Experimental study of CLT panels under combined out-of-plane bending and compression

•Combined out-of-plane bending and compression is an inevitable loading condition for CLT walls.•The experimental program consisted of 36 CLT panel specimens.•The damage was caused by the local buckling near the mid-height of the outer layer on the compression side.•Signs of shear failure of cross layers were evident almost simultaneously with the outer layer failure.•The interaction equations specified in the Canadian design standard are appropriate for the CLT panels under small load eccentricities.