Structural Performance of Nailed Joints with COM-PLY Studs. COM-PLY Report 8

摘要

Part of a series on the possibilities of producing house framing and structural panels with particleboard cores and veneer facings (COM - PLY or composite materials), this report examines the lateral and direct withdrawal strength of nailed joints with COM - PLY studs tested in accordance with performance standards for such studs used in house framing. Included are end - nailed and toe - nailed joints between wall plates and studs and for comparison. Results indicate that the strength and rigidity of nailed joints between COM - PLY studs and wall plates or wall sheathing were sufficient for currently accepted in a conventional construction. In almost every test, such joints were stronger and more rigid than their counterparts with studs of solid spruce. Generally, nailed joints with COM - PLY studs varied less in strength than did those with spruce studs. Additional research on water - soaked and redried joints would be valuable to building code officials and others concerned with residential construction safety. Diagrams, tables, photographs, and eight references are furnished.