TDL - Structural Products - Connections

American Forest & Paper Association
Allowable Stress Design (ASD) Manual for Engineered Wood Construction
Includes structural connections provisions and pre-engineered metal connectors guideline. Over 900 pages. #T101.


Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Manual for Engineered Wood Construction
Includes structural connections supplement and pre-engineered metal connectors guideline. Over 700 pages. #T80.


Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings – (2001 Edition)
Includes capacity tables for connections used in roof, wall and floor assemblies. #T10-01.


General Dowel Equations for Calculating Lateral Connection Values - Technical Report 12
Covers calculation of lateral values for single dowel type fastener connections using a generalized and expanded form of the NDS® yield limit equations. 24 pages.


American Institute of Timber Construction
Typical Construction Details, AITC 104
Illustrations of recommended connection and anchorage details for glulam members.


Bolts in Glued Laminated Timber, Technical Note No. 8.


American Society of Civil Engineers
Mechanical Connections in Wood Structures
ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice, No. 84, 1996. Gives state-of-the-art design and research information on mechanical fasteners used in wood connections. 248 pages.

APA - The Engineered Wood Association
Building in High Wind and Seismic Zones
Describes how lateral loads act on wood framing systems, and how construction detailing and fasteners affect the ultimate performance of a structure in high wind and seismic zones. (Form W650 - 8 pages).


Roof Sheathing Fastening Schedules for Wind Uplift
Nailing schedules for wood structural panel roof sheathing for high wind areas. Form T325.


Corrosion-Resistant Fasteners for Construction
Recommendations for fasteners in exterior siding, permanent wood foundations and fire-retardant-treated plywood. Form D485.


Engineered Wood Systems
Glulam Connection Details
Discusses effects of moisture accumulation and provides connection examples. Form EWS T300.


Truss Plate Institute
National Design Standard for Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Construction, ANSI/TPI 1-2002
Joint design and manufacturing quality criteria for plated trusses.


Steel Structures Painting Council Report 87-08
Corrosion-protection evaluation of field-applied coatings to embedded metal connector plates.

Western Wood Products Association
Western Woods Use Book (WWUB)
Includes chapter on light-frame and heavy-timber connectors.


Lumber Design Suite (DSD-1)
A CD featuring a Microsoft Excel-based program providing calculations for WWPA lumber beams, joists, posts, studs and single shear connections.


Wood Truss Council of America
Building Component Safety Information (B8) Summary Sheet: Toe-Nailing for Uplift Reactions
Uplift reactions, most often caused by wind forces, may require special connections beyond code-prescribed toe-nailing. This two-page document explains the uplift capacity of a toe-nailed connection and gives connection options when toe-nailing is not enough. This document summarizes section B8 of the BSCI 1-03 Booklet which is in full-color with English and Spanish text. It replaces the TTB on toe-nailing for uplift reactions, TTBToeNail-D. The BCSI-B8 Summary Sheet is part the BCSI B-Series.