Moment resisting dowelled joints in timber structures: mechanical behavior under cyclic deformation tests

The remainder of this paper presents an experimental study aimed at collecting information on the response of knee connections under high amplitude fully-reversed rotational deformations, and comparing findings with requirements of EC8. Attention is also directed at assessing whether the timber design provisions of Eurocode 5 can be used to estimate moment capacities and rotational stiffness of such knee connections. The connections investigated attached twinned glulam column members to a glulam rafter using steel dowels. These connections are typically employed in Italy.