EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF WOODEN FRAME BEARING WALL APPLIED FOAMED PLASTIC INSULATION BOARD AND STRUCTURAL BOARD (PART 2) : THE EXAMINATIONS OF THE WOODEN FRAME BEARING WALL SPECIFICATIONS TO PRACTICAL USE

In the previous paper, we presented a mechanism to improve the seismic performance of external thermal insulation wall with cellular plastic foam for wooden houses. In this paper, we present the test results to clarify that the influence of cellular plastic foam compression characteristics in the wall, the effect of furring strips installed at the horizontal edge of the structural board and the influence of nearness between the fasteners to fix the external thermal insulation system and the nails to fix the structural board. Finally, we propose the structural values for seismic retrofit to wooden frame houses.