Mechanical fasteners and connectors use in timber constructions / Masidah Mohamed Shamsi

Mechanical fasteners and connectors are available for use in attaching one structural unit to another. Nails are generally used when loads are light. Whenever, lag screws, bolts and nut, and timber connectors are used loads are relatively large magnitude need to be transmitted through a joint. Split rings and shear plates are suitable for joints in heavy timber construction. They, are two types of loading can be utilized that is perpendicular loading and parallel loading. Also, they are a number of factors that affected the strength to the wood connection.