Thank you all for the feedback thus far. I do agree with you KootK that the size of the fastener group needs to be considered with regards to shrinkage. The timber trusses I would design with this method would not have astronomically large forces in the members and would probably be extremely...
Historically, timber truss gusset plates have been connected with through bolts, but over the past decade, the wood screw industry has made some amazing developments in wood screw technology. I have been considering the idea of designing some timber trusses that have the steel gusset plates...
Thanks DB. I think I have it figured out now. The 6th edition of the Timber Construction Manual goes into the design in the end grain in really good detail.
DB,
Thanks for your quick and thorough response. I could not find a copy of that particular edition. The method you suggest is similar to the design example from older versions of the NDS. In that example, the angle of the sloped cut was less than 45deg however. When the angle is less than...
I am looking for some advice on the use of split rings in the end grain of a timber member. I am designing a king post truss in which the top chords will bear against each side of the king post. I want to use 4" split rings to transfer the load between the chords and the king post. I...
