Results from a test program on the seismic behaviour of timber rivets used in heavy timber constructionare presented, with emphasis on braced timber frames. First a literature review on timber rivets ispresented, including the historical development of the fastener and previous research work. This isfollowed by the results from quasi-static tension and cyclic tests on riveted connections in four differentengineered wood products: glued laminated timber (Glulam), laminated veneer lumber (LVL), parallelstrand lumber (PSL) and laminated strand lumber (LSL). All connections were designed to fail in rivetyielding mode according to the Canadian CSAO86 Standard for Engineering Design in Wood. Based onthe test results, characteristics of these riveted connections under seismic loads are discussed.
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