Frank Woeste. P.E.

All Things Wood: Substantial Wood Truss Content at Virginia Tech Course

Frank Woeste

Sponsored by the Virginia Tech Continuing and Professional Education program, a three-day program on light-frame and mass timber construction design topics will be offered on May 14–16, 2024 in Blacksburg, VA. Joining me as instructors this year are Scott D. Coffman, PE, John Holland, MBA,...

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March 2024
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Geordie Secord

Design Connections: Designing for Resiliency

Geordie Secord

As I write this, I am sitting inside a warm office in Northern Ontario, looking out the window at near blizzard conditions, with heavy snow falling and –35° wind chill. Although it is very unpleasant outside, this isn’t necessarily unusual weather for this location, but what is...

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March 2024
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Page 90
Paul McEntee, S.E.

Up to the Test: The Heavy Seated Knife Plate Beam Hanger for Mass Timber

Paul McEntee

In response to the increasing demand for mass timber construction, Simpson Strong-Tie  has created mass timber solutions for these builds. These product additions include our Heavy Seated Knife Plate (HSKP), ACBH concealed beam hanger,  and CBH concealed beam hanger. Gain insights into...

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March 2024
Issue #16296
Page 108
Alpine Team

iModel’s Dynamic New Tool to Simplify Truss Load Application

Alpine Team

Applying special load conditions to trusses is a tedious, repetitive, and time-consuming task for designers. Without a visual representation of the load in relation to the trusses on a plan, it can be a challenge to position the loads and determine the load magnitudes required for each truss. As...

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February 2024
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Page 94
Bryan Wert, MS, PE, SECB

A New Wood Construction Connectors Catalog for the New Year

Bryan Wert

We just released our updated Wood Construction Connectors catalog (C-C-2024) which features our product line that has a legacy that started in 1956. This year’s 372-page version begins with a colorful, attention-grabbing cover design and is packed inside with all the technical details that...

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February 2024
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Page 100
Geordie Secord

Design Connections: Where Does the Responsibility Lie?

Geordie Secord

In “Cost-Saving Measures and Memorable Debacles,” I discussed the problems encountered on a site where the owner was acting as general contractor for his new house build and problems that ensued when an inexperienced framer was tasked with installing a complex truss roof. In that...

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January 2024
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Page 80
Paul McEntee, S.E.

Developing High-Capacity Tension Straps for Mass Timber Engineering

Paul McEntee

Mass timber buildings use cross-laminated timber (CLT) or mass plywood panels to create horizontal diaphragms to transfer wind and seismic forces into the vertical elements of the lateral-force-resisting system. Spline connections resist shear forces at the panel joints, which I discussed in...

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January 2024
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Page 100
Joe Kannapell

Floor Truss Technology, Part VII: The Devil is in Those Details

Joe Kannapell

Building intricate floor truss details may bedevil a robot, but they provide the inherent advantage of floor trusses over I-joists. There are also things that floor trusses can do that I-joists cannot. And they facilitate the most efficient use of materials. Visiting an I-joist cut-off yard...

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December 2023
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Page 10
Joe Kannapell

The Last Word: The Concrete Truss Machine

Joe Kannapell

New inventions may fade away, but most provide valuable lessons, like the concrete truss machine. Not many of these were built, but they seemed to Cal Jureit to be the logical match for his new truss plate, and they set the course for all his future machines. Jureit had to have been...

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December 2023
Issue #15293
Page 134
Joe Kannapell

Floor Truss Technology, Part VI: The Last Round of Floor Machines

Joe Kannapell

Our contemporary floor machines were ready for the resurgence of demand that has followed the pandemic. These new models had many fascinating features, accumulated from the multiple iterations before them. They were more durable, they lessened labor, and they built a quality truss, embedding all...

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November 2023
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