2008 Wood Construction Connectors Catalog from Simpson Strong-Tie

Includes specifications, load tables and fastener schedules for over 3,000 connectors. Application drawings are provided to clarify installation. Wood-to wood, wood-to concrete and wood-to-masonry connections included. An indispensable reference for anyone planning a wood structure. Also available on CD-ROM.
C-2008 expires 12/31/08. Replaces C-2007.

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	1	Front Cover
	2	Inside Cover
	3	About Simpson
	4-5	Alphabetical Index
	6	Subject Index; Better Building Through Education
	7	Introduction: Company Profile, Simpson's Quality Policy, Technical Support
	8-9	New Products for 2008
	10-11	How to Use This Catalog; Corrosion Information
	12	Important Information: Codes, Codes Listing Key Chart; ISO 9001-2000 Registration
	13	Important Information: Warning, General Notes
	14-15	Important Information: General Instructions for the Installer, General Instructions for the Designer
	15	Important Information: Warranty, Terms & Conditions of Sale; Conversion Charts
Fasteners & Quik Drive™ Systems	16-17	Nail Types; Nail Design Information; Fastening Identification; Nail Ordering Information
	18-19	Quik Drive® Fasteners and Attachments
	20	SDS & SD Screws; Titen® Concrete and Masonry Screws
Concrete Connectors & Anchors	21	UFP Universal Foundation Plate; FAP/FJA/FSA Foundation Anchors
	22	MAS/MASB/MASP Mudsill Anchors
	23	LMAZ/MA/MAB Mudsill Anchors
	24	Alternative Mudsill Anchor Installations; FWAZ Foundation Wall Angle
	25	SB Anchor Bolt
	26-27	SSTB® Anchor Bolts
	27	Additional Anchor Designs; WT Wedge Form Ties
	28	Anchormate® Anchor Bolt Holder; ABS Anchor Bolt Stabilizer; Strapmate® Strap Holder;
	29	RFB Retrofit Bolts; CNW/HSCNW Coupler Nuts
	30	BP/LBP Bearing Plates; GH Girder Hangers
	31	GLB/HGLB/GLBT Beam Seats
	32-35	Anchor Systems: Holdown and Post Base Anchor Solutions; Sill Plate Anchor Solutions; Ledger and Purlin Anchorage Solutions
Holdowns & Tension Ties	36	HDU Holdown; RP6 Retro Plate
	37	PHD Predeflected Holdown / HDQ8 Holdown
	38	HHDQ Heavy Duty Holdowns; HDC Concentric Holdown
	39	LTT/MTT/HTT Tension Ties
	40-41	HDA/HD Holdowns; Sources of Deflection at Shearwall Holdown Connections
	42-43	LSTHD/STHD Strap Tie Holdown; Post-Tension Information
	44-45	PAHD/HPAHD Strap Tie Holdowns; PA Strap Tie Holdowns
	46	PA/HPA Purlin Anchors
Caps & Bases	47	AB/ABA/ABE/ABU Adjustable and Standoff Post Bases
	48	EPB44T/EPB44PHDG Elevated Post Bases; EPB Elevated Post Bases
	49	PB/PBS Regular and Standoff Post Bases
	50	CBSQ Column Bases; CBQ Column Bases
	51	LCB/CB Column Bases;
	52	BC/BCS Post Caps; LCC Lally Column Caps
	53	AC/ACE/LPCZ/LCE Post Caps; PC/EPC Post Caps
	54	CCQ/ECCQ Column Caps
	55	CC/ECC/ECCU Column Caps
	56	ECCLQ/CCCQ/CCTQ Column Caps; ECCL/CCC/CCT Column Caps
ATS & Strong-Wall® Shearwalls	57	ATS: The Next Generation Anchor Tiedown System (Also see the ATS section of this website)
ATS & Strong-Wall® Shearwalls	58-59	Strong-Wall® Shearwalls (Also see the Strong-Wall section of this website)
Solid Sawn Lumber Connectors	60	Face Mount Hangers LUC/LU/U/HU Standard Joist Hangers; HUCQ Heavy Duty Joist Hangers
	61	LUS/HUS Double Shear Joist Hangers; Load Table Explanation
	62-64	Face Mount Hangers Load Tables: Solid Sawn Lumber DF & SP
	65-67	Face Mount Hangers Load Tables: Solid Sawn Lumber SPF
	68	Face Mount Hangers Load Tables: Rough Lumber (DF & SP) & Rough Lumber (SPF)
	69	Top Flange Hangers: JB/LB/BA/B/HHB Joist, Beam and Purlin Hangers; HUTF/HUSTF Heavy Duty and Double Shear Joist Hangers
	70	Top Flange Hangers: W/WPU/WNP/WM/WMU/HW/HWU/GLT/HGLT
	71-73	Top Flange Hangers Load Tables: Solid Sawn Lumber DF/SP
	74	LSU/LSSU Adjustable Light Slopeable/Skewable U Hangers
	75	VPA Adjustable Variable Pitch Connectors; HCP Hip Corner Plates
	76	HRC Hip Ridge Connectors; PF Post Frame Hangers
	77	THA/THAC/THAR/L Adjustable Truss Hangers
	78	SUR/SUL/HSUR/HSUL Skewed 45° Hangers
	79	HFN/F Panelized Construction Hangers
Engineered Wood & Structural Composite Lumber Connectors	80	General Connector Installation: Top Flange Hangers, Prevent Rotation, Wood Nailers, Toe-Nailing, Wood I-Joists, Positive Angle Nailing
	81	Strong-Drive Screw Installation for LVL, PSL and LSL; CSC Ceiling Support Clip/FSS Furring Stabilizer Strap
	82	IUS/IUT/MIU I-Joist Hangers
	83	Face Mount Hangers: U/HU/HUCQ I-Joist & Structural Composite Lumber Hangers; Face Mount Hangers: HUS/HHUS/HGUS Double Shear SCL Hangers
	84-86	Face Mount Hangers Load Tables: I-Joists
	87-88	Face Mount Hangers Load Tables: Structural Composite Lumber
	89	THAI I-Joist & Structural Composite Lumber Hangers; LGU/MGU/HGU/HHGU High Capacity Girder Hangers
	90-91	Top Flange Hangers ITS/ITT/MIT/HIT Engineered Wood Products Hangers
	92	Top Flange Hangers LBV/BA/B/HB I-Joist & Structural Composite Lumber Hangers
	93	Top Flange Hangers W/WP/WPU/WM/WMU/HW//HWU I-Joist & SCL Hangers
	94	GLTV/HGLTV Heavy Duty Hangers; EGQ High Capacity Hanger
	95	MSC Multiple Seat Connector
	96-105	Top Flange Hangers Load Tables: I-Joists & SCL
	106	LSU/LSSU/LSSUI Light Slopeable/Skewable U Hangers for I-Joists and SCL
	107	VPA Variable Pitch Connector; HCP Hip Corner Plates
	108-109	HRC Hip Ridge Connectors; SUR/SUL/HSUR/HSUL Skewed 45° Hangers for I-Joist and SCL
	110	PAI/MPAI Purlin Anchors; RC Ripper Clip
Glulam Beam Connectors	111	Face Mount Hangers HU/HUCQ/HGUS Glulam Beam & Double Shear Joist Hangers
	112	LGU/MGU/HGU/HHGU High Capacity Girder Hangers
	113	Top Flange Hangers HHB/GB/HGB Beam & Purlin Hangers; Top Flange Hangers WM/WMU/WP/WPU/WNP/HW/HWU
	114	Top Flange Hangers GLS/HGLS/GLT/HGLT Beam & Glulam Saddle Hangers; Top Flange Hangers LEG/MEG/EG Beam & Glulam Hangers
	115	Top Flange Hangers Load Tables: Glulam Beam
	116	HCA Hinge Connectors
Plated Truss Connectors	117	THA/THAC Adjustable Truss Hangers
	118	LUS/MUS/HUS/HHUS/HGUS/HUSC Double Shear Joist Hangers
	119	Face Mount Hangers Load Tables: Plated Truss Connectors
	120-121	HTU Face Mount Truss Hangers; HGUQ Multi-Ply Girder Truss Hangers
	122	W/WP/WM Plated Truss Top Flange Hangers
	123	THAR/L422 Skewed Truss Hangers; THASR/L Adjustable/Skewable Truss Hangers
	124	TJC37 Jack Truss Connector; LTHMA Multiple Truss Hangers
	125	THJU Truss Hip/Jack Hanger; LTHJ Truss Hip/Jack Hanger
	126	LTHJA26 Truss Hip/Jack Hangers; THJA26 Truss Hip/Jack Hangers
	127	MTHM/MTHM-2 Multiple Truss Hangers
	128	MSCPT Multiple Truss Hangers; DSC Drag Strut Connector
	129	THGQ/THGQH Truss Girder Hangers
	130	THGB/THGBH/THGW Truss Girder Hangers
	131	Plated Truss Connectors Alternate Installations; Multi-Ply Wood Truss Applications: Two-Ply 4x2 Floor Trusses
	132	Multi-Ply Wood Truss Applications: Girder Trusses; TSB Truss Spacer Bracer
	133	TSF Truss Spacer; TBD20 Diagonal Truss Bracer
	134-135	TBE Truss Bearing Enhancers; TC Truss Connectors
	136	HTC Heavy Truss Clips; STC/STCT/DTC Roof Truss Clips
	137	VTC2 Valley Truss Clip
	138	GBC Gable Brace Connector
Masonry Connectors	139	Titen® Screws; WM/WMI/WMU Hangers
	140	HU/HUC/HSUR/L Hangers
	141	LGUM/HGUM High Capacity Beam/Girder Hangers for Concrete/Masonry
	142	MBHA Masonry Hangers; ITTM Engineered Wood Products Hangers
	143-144	META/HETA/HHETA/HETAL/TSS Embedded Truss Anchors and Truss Seat Snap-In; MSTAM/MSTCM Straps Ties
	145	H Seismic & Hurricane Ties / LTA1 Lateral Truss Anchor
	146	MTSM/HTSM Twist Straps; MGT/HGT Girder Tiedowns
	147	FGTR/LGT/VGT Retrofit Girder Tiedowns
Straps & Ties	148-149	HRS/ST/PS/HST/LSTA/LSTI/MST/MSTA/MSTC/MSTI Strap Ties
	150	HST/MST/MSTC/MSTA Strap Ties; SA/HSA Strap Connectors
	151	CS/CMST Coiled Straps; TS Twist Straps
	152	FSC Floor Span Connector; MSTC48B3/MSTC66B3 Pre-Bent Straps
	153	FTA/LFTA Floor Tie Anchors; T and L Strap Ties
	154	PCT Purlin Cross Tie; HCSTR Hinge Connector Straps
	155-158	H Seismic & Hurricane Ties; VB Knee Braces
	159	LTS/MTS/HTS Twist Straps; HH Header Hangers
	160	LGT/MGT/VGT/HGT Girder Tiedowns
	161	DSP/SSP/SP/SPH/RSP4/TSP Stud Plate Ties
	162	LTP4/LTP5/A34/A35 Framing Angles & Plates
	163	RBC Roof Boundary Clip; A Angles
	164	Z Clips; HL Heavy Angles and Gussets; L/LS/GA Reinforcing and Skewable Angles
Miscellaneous	165	ICFVL Ledger Connector System
	166	HSS/SS Stud Shoes; RPS Strap Ties
	167	NS/NSP/PSPNZ Nail Stoppers; E-Z Base™/E-Z Mender™/E-Z Spike™ Fence Products
	168	DBT1Z/DJT14Z/DPTZ Deck-Tie® Connectors; Deck Spacers™ Deck Board Spacing
	169	PGT® Pipe Grip Ties®; FB/FBR Fence Brackets; TAZ Staircase Angles
	170	RTC/FWH Rigid Tie™ Connectors
	171	SBV/CF-R Shelf Brackets/Concrete Form Angles; RR Ridge Rafter Connector; FC Framing Clips; PSCL Panel Sheathing Clips
	172	NCA/TB/LTB Bridging
	173	WB/WBC/TWB/RCWB Wall Bracing; J/JP Floor Beam Levelers
	174	DS Drywall Stop; BT Brick Ties; MP Mending Plates; TP/TPA Tie Plates
Architectural Products Group	175	Architectural Products Group: BP Bearing Plates; Special Order Plates
	176	Architectural Products Group: Rustic Collection
	177	Architectural Products Group: Classic Collection
	178	Architectural Products Group: CJT Concealed Joist Ties; OHU Ornamental Joist Hanger
	179	Architectural Products Group: PBV and CPS Standoff Bases; HL Heavy Angles and Gussets
Hanger Options	180	Hanger Options Matrix
	181	Hanger Options: General Notes; U/HU; LGU/MGU/HGU/HHGU
	182	Hanger Options: HTU; HGUS/HHUS; LTHJR/L; THJU
	183	Hanger Options: THGQH; THGB/THGBH; GLT/HGLT/GLS/HGLS/GLTV/HGLTV
	184	Hanger Options: B/LBV/HB/HHB/GB/HGB
	185	Hanger Options: W/WNP/WP/HW
	186	Hanger Options: LEG/MEG/EG; HUTF; MBHA; WM/WMU; GH Girder Hanger
	187	Literature Reference (Note that you can view and download all Simpson literature on this website: Catalogs & CD-ROMs, Technical Bulletins, Fliers, and more)
	188-192	Blank (Notes)
	193	Continuous Load Transfer Path
	194	Technical Publications and Software
	195	www.strongtie.com: Technical Info & Online Services
	196	Back Cover: Strong-Tie Pledge, Office Locations