ABSTRACT
Hybrid systems are commonly used throughout the world, and are present in many types of structures with many different types of material. A hybrid system is any system that combines two or more structural materials. Steel-timber hybridization is the focus of this. Steel is strong with significant post-yield deflection capability, known as ductility; wood is comparatively much weaker usually requiring larger members, resulting in stiffer systems; wood does not produce postyield deflection, especially when loaded perpendicular to the grain. The characteristics of wood and steel are summarized in Table 1.
