Uplift capacity of light-frame rafter to top plate connections

Journal of Architectural Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 156-163

  Reed, T D ^a,b   Rosowsky, D V ^b   Schiff, S D ^b  

^a FLUOR CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; BEARING CAPACITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FASTENERS; METALS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); RETROFITTING; ROOFS; WIND EFFECTS;

LIGHT FRAME RAFTER; METAL STRAPS; UPLIFT CAPACITY; WIND LOAD;

STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

EID: 0031386132     PISSN: 10760431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0431(1997)3:4(156)     Document Type: Article

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