TDL - Construction Applications - Fasteners & Connectors
American Institute of Timber Construction
Typical Construction Details, AITC 104
Illustrations of recommended connection and anchorage details for glulam members.
Engineered Wood Systems
Glulam Connection Details
Discusses effects of moisture accumulation and provides connection examples. Form EWS T300.
Truss Plate Institute
Steel Structures Painting Council Report 87-08
Corrosion protection evaluation of field applied coatings to embedded metal connector plates.
National Design Standard for Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Construction, ANSI/TPI 1-1995
Joint design and manufacturing quality criteria for plated trusses.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Adhesives in Building Construction
Agriculture Handbook No. 516, Forest Products Laboratory, 1978.
Corrosion of Metal in Wood Products
by Baker, ASTM STP 691, pp. 981-993, American Society for Testing and Materials. 1980.
Degradation of Wood by Products of Metal Corrosion
by Baker, Res. Pap. FPL 229, National Technical Information Service, #AD 782 485, 1974.
Western Wood Products Association
Wood Frame Design for Commercial/Multifamily Construction (556)
Technical manual of design and construction details for wood-frame commercial/multifamily construction up to four stories. Includes cross-reference to model building codes. 40 pages.
Western Woods Use Book (WWUB), Fourth Edition, 1996
New edition includes entire chapter devoted to light frame and heavy-timber connectors, with technical contributions from Simpson Strong-Tie. See Wood Design Text Books and Manuals in this guide for additional description.
