Retrofitting Your Building with Simpson Strong-Tie Products

Product Information

Simpson Strong-Tie has comprehensive solutions to help strengthen and retrofit your existing soft-story buildings. Our offerings provide a cost-effective and efficient means of bringing buildings up to optimal strength and stability. Add resiliency to ensure you meet code requirements with innovative, easy-to-install products.

Lateral Systems

A. Special Moment Frames

B. Strong-Wall^® Shearwalls

C. Site-Built Shear Walls

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Yield-Link® Moment Connection and Strong-Wall® Shearwall

Connection to the Structure

D. Framing Angles and Plates

E. A35 with SPAX Screws

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F. HSLQ Heavy Shear Transfer Angle

G. Strap Ties

Connection to the Foundation

H. HDU Holdown

I. UFRP Universal Foundation Plate

J. Titen HD^® Heavy-Duty Screw Anchors

K. SET-3G^™ Adhesive / AT-XP^® Adhesive with RFB

L. MFAB Anchor Kit / MFSL Anchor Kit

HDU Holdown, SET-3G™ Adhesive, Strong Frame MFAB Anchor Kit, Titen HD® Heavy-Duty Screw Anchor

Fasteners

N. SDS / SDWS / SDWH Screws

Additional Retrofit Products

O. RPBZ Retrofit Post Base

P. AC Post Caps

Q. RFB Retrofit Bolts

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RPBZ Retrofit Post Base / AC Post Cap / RFB Retrofit Bolt