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...
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...
