around small diamter tanks. Did you know that those seismic straps around
hot water heaters are only 26 gage, (0.018" thick)!!
Larry Hauer
>From: "Robert Kazanjy" <rkazanjy@gmail.com>
>Reply-To: <seaint@seaint.org>
>To: seaint@seaint.org
>Subject: Re: Lag Bolts in Sht. Metal Straps
>Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 21:38:14 -0700
>
>14 gage is ~.075" thick, a much more reasonable thickness
>
>cheers
>Bob
>
>On 9/6/07, Josh Comfort <jcomfort@ggbse.com> wrote:
> >
> > Table 11K in the 2005 NDS has single shear values for 3/8" diam. lag
> > screws
> > w/ 14 ga. side member thickness: G=0.5, Z(par)=200#, Z(perp)=130#.
>Those
> > values are for a penetration (p) of 8D into the wood. For 4D< p< 8D,
>you
> > multiply the values by p/8D.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Larry Hauer [mailto:lrhauer@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 1:32 PM
> > To: seaint@seaint.org
> > Subject: Lag Bolts in Sht. Metal Straps
> >
> >
> > I'm working on the anchorage of equipment to existing wood stud walls
>and
> > need to know what the minimum thickness of sheet metal strapping is for
> > both
> > a 3/8" diam. and 1/2" diam. lag bolt acting in shear and what those
>shear
> > values are. I understand the values ares in some light gauge metal
> > handbook
> > which I do not have. I would like the thickness to be the minimum
> > possible,
> > (24 ga.?), and still get an allowable shear value of about 400#.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Larry Hauer S.E.
> >
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