Undergraduate Research Experience (REU), NHERI 2019: Seismic Tests of Self-Centering CLT Shear Wall with Floor Diaphragm and Gravity Load System

Participated in a research team experimentally investigating the behavior of Self-Centering Cross-Laminated Timber walls at Lehigh University's Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems lab. Investigation included limit states of the walls under both in-plane and bidirectional seismic lateral loading, as well as interaction with other structural components such as the floor diaphragm, gravity load system, and collector beam. Pre-test checks, testing procedures and preliminary test results are presented in this paper.