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Lateral Nail Capacity

Lateral Nail Capacity

Lateral Nail Capacity

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Hello!

Does anyone know where i can find a good source for the lateral capacity of nails on the internet? thanks!  Or any internet source where I can compute the capacity myself?

Thanks!

RE: Lateral Nail Capacity

The American Wood Council offers a web based connection calculator off their home page at www.awc.org or direct to the calculator at http://www.awc.org/calculators/connections/ccstyle.asp

You can pick LRFD or ASD and various fastener types. You still have to know what inputs are valid, so if you can't come up with the values on your own, you need to get the wood code and understand where the numbers come from, but it is definitely a good tool to check or get a start on a design.

Be careful.
Daniel Toon

RE: Lateral Nail Capacity

If you can get your hands on a "Western Woods Use Book", look at page 207.

Mike McCann
McCann Engineering

RE: Lateral Nail Capacity

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hey thanks for this one!

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