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Design Method
Allowable Stress Design (ASD)
Load & Resistance Factor Design (LRFD)
Connection Type
Lateral loading
Withdrawal loading
Fastener Type
Bolt
Lag Screw
Wood Screw
Nail
Loading Scenario
Single Shear - Wood Main Member
Single Shear - Concrete Main Member
Double Shear - Wood Main Member
Double Shear - Steel Main Member
Main Member Type
Alaska Cedar
Alaska Hemlock
Alaska Spruce
Alaska Yellow Cedar
Aspen
Balsam Fir
Beech-Birch-Hickory
Coast Sitka Spruce
Cottonwood
Douglas Fir-Larch
Douglas Fir-Larch (North)
Douglas Fir-South
Eastern Hemlock
Eastern Hemlock-Balsam Fir
Eastern Hemlock-Tamarack
Eastern Hemlock-Tamarack (North)
Eastern Softwoods
Eastern Spruce
Eastern White Pine
Engelmann Spruce-Lodgepole Pine
Hem-Fir
Hem-Fir (North)
Mixed Maple
Mixed Oak
Mixed Southern Pine
Mountain Hemlock
Northern Pine
Northern Red Oak
Northern Species
Northern White Cedar
Ponderosa Pine
Red Maple
Red Oak
Red Pine
Redwood (open grain)
Redwood (close grain)
Sitka Spruce
Southern Pine
Spruce-Pine-Fir
Spruce-Pine-Fir (South)
Western Cedars
Western Cedars (North)
Western Hemlock
Western Hemlock (North)
Western White Pine
Western Woods
White Oak
Yellow Poplar
Main Member Thickness
0.75 in.
1.5 in.
1.75 in.
2.5 in.
3.5 in.
5.5 in.
7.5 in.
9.5 in.
11.5 in.
-- Other (in inches) --
Side Member Type
Steel
Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
Plywood (Structural 1 grade)
Plywood (other grades)
Alaska Cedar
Alaska Hemlock
Alaska Spruce
Alaska Yellow Cedar
Aspen
Balsam Fir
Beech-Birch-Hickory
Coast Sitka Spruce
Cottonwood
Douglas Fir-Larch
Douglas Fir-Larch (North)
Douglas Fir-South
Eastern Hemlock
Eastern Hemlock-Balsam Fir
Eastern Hemlock-Tamarack
Eastern Hemlock-Tamarack (North)
Eastern Softwoods
Eastern Spruce
Eastern White Pine
Engelmann Spruce-Lodgepole Pine
Hem-Fir
Hem-Fir (North)
Mixed Maple
Mixed Oak
Mixed Southern Pine
Mountain Hemlock
Northern Pine
Northern Red Oak
Northern Species
Northern White Cedar
Ponderosa Pine
Red Maple
Red Oak
Red Pine
Redwood (open grain)
Redwood (close grain)
Sitka Spruce
Southern Pine
Spruce-Pine-Fir
Spruce-Pine-Fir (South)
Western Cedars
Western Cedars (North)
Western Hemlock
Western Hemlock (North)
Western White Pine
Western Woods
White Oak
Yellow Poplar
Side Member Thickness
20 gage
18 gage
16 gage
14 gage
12 gage
11 gage
10 gage
7 gage
3 gage
1/4"
-- Other (in inches) --
Wood Screw Number
6 (D = 0.138 in.)
7 (D = 0.151 in.)
8 (D = 0.164 in.)
9 (D = 0.177 in.)
10 (D = 0.19 in.)
12 (D = 0.216 in.)
14 (D = 0.242 in.)
16 (D = 0.268 in.)
18 (D = 0.294 in.)
20 (D = 0.32 in.)
24 (D = 0.372 in.)
Length
1 in.
1.5 in.
2 in.
2.5 in.
3 in.
4 in.
5 in.
6 in.
7 in.
8 in.
9 in.
10 in.
11 in.
12 in.
Time Effect Factor
= 0.6
= 0.7
= 0.8
= 1.0
Wet Service Factor
C_M = 1.0
C
M
= 0.7
Temperature Factor
C_t = 1.0
C_t = 0.8
C_t = 0.7
C_t = 0.5