly assessing the energy dissipation ensured by the sheathing-to-framing connections.