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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.184</doi>
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<article-title>ANALYSIS OF TIMBER COLUMN-GROUND SILL<br/>
JOINTS REINFORCED WITH IMPROVED ARAMID<br/>
FIBER SHEETS
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<author>AKARI YAMAGUCHI, XINYAN CHEN, and NORIKO TAKIYAMA</author>

<aff>Division of Architecture and Urban Studies, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan</aff>

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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>High-performance aramid fiber sheets are a new class of composite materials made up
of weaved polyamide fibers. In this study, the seismic performance and failure
behavior of timber column-ground sill joints reinforced with aramid fiber sheets were
investigated. In a past study, we conducted bending tests under cyclic loading for three
column-ground sill specimens. After reinforcing the specimens with aramid fiber
sheets, the joint strength improved but was dependent on the method of attaching the
sheet. It was found that the compression zone of the aramid fiber-reinforced plastic
layer broke at the joint boundary. In this paper, we proposed an improvement in the
method of attaching the fiber sheet to the joint. On the compression zone at the
boundary of the joint, resin was not pasted onto the aramid fiber, the fiber was not
cured, and the plastic layer was not formed. Therefore, we could solve some problems
and control the failure of column-ground sill joints.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>New material, Cyclic loading, Restoring force, Destruction mechanism,
Resin, Deformation performance, Maximum force.</p>
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