A growing interest has arisen towards the possibility of joining wood elements with steel bars glued with
epoxy resin into timber members. This type of joint is interesting, because it allows to obtain an higher joint stiffness, a
more uniform stress distribution and a better aesthetical appearance in comparison with traditional mechanical
connections. A series of experimental tests on glued-in threaded rod joints subjected to bending moments showed that
with a correct design and a proper choice of the bar steel grade it is possible to obtain a very ductile behaviour. In the
present paper the interest is focused on the cyclic behaviour of glued-in-joints under bending moments and some
experimental investigations on joints subjected to cyclic loads are presented. The aim is the understanding of the joint
structural response under cyclic loads simulating seismic action. The results outline that the joint can develop high
ductility, even though it is partially limited by lateral instability due to torsional effects
