AWC Releases Updates to Connection Calculator

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The American Wood Council has released an updated version of its Connection Calculator. The Calculator supports users by calculating capacities for single bolts, nails, lag screws and wood screws based on the provisions of the 2024 National Design Specification for Wood Construction. Key updates include: Design provisions for calculating fastener head pull-through for nails and wood screws Addition of explicit lateral design provisions for smooth shank metal hardware nails and deform shank nails, including Roof Sheathing Ring Shank nails and Post-Frame Ring Shank nails Removal of the diaphragm factor for nailed connections in Chapter 11 (included in the 2021 Special … Read more

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American Wood Council Releases New Construction Fire Inspection App

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The American Wood Council has released a new app to help make construction site fire safety inspections more accessible and safe. The Construction Fire Safety Checklist, or CFS Checklist, contains a daily fire inspection checklist that meets the requirements of the 2021 International Fire Code and allows site safety directors to complete the checklist as they walk through their daily inspection. The app’s development is the result of feedback AWC and the Construction Fire Safety Coalition received from the fire service, building inspectors, site safety directors, developers and construction managers across the nation. The checklist allows inspectors to reduce the … Read more

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