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Their resistance to loads perpendicular to the joint is typically ignored and tension straps are used to resist this load. Four types of connections were subjected to monotonic and cyclic testing to characterize their behaviour in this loading direction. Tests were also done on steel tension straps in isolation and in combination with the four connections. It was found that the connections without tension straps can be relied upon for strength and stiffness perpendicular to the joint. 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