Modern connectors for timber construction.
By: Report prepared jointly by the National Committee on Wood Utilization, U. S. Dept. of Commerce and Forest Products Laboratory, Forest Service, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.  (Twenty-fourth report of committee's series)
Contributors: Perkins, Nelson S. 1894-1985.; Landsem, Peter.; Trayer, George W. 1888-1976.; Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.)
Publisher: U.S.Govt.Print.Off.
Published: 1933
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
Subjects: Woodwork; Building -- Details
Other titles: Timber construction.
Notes: "Literature cited in the report": p. 146.
"Additional literature citations": p. 147.
At head of title: U. S. Dept. of Commerce.  Roy D. Chapin, secretary.  National Committee on Wood Utilization. Axel H. Oxholm, director.
"By Nelson S. Perkins, construction engineer, Peter Landsem, assistant construction engineer, National Committee on Wood Utilization, United States Department of Commerce, and Geo. W. Trayer, senior engineer, Forest Products Laboratory, Branch of Research, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture."--p.1.
Table of contents: title: Modern connectors...page 1; title: Development of modern connectors...page 1; title: Types of modern connectors...page 2; title: Advantages of modern connectors ...page 5; title: Prefabrication of structureal units...page 6; title: Application of modern connectors to American conditions...page 6; title: Theoretical action of bolts and auxillary connectors...page 7; title: Significant factors in connector design...page 10; title: Slip of joint and factor of safety...page 10; title: Test at the Forest Products Laboratory ...page 10; title: Working loads...page 10; title: Method of testing...page11; title: The test specimens...page 11; title: Test procedure...page 12; title: Adjustment of test loads...page13; title: Working loads for species not tested...page 14; title: Suggestive designs of modern connectors...page14; title: Fundamental clasification of modern connectors...page 15; title: Connectors stressed in bending...page 16; title: Modern pins of hardwood and of ferrous piping...page 18; title: Auxillary bearings for bolts in joints...page 18; title: Connectors stressed in bearing...page 18; title: Smooth ferrous plates and shapes...page 19; title: Keys of plate metal ...page 19; title: Simple shapes of plate metal...page 19; title: Hetzer cramp...page 21; title: Field of usefulness of smooth plates...page 23; title: Cast or punched plate dowels...page 23; title: Grelm claw plate and early Siemens-Bauunion connectors...page 23; title: Modern Siemens-Bauunion (S.B.U.) hinge connector...pages 28-38; title: Bulldog connector...pages 39-48; title: Bufo friction plate...pages 49-56; title: G.S. spike connector...pages 56-62; title: Ring dowels...pages 63-110; title: Disk and coned dowels...pages 110-125; title: General assembly preceedure ...pages 125-129; title: Conclusion ... pages 138-141; title: Appendix-summariazed proceedure for calculating safe loads for bolts ...pages 141-145; title: Literature cited in the report ...page 146; title: Additional literature citations ...page 147