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June 2022 #14275 Page #120
Guides to Making I-Joist Connections — Simpson Strong-Tie® CSGs Make EWP Designs Easier
By Michael Weber
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 as PDFs on strongtie.com for printing or mobile use) guiding builders on how to select economical and efficient connection solutions — that go beyond IRC prescriptive designs — for the I-joist manufacturer of their choice. Over the years, Simpson Strong-Tie has partnered with EWP makers to develop engineered solutions specifically tailored to the dimensions and characteristics of each manufacturer’s particular products.
What Are CSGs for? Since the guides are intended to be useful, they focus on providing the most convenient load-rated solutions for the most common installation conditions of each wood product. Thus, they don’t always cover the maximum loading scenarios or nailing schedules for the connection. For more in-depth exploration of all the standard design options of our connectors with a given I-joist or beam configuration, users are directed to consult the most current edition of our Wood Construction Connectors catalog. All the guides are regularly updated to reflect the latest manufacturer developments, changes to the codes and design guides, or additional testing results.
Serving Builders Throughout North America So far, Simpson Strong-Tie has created a total of 22 Connector Selection Guides — eight using the Allowable Stress Design (ASD) methodology for the US market, seven of which are also available (in separate English and French versions) using Limit States Design (LSD) for the Canadian market. The manufacturers we’ve worked with to produce these guides include the following: • • • •
ALLJoist Boise Cascade LP Building Solutions Nordic Structures
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Pacific Woodtech (ASD only) PinkWood Roseburg TrusJoist by Weyerhaeuser Continued next page
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