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Top Plate Connection Design Based on NDS 2005

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

DIAPHRAGM CHORD FORCE RESISTED BY THE TOP PLATE T=C= 15 k
NAIL TYPE ( 0=Common Wire, 1=Box, 2=Sinker ) 0 Common Wire Nail
NAIL PENNY-WEIGHT ( 12d, 16d, 20d ) 16d
LUMBER TYPE ( 0=Douglas Fir-Larch, 1=Douglas Fir-Larch(N), 0 Douglas Fir-Larch, G=0.5
2=Hem-Fir(N), 3=Hem-Fir, 4=Spruce-Pine-Fir)
LUMBER GRADE ( 0=Select Structural, 1=No.1 & Btr, 2=No.1, 3=No.2, 2 No.1
4=No.3, 5=Stud, 6=Construction, 7=Standard, 8=Utility)
TOP PLATE SIZE Double 2 x 6 No.1, Douglas Fir-Larch, G=0.5
LOAD DURATION FACTOR ( Tab 2.3.2, NDS 2005, Page 8 ) CD = 1.6
WET SERVICE FACTOR ( Tab 10.3.3, NDS 2005, Page 58 ) CM = 1.0
TEMPERATURE FACTOR ( Tab 10.3.4, NDS 2005, Page 58 ) Ct = 1.0

Use CMSTC16 with 32-16d sinkers, Each Side.

ANALYSIS
DESIGN VALUE FOR TENSION (Tab 4A, NDS 2005 SUPP, Page 32) Ft = 675 psi
AREA OF CROSS SECTION FOR ONE 2 x 6 MEMBER A = 8.25 in2
SIZE FACTOR (Tab 4A, NDS 2005 SUPP, Page 30) CF = 1.30
ALLOWABLE TENSION CAPACITY FOR ONE 2 x 6 ONLY T' = AFtCDCMCtCF = 11.58 k
< T, SIMPSON STRAP REQUIRED.
NAIL LENGTH L = 3 1/2 in
SIDE MEMBER THICKNESS ts = 1 1/2 in
THE PENETRATION OF THE NAIL INTO THE MAIN MEMBER p = 1.99 in
NAIL DIAMETER D = 0.162 in
THE PENETRATION FACTOR (Note 3, Tab 11N, NDS 2005, Page 97) Cd = 1.00
THE NOMINAL DESIGN VALUE FOR SINGLE SHEAR IS TABULATED IN NDS 2005 TABLE 11N, PAGE 97, AS
Z = 141 lbf
THE ALLOWABLE LATERAL DESIGN VALUE FOR THE ONE NAIL IS
Z' = ZCDCMCtCd = 226 lbf
THE NUMBER OF NAILS REQUIRED IS n = T / Z' = 66.5 = 67 Nails
THE MIN. FORCE RESISTED BY THE SIMPSON STRAP T - T' = 3.42 k
Use CMSTC16 with 32-16d sinkers, Each Side.

Technical References:
1. "National Design Specification, NDS", 2005 Edition, AF&AP, AWC, 2005.
2. Alan Williams: "Structural Engineering Reference Manual", Professional Publications, Inc, 2001.