NAILED TIMBER TO TIMBER CONNECTION DESIGN (BS5268-2:2002)

Main timber member details

Main timber member thickness; bm = 44 mm
Main timber member depth; hm = 195 mm
Number of timbers in main member; Nm = 1
Strength class C16 timber (Table 8 BS5268:Pt 2:2002)
Connected timber member details
Connected timber member thickness; bc = 47 mm
Connected timber member depth; hc = 125 mm
Number of timbers in connected member; Nc = 1
Strength class C16 timber (Table 8 BS5268:Pt 2:2002)
Connected member is headside timber, main member is pointside timber
Connection details
Angle of connected member; = 90
Load applied to connected member; F = 2.250 kN
Duration of Loading; Long term
Member service class; 1

Nailing details
Type of nails; Annular ringed shank nails
Nail diameter; n = 3.8 mm
Nail length; ln = 90 mm
Number of rows of nails; Nrows = 3; (75 mm centres)
Number of nails per row; Nconns = 2; (75 mm centres)
Total number of nails; Ntotal = Nrows Nconns = 6;
Number of interfaces; Nint = (Nm + Nc) 1 = 1
The nails are driven into side grain timber and are aligned with the main member

Check headside timber

From BS 5268 : Part 2 : 2002 ..... Table 61
Minimum nail penetration; pmin = 45 mm
Actual nail penetration; pact = 47 mm
Basic single shear lateral load; Fbasic = 0.444 kN
Penetration ratio; Kpen = min(pact, pmin) / pmin = 1.00

Improved nail lateral; K44 = 1.00

Duration of loading; K48 = 1.00
Moisture content; K49 = 1.00
Number of nails in line; K50 = 1.00
Pre-drilling holes; Kpre = 1.00
Headside shear capacity; Fh = Fbasic Kpen K44 K48 K49 K50 Kpre
Fh = 0.444 kN
Check pointside timber
From BS 5268 : Part 2 : 2002 ..... Table 61
Minimum nail penetration; pmin = 45 mm
Actual nail penetration; pact = 43 mm
Basic single shear lateral load; Fbasic = 0.444 kN
Penetration ratio; Kpen = min(pact, pmin) / pmin = 0.95

End grain; K43 = 1.00

Improved nail lateral; K44 = 1.00
Steel to timber; K46 = 1.00
Duration of loading; K48 = 1.00
Moisture content; K49 = 1.00
Number of nails in line; K50 = 1.00
Pre-drilling holes; Kpre = 1.00
Pointside shear capacity; Fp = Fbasic Kpen K43 K44 K46 K48 K49 K50
Kpre
Fp = 0.420 kN
Capacity of nailed connection
Capacity of connection; Fadm = Fmin Nint Ntotal = 2.522 kN
PASS - Connection capacity exceeds applied load
Minimum nail spacings
Connected member end distance; Sconn_end_min = 75 mm
Connected member edge distance; Sconn_edge_min = 19 mm
Main member loaded edge distance; Smain_edge_min_l = 19 mm
Main member unloaded edge distance; Smain_edge_min_u = 19 mm
Nail spacing parallel to grain; Spar_min = 75 mm
Nail spacing perpendicular to grain; Sperp_min = 38 mm