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    TIMBER POST BASE MOMENT CONNECTION

    thanks, mkberry
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    TIMBER POST BASE MOMENT CONNECTION

    thanks for the suggestion...
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    TIMBER POST BASE MOMENT CONNECTION

    DO YOU KNOW OF ANY LITERATURE THAT ILLUSTRATES THIS APPROACH? THANKS AGAIN
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    TIMBER POST BASE MOMENT CONNECTION

    OK...ROCK ENGINEER--THIS IS GOOD AND I LIKE IT... --BUT, FOR THE PARTICULAR SITUATION THAT I HAVE THE CLIENT IS LOOKING TO SEE A STEEL BASE "SHOE" WITH ANCHOR BOLTS, ETC...WHERE ARE THERE EXAMPLES OF THIS METHOD OR SIMILAR METHODS... (WHAT I HAVE IS AN APPROX. 4 FT X 8 FT SIGN ABOUT 17 FT...
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    TIMBER POST BASE MOMENT CONNECTION

    WHERE CAN I FIND EXAMPLES REGARDING DESIGN PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING FIXED BASE CONNECTIONS FOR TIMBER POSTS TO CONCRETE FOOTINGS. ANCHOR BOLT SIZE AND SPACING, BASE PLATE THICKNESS, BASE DETAIL CONFIGURATION, ETC... THANK YOU...
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    TIMBER HANGER CONNECTIONS

    THANKS TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS DISCUSSION ON TIMBER HANGER CONNECTIONS....IT HAS BEEN HELPFUL... ONCE AGAIN, THANKS, LEXTOO
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    TYPICAL TIMBER SADDLE HANGERS

    THANKS TO THE ENGINEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO MY KNOWLEDGE BASE OF METAL TIMBER SADDLE HANGERS...IN PARTICULAR, I FOUND RockEngineer's COMMENTS EXTREMELY HELPFUL... ONCE AGAIN THANKS LEXTOO
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    TYPICAL TIMBER SADDLE HANGERS

    OH, I GUESS ANOTHER POINT WOULD THE MAGNITUDE OF THE REACTIONS---SAY 5K TO 10K MIGHT BE OK--BUT WOULD YOU DO THIS FOR 20K TO 30K?
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    TYPICAL TIMBER SADDLE HANGERS

    OK....LET ME SEE IF I AM UNDERSTANDING YOU CORRECTLY, USING A 1/4" PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR THE ENTIRE SADDLE HANGER BRACKET...AND SIZING THE TOP PLATE ON THE SADDLE AND THE BEARING PLATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HANGER TO KEEP BELOW THE ALLOWABLE BEARING VALUE OF THE WOOD (CHKG WELDS FOR SHEAR &...
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    TIMBER HANGER CONNECTIONS

    THANKS, NO FREE LUNCH, HUH?
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    TYPICAL TIMBER SADDLE HANGERS

    ALSO, FOR THE SAKE OF THIS DISCUSSION--ASSUME I AM USING SOUTHERN PINE GLULAM 24F-V3...ALLOWABLE STRESS PERPENDICULAR TO THE GRAIN = 740 PSI
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    TYPICAL TIMBER SADDLE HANGERS

    WELL--AS REGARDS THE LOADING--THIS IS A TYPICAL ROOF LOAD SAY: DL=25PSF AND SNOW LOAD=25PSF---WIND UPLIFT IS NOT A FACTOR. I AM LOOKING AT A POINT ON THE GIRDER THAT IS SUPPORTING TWO PURLINS- ONE EACH SIDE --THE PURLIN REACTION IS 6 KIP EACH--SO THAT THE GIRDER IS SUBJECT TO 12 KIPS (AT THAT...
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    TIMBER HANGER CONNECTIONS

    WHAT ARE THE DESIGN ASSUMPTIONS? WHAT ARE THE ANALYSIS ASSUMPTIONS? HOW IS IT THAT ,APPARENTLY, FAIRLY HEAVY LOADS ARE TRANSFERRED BY RELATIVELY, THIN 1/4" PLATE ASSEMBLIES... ---HOW DO THESE TIMBER SADDLE HANGER CONNECTIONS WORK? I'M NOT INTERESTED IN WHAT SIMPSON DOES.......THEY...
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    TYPICAL TIMBER SADDLE HANGERS

    WHAT IS THE ANALYSIS PROCEDURE? WHAT ARE THE ASSUMPTIONS? VISUALLY, THE PREFAB/OFF THE SHELF HANGERS ARE NOT VERY ATTRACTIVE...IN CASES WHERE THE "HANGERS" ARE VISABLE THIS IS A FACTOR.
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    TYPICAL TIMBER SADDLE HANGERS

    I WANT TO DESIGN SADDLE HANGERS USING 1/4" THICK PLATE. WHAT IS THE DESIGN PROCEDURE? IS THERE LITERATURE IN THIS REGARD? I WANT TO TRANSFER BEAM REACTIONS TO GIRDERS. THE BEAM REACTION IS TRANSFERRED BY BEARING PERPENDICULAR TO THE GRAIN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HANGER. THE LOAD ON THE HANGER...
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