ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 21581 First edition 2010-06-15 Timber structures Static and cyclic lateral load test methods for shear walls Structures en bois Méthodes d'essai de charge laterale statique et cyclique sur murs de contreventement Reference number ISO 21581:2010(E) @ ISO 2010 by IHS under lic itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 21581:2010(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The IsO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT @ISO2010 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, isO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2010 - All rights reserved py IHS unde I without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 21581:2010(E) Contents Page Foreword Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Symbols and units. 4 Test specimens 4.1 Conditioning 4.2 Form and dimension 4.3 Sampling. 5 Apparatus 5.1 General 5.2 Base of test frame and loading beam.. 5.3 Mounting of wall specimen.. 6 Test procedure. 6.1 Static (monotonic) test. 6.2 Cyclic test schedule. 7 Test results. 7.1 Hysteresis data .. 7.2 Envelope curves 7.3 Properties of wall specimen. 8 Test report... 8 Annex A (informative) Additional information Bibliography. 14 CopyrightInternatinal Oorganizain for Standardizalion ghts reserved ii nse from IHS Not for Resale