Connection Calculator

Laterally loaded single-fastener · NDS Ch. 12 · ASD

Inputs

Configuration

One shear plane; one side member bears the fastener.

Connection geometry

Angles shown relative to applied force direction.
Geometry side & main thickness · fractions OK

Member thicknesses only — fastener diameter is under Fastener below.

Thickness of the single side member.

Fastener & factors preset or custom · Table 11.3.1

Bolt: enter D and Fyb per NDS Table I1. Lag screw: pick shank size (Table I1), then length. Wood screw: pick size (Table L3), then length (3–6 in. in 1/2 in. steps). Structural screw: capacity from manufacturer published data when on file. Pick CD for the governing duration. This application does not evaluate ASCE load combinations. Ct = 1.0 assumed. Moisture at fabrication and in service selects CM from NDS 2018 Table 11.3.3. For fabrication > 19% and in service ≤ 19%, CM starts at 0.40. Check a footnote 2 condition to use 1.0. Nothing checks those boxes for you. The same CM applies to setup Z′ and the group.

References & assumptions

ASD only — Wood Design: ANSI/AWC NDS-2018 Ch. 12 · Steel: AISC. Load Combinations: not evaluated (engineer-selected CD only).

Reference Z from NDS Table 12.3.1A (min. of six yield modes); adjusted Z′ = Z × CD × CM × Ct × Ctn × CΔ for a single laterally loaded fastener.

Verification required: Confirm all results against NDS 2018, AISC, and governing standards. Not a substitute for engineering judgment.

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