Split-ring and shear-plate connections to NDS 2024 Ch. 13
Split rings and shear plates in wood: species group, member thickness, load at an angle to the grain, edge, end and spacing, group action and steel side plates (NDS 2024 Chapter 13).
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The applicable checks, step by step
Every check to NDS 2024 Ch. 13 with its equation, the values that go into it, the result and the code section, and the governing case up front. Results update as you type.
A calculation report a reviewer can follow
Inputs, load combinations, every check with its result and reference, and the governing case, in a clear PDF with your title block.
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Your units, your method
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Verification
How the split-ring and shear-plate connections is tested
Against published examples and hand calculations from the code equations, on every change. The method and the sources.
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