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Behavior of Timber Pile-to-Cap Connections under Cyclic Lateral Loading Ayman. A. Shama, M.ASCE,1 and John. B. Mander, M.ASCE2 Abstract: The pile-to-cap connection is a critical region in the structure that may experience inelastic behavior during severe earthquake ground motions. Although timber piles are extensively used in construction, little research has been devoted to studying the behavior of timber pile-to-cap connections under cyclic lateral loading, or to develop an improved understanding of the seismic design requirements of these connections. This paper presents an experimental investigation to assess the strength capability of timber pile-to-cap connections. The experimental study was conducted on full-scale timber specimens with different embedment lengths of the pile into the concrete beam. On the basis of the experiments, a theory to predict the lateral capacity of such connections was developed. The study highlighted the significance of wood compression perpendicular to the grain, wood hardness, and embedment length of pile into cap in evaluating the performance of such connections under lateral loads. DOI: 10.1061/ASCE0733130:81252 CE Database subject headings: Timber construction; Cyclic loads; Seismic design; Piles; Experimental data; Lateral forces. Introduction tions. It was found that steel pile-to-cap connections representa- tive of California construction could sustain a significant amount Pile-to-cap connection is a critical structural joint that needs to be of moment. The study at Buffalo was concerned with steel pile- serviceable during an earthquake. Careful consideration should be to-cap connections representative of constructi