BOLTED WOOD CONNECTIONS PDHonline（螺栓木头连接PDHonline）.pdfVIP

www.PDH PDH Course S166 www.PDH Design Bolted Wood Connections With Spreadsheet Course Content INTRODUCTION The integrity of a structure under load depends on the structural members and the connections. Connection design is, therefore, an integral part of the design process. Bolts are one of the most important and common connectors and are used to attach wood members together in a variety of ways, as well as to attach wood to concrete or masonry. Specific loads can be assigned to bolted connections based on several variables. Load calculations are quite complex and lend themselves well to the use of a spreadsheet. This course discusses the design of bolted wood connections and includes the Excel© 2003 spreadsheet, BOLTUP©, with five examples of its use. The spreadsheet is designed for stand alone use for many common situations requiring only information provided in the discussion following or the spreadsheet itself. It is assumed that the student is familiar with the use of spreadsheets. Traditional (English) units and the allowable stress design (ASD) approach are used. The design of wood member connections is challenging, in part, because of the nature of wood. Dozens of species are used and the relevant structural properties of wood vary within a species and between species. Also, the structural properties within one piece vary significantly depending on the direction of the wood grain. Wood logs may be sawed and milled only (solid lumber) or may be manufactured into “engineered” wood products (glued-laminated, I joists, etc.) or otherwise reconstituted (plywood, oriented strand board, etc.). Engineering properties of wood products intended for structural use are readily available. The American Forest Paper Association has published several manuals including the N