High Wind Guide

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Front Cover

4

Subject Index

5

Company Profile

6

Important Information/Warning & General Notes

8-11

Corrosion Information

12

Using this Guide

13-14

The Forces You Face – Uplift and Lateral Load Path

15

Truss/Rafter To Wood Double Top Plates

16

Girder/Truss To Wood Wall Framing

17

I-Joists to Wall Framing

18

I-Joists to Masonry/Concrete

19

Embedded Truss/Rafter to Masonry/Concrete

20

Post-Installed Truss/Rafter to Masonry/Concrete

21

Girder/Truss to Masonry/Concrete

22

Truss/Rafter Hip to Wall

23

Truss/Rafter to Corner/End Wall

24

Truss/Rafter to Single Top Plate

25

Hollow Column

26

Truss/Rafter Directly to Stud

27

Top Plates to Stud

28

Stud to Rim Board

29

Stud to Stud

30

Floor to Masonry/Concrete

31

Stud to Sill Plate

32

Sill Plate to Foundation

33

Header to Wall Framing

34

Stem Wall/Crawlspace

35

Wall to Pile/Girder

36-37

Beam to CMU or Concrete Pier

38

Post/Column to Beam

39

Beam to Corner Post/Column

40-41

Post/Column to Foundation

42

Roof Boundary Connection

43

Lateral Load

44

Holdowns

45

Strong-Wall® Shearwalls

46

Strong-Rod™ Uplift Restraint System

47

Gable End to Wall Framing

48

Valley Truss to Roof Framing

48

Drag Strut Connection

49

Hanger Uplift Considerations

50-52

Load Path Installation Considerations

53

Fastener Types

54

Strong-Drive® SDS HEAVY-DUTY CONNECTOR Screw

55

Strong-Drive® SD CONNECTOR Screw

56-57

Sole Plate and Ledger Connections

58-60

Strong-Drive® SDWC TRUSS Screw — Roof to Wall

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Strong-Drive® SDWC TRUSS Screw — Stud to Plate (Wide Face)

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Strong-Drive® SDWC TRUSS Screw — Stud to Plate (Narrow Face)

63-64

Strong-Drive® SDWF FLOOR-TO-FLOOR Screw

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Titen Turbo™ Concrete and Masonry Screw Anchors

66

Titen HD® Heavy-Duty Screw Anchors

67

High-Strength Anchoring Adhesives

68

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