Plated Wood Truss Hip End Styles Jason Padilla For many, the first day of summer means it is time to cinch up your favorite hip-hugging bathing suit and enjoy the warm weather. For the truss industry, it’s time to keep those hip-hugging bathing suits in the closet and take advantage of the favorable weather months by bidding and... Read More May 2021 Issue #13262 Page 118
Understanding Ply-To-Ply Girder Nailing Failures Christopher Gould You probably wouldn’t ignore a “warning sign” on the highway, as you can easily imagine the consequences of doing so. We can face similar situations when designing trusses, and the end result is that whatever we do in the software can end up in the real world somewhere on a... Read More April 2021 Issue #13261 Page 116
Can a Fabricator Mix or Substitute Connector Plates from Different Manufacturers? Glenn Traylor The simple answer is no, not normally, but the reasoning behind that answer merits discussion. It should come as no surprise that truss connector plates are tied to design software and ultimately engineering design. The problem is one plate manufacture is not equivalent to another plate... Read More March 2021 Issue #13260 Page 39
Raising the Bar for Plan Finishing Tracy Roe At Eagle Metal, our TrueBuild® software gives you an efficiency advantage at every step in the design process. Our leading parametric 3D capabilities and app-free model sharing makes visualization painless and gives our customers more time to build. Last month’s article, Raising the... Read More March 2021 Issue #13260 Page 56
Improve Your Structural Steel Designs with the Yield-Link® Software Webinar Series Jesse Russell With the introduction of the Simpson Strong-Tie Yield-Link® moment connection for steel construction, the engineering and software development teams at Simpson Strong-Tie created multiple design tools to support users in their specification of the Yield-Link technology. These tools range... Read More March 2021 Issue #13260 Page 118
Communicating Information Without Constraint Tracy Roe In our first installment last month, Sharing Information Without Constraint, we explored the constraints around information sharing in today’s rapid-paced construction cycle. Material prices are high, interest rates are low, and business is booming. But, this rapid pace doesn’t... Read More December 2020 Issue #12257 Page 60
Damage Assessment and What It Teaches Us About How to Build Stronger Doug Allen Over the past few years that I’ve worked as an engineer for Simpson Strong-Tie in Texas, work-related events have brought me to a few great beach destinations: Clearwater and Destin, Florida, to name a few. But tightly packed schedules always left me feeling like I didn’t get to... Read More December 2020 Issue #12257 Page 116
Sharing Information Without Constraint Tracy Roe Our industry has always been heavily reliant on information and details from our customers. Sometimes a customer is a homeowner, building designer, an architect, or even an engineer. A common constraint for many truss fabricators across the country is the lack of accurate or timely information.... Read More November 2020 Issue #12256 Page 58
Power Edit Improves & Simplifies the Wall Panel Review Process Diego Polanco Every time a company is ready to manufacture a wall panel project, they need to ensure the design specifications are reviewed and approved by all parties involved. A large panel project can go through many changes from the original design specifications. A gap in communication between invested... Read More November 2020 Issue #12256 Page 68
The Importance of a Continuous Load Path — Lessons Learned from Recent High-Wind Events Keith Cullum Hurricane season is in full swing, and we’ve had a record number of named storms to date. With each one, Mother Nature has taken the opportunity to remind us of her awesome power and teach us how we can improve our built environment in preparation for the next. One of the lessons... Read More October 2020 Issue #12255 Page 126