Abstract: Lag screws are frequently used to fasten relatively thin, often metal, cleats to wood structural elements. Design values for engineered lag‐screw connections have been based on proportional limit loads derived from limited ...

Abstract: A model for prediction of a yield load in bolted wood joints is reviewed and modifications to the theory presented. The model predicts a joint load at which the bolt and/or the wood under the bolt behaves plastically. ...

Abstract: Threaded fastener‐wood connections using lag screws, wood screws, and the like are commonly loaded with forces having components both parallel and perpendicular to the fastener axis. Metal side plate‐to‐wood connections ...

Abstract: Current design methods for notched wood beams, based on either notch‐factor or linear‐elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) approaches, are reviewed and compared with an alternative equation based on critical fillet hoop stress ...

Abstract: A new design specification for engineered wood structures has been proposed in load and resistance factor design (LRFD) format. This paper provides an overview of the proposed LRFD connections design criteria. The connections ...

Abstract: Light-frame wood roof trusses often require lateral bracing to reduce the effective length of compression web members for buckling purposes. Three simple analysis methods were compared in a physical test program to determine ...