Lateral Nail Capacity 1

[rook1]

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!

 

[renko]

See attached from BS5268-2. All units are in metric. Hope it helps.

 

[DTGT2002]

The American Wood Council offers a web based connection calculator off their home page at

http://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

 

[msquared48]

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

Mike McCann
McCann Engineering

 

[rook1]

hey thanks for this one!