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Mechanical Fastening of Structural Wood Members?Design and Research Status

by T. E. McLain, Virginia Polytechnic Inst &, State Univ, Dep of Forest Products, Blacksburg, VA, USA,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Structural Wood Research: State-of-the-Art and Research Needs

Abstract:

A brief overview is provided of the current mechanical fastening research base as background for a discussion of future research needs and priorities. A summary is presented of the current means of setting allowable design values for various common connection systems. The implications and inadequacies of these methods are pointed out. A brief summary of recent research efforts is also presented and problems common to all or several connection types are discussed.

Subject Headings: Fastening | Connections (structural) | Wood construction | Wood and wood products | Plates | Construction materials | Wood structures

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