In order to clarify the vibration characteristics of a traditional timber frame including KUMIMONO, which is one of the components in traditional wooden structures, we performed the vibration test of one frame in a traditional timber structure.
The Load-Deformation Relationship included the Restoring-Force Characteristics of Column. The shape swelled after the column deformation angle of about 1/20 rad. The deformation of KUMIMONO was infinitesimal compared with one of the whole frame. Therefore, in such frame case, KUMIMONO is thought as a rigid body. From the result of a model considering only the spring of columns, two things were clarified. One is that the hysteretic curve back to 0 corresponds to the force of one column. The other is that the modeling other elements are needed. [This abstract is not included in the PDF]