Wood Structural Panel to Cold-Formed Steel Shear Connections with Pneumatically Driven Knurled Steel Pins
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 22, Issue 3
Abstract
In cold-formed light-frame steel construction, wood structural panels can be connected to framing members with adhesives, staples, pins, and screws. Although screws are the most commonly specified fastener, steel pins have been used in construction for many years. Unlike that of screws, the design of connections with pins is still largely based on manufacturer-provided data. This paper examines the behavior of shear connections in which wood structural panels are attached to cold-formed steel framing using knurled steel pins. The results of a series of tests are presented for a range of thicknesses of cold-formed steel and wood structural panels. On the basis of observed behavior, expressions are proposed to compute connection peak-shear strength. The expressions are given in a form that can be easily adapted for other pin-connection configurations.
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Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 22 • Issue 3 • August 2017
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© 2017 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Aug 5, 2016
Accepted: Dec 16, 2016
Published online: Feb 22, 2017
Discussion open until: Jul 22, 2017
Published in print: Aug 1, 2017
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