In the last few years, Simpson Strong-Tie has heard from a number of structural engineers expressing frustration with the lack of performance data for shallowly embedded, post-installed anchors (shallow anchors). …
Providing Performance Data for Shallowly Embedded Anchors Read More
With the recent introduction of our new LSSR rafter hangers for 2x lumber, we thought we’d provide some background on how these new hangers were developed and why. Field-adjustable sloped …
Field-Adjustable Sloped and Skewed Hangers — Introducing New LSSR Sizes Read More
It would give you an incomplete idea of the new LTTP2 light tension tie if we didn’t first discuss the original LTT series. The LTT20 tension tie first appeared in our 1987 Connectors …
LTTP2 — an Update to a Classic Light Tension Tie Read More
Connector Selection Guides (CSGs) are tools Simpson Strong-Tie has created to assist users in designing and building with engineered wood products (EWP). They consist of a series of short fliers (available …
Guides to Making I-Joist Connections — Simpson Strong-TieCSGs Make EWP Designs Easier Read More
We’ve added two new connectors to our expanding lineup of brackets and straps for mass timber / CLT manufacturers, specifiers and contractors. Introducing the E20/3 angle bracket and MTWS mass timber washer …
Introducing Two New Connectors for Mass Timber Construction: E20/3 Angle Bracket and MTWS Washer Strap Read More
Our Orange County Residential Territory Sales Manager Joe Polder recently worked on a Strong Frame project in Seal Beach, California. Joe gives insight into what happens from the planning to the installation …
Find Simpson Strong-Tie Strong Frame Moment Frames on the Beach Read More
As a Composite Strengthening Systems™ Field Engineer at Simpson Strong-Tie, I’ve supported many composite strengthening projects from design through construction and had hands-on experience troubleshooting issues with FRP witness panels. Through …
FRP Witness Panel Preparation and Testing – Lessons Learned and Best Practices Read More
Engineers spend much of their career designing and detailing main structural members which are exposed to significant structural loads. An experienced engineer will often master this type of design and …
Introducing a Tested Connector (WBAC) to Support Wood Backing in Cold-Formed Steel Walls Read More
Our Yield-Link connection is precision-made to meet the tough demands and increased loads of structural steel construction. From building owners to engineers, to contractors and fabricators, the Yield-Link’s state-of-the-art design …
Spotlighting Our Yield-Link® Moment Connection: Three Project Cases Read More
Last fall we hosted a two-part webinar series on the latest innovations in designing cladding connections for structural buildings. The first webinar, covered some of the biggest challenges that fabricators, engineers, …
Inventing the Edge-Tie System Read More