The Year in People: 4 of LBM’s Top Placement Firms Assess a Tight Market Craig Webb Webb Analytics’ monthly people roundups have tracked changes involving 1,241 folks at hundreds of LBM operations this year. Thousands more jobs that we didn’t spot likely have changed hands, in part through help provided by construction supply’s leading recruitment and... Read More January 2024 Issue #16294 Page 88
Floor Truss Splicing MiTek Staff A splice is the point where two chord members are joined together by a metal connector plate to form a single member. It can occur at a panel point or between panel points depending on the specific design of the truss and the preferences of the truss manufacturer. While the program checks all... Read More January 2024 Issue #16294 Page 94
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... Read More January 2024 Issue #16294 Page 100
The Last Word: Serving the Most Deserving Joe Kannapell A special opportunity to help special people exists near most truss plants, as was discovered independently by both Richard Pedde and me. This “find” has turned out to be such a blessing to Richard that he constantly chides himself for passing by this resource twice a day for seven... Read More January 2024 Issue #16294 Page 132