Establishing Uplift Design Values for Metal Connectors in Light-Frame Construction

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 426-433

  Rosowsky, David V ^a   Reed, Thomas D ^a   Tyner, Kenneth G ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Connections; Hurricane straps; Metal connectors; Statistical analysis; Uplift loads; Wind loads; Wood construction

Indexed keywords

CONNECTORS (STRUCTURAL); JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STATISTICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL FRAMES; UPLIFT PRESSURE; WIND STRESS;

HURRICANE STRAPS; METAL CONNECTORS;

FATIGUE TESTING;

EID: 0032166930     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jte12024j     Document Type: Article

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3. ASTM, Standard Test Methods for Mechanical Fasteners in Wood, ASTM D 1761, American Society for Testing and Materials, 1995.
4. Standard Building Code, Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., Birmingham, AL, 1994.
5. Tyner, K., "Uplift Capacity of Rafter-to-Wall Connections in Light-Frame Construction," M.S. thesis submitted to the Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 1996.
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7. ASCE, Standard for Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Engineered Wood Construction, ASCE 16-95, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, 1995.