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45° Wedge Washer—Benefits, Design Considerations, and Installation Best Practices

As mass timber members increase in size and carry heavier combined loads, their connections must also scale up to meet these demands. Steel strong-back or splice plates ...

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Geometry Requirements for Structural Screws [Part 2 of 2]

MTC Solutions design guides provide essential connection detailing requirements that ensure safe stress transmittance while minimizing the risk of wood splitting. This ...

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Geometry Requirements for Structural Screws [Part 1 of 2]

MTC Solutions design guides provide essential connection detailing requirements that ensure safe stress transmittance while minimizing the risk of wood splitting. This ...

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A Withdrawal Reduction Factor for Structural Screws at Shallow Embedment Depths

To meet safety standards, it is advisable to implement a reduction factor of 0.8 when applying the reference withdrawal design values (RWDVs) for self-tapping screws with an ...

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A Brief Note on the Application of Screw Crosses

Screw crosses, known for their bidirectional resistance, play a pivotal role in transferring lateral forces, especially under reverse loading conditions. This note explores ...

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Navigating End-Grain Check Challenges: Minimizing Impacts on Fastener Withdrawal Performance

Fasteners exhibit reduced withdrawal resistance when installed in the end grain of wood members. Such decrease results primarily from the lower availability of growth rings, ...

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Tips & Tricks;
How to Install the MEGANT Beam Hangers ?

Modern mass timber construction has gained increasing prestige in recent years. Projects have become more complex, combining traditional designs with modern connections ...

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How to Install MTC’s Beam Hanger System – MEGANT

This blog post offers designers and installers a step-by-step procedure along side several tips to successfully achieve the installation of the MEGANT beam hanger systems, ...

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New Product Release: The Jig is Up!

After much thought and prototyping, our Research & Development Team is excited to announce the release of MTC’s latest product in our accessories line up: the MTC ...

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American and Canadian Background for Self-Tapping Screw Geometry and Lateral Strength Parameters

Approximately 10-minute read. The current state of standardization for mass timber fasteners currently requires us to draw parallels and create analogues to lag screws. In ...

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American and Canadian Background for Pre-Drilling Self-Tapping Screws

Self-tapping screws (STS) were introduced into the market with one of many major benefits over lag screws being that pre-drilling is not required. In many cases one would be ...

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Mass Timber Connections, Introduction to Detailing Considerations

Mass Timber is increasingly being used in larger scale commercial construction on an institutional, industrial, and residential mid to high-rise level. With this comes the ...

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