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Southern Engineered Wood Products Specifier Guide
Versa-Lam Design Properties & Nail Spacing
Southern Engineered Wood Products Specifier Guide
Southern EWP Specifier Guide - Versa-Lam Design Properties & Allowable Nail Spacing
| Allowable Nail Spacing |
|---|
Versa-Lam & Versa-Rim Products

| Connector Size |
Nailing Parallel to Glue Lines | Nailing into Wide Face |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Versa-Lam (1 3/4") |
Versa-Rim (1 1/16") |
BC Rim Board (1") |
||
8d Box |
3" |
3" |
3" |
2" |
8d Common |
3" |
4" |
4" |
2" |
10d & 12d Box |
4" |
4" |
4" |
2" |
10d & 12d Common |
4" |
5" |
4" |
3" |
16d Sinker |
4" |
5" |
4" |
3" |
16d Common |
8" |
Not Allowed |
6" |
3" |
Note: If two staggered rows of nails are required, offset rows minimum of 0.5 inches.
| Versa-Lam Design Values |
|---|
| WIDTH (in) |
DEPTH (in) |
WEIGHT (LBS./FT.) |
ALLOWABLE SHEAR (LB) |
ALLOWABLE MOMENT (lb-ft) |
MOMENT OF INERTIA (IN.4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.75 |
5.5 |
2.5 |
1829 |
2245 |
24.3 |
1.75 |
7.25 |
3.3 |
2411 |
3783 |
55.6 |
1.75 |
9.25 |
4.2 |
3076 |
5994 |
115.4 |
1.75 |
9.5 |
4.3 |
3159 |
6304 |
125.0 |
1.75 |
11.25 |
5.1 |
3741 |
8675 |
207.6 |
1.75 |
11.875 |
5.3 |
3948 |
9608 |
244.2 |
1.75 |
14 |
6.3 |
4655 |
13112 |
400.2 |
1.75 |
16 |
7.2 |
5320 |
16874 |
597.3 |
1.75 |
18 |
8.1 |
5985 |
21079 |
850.5 |
2.625 |
5.5 |
3.7 |
2743 |
3368 |
36.4 |
2.625 |
7.25 |
4.9 |
3616 |
5675 |
83.4 |
2.625 |
9.25 |
6.2 |
4613 |
8991 |
173.1 |
2.625 |
9.5 |
6.4 |
4738 |
9455 |
187.6 |
2.625 |
11.25 |
7.6 |
5611 |
13013 |
311.5 |
2.625 |
11.875 |
8.0 |
5923 |
14412 |
366.3 |
2.625 |
14 |
9.4 |
6983 |
19669 |
600.3 |
2.625 |
16 |
10.8 |
7980 |
25311 |
896.0 |
2.625 |
18 |
12.1 |
8978 |
31618 |
1275.8 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
4.9 |
3658 |
4490 |
48.5 |
3.5 |
7.25 |
6.5 |
4821 |
7566 |
111.1 |
3.5 |
9.25 |
8.3 |
6151 |
11988 |
230.8 |
3.5 |
9.5 |
8.5 |
6318 |
12607 |
250.1 |
3.5 |
11.25 |
10.1 |
7481 |
17351 |
415.3 |
3.5 |
11.875 |
10.7 |
7897 |
19216 |
488.4 |
3.5 |
14 |
12.6 |
9310 |
26225 |
800.3 |
3.5 |
16 |
14.4 |
10640 |
33748 |
1194.7 |
3.5 |
18 |
16.2 |
11970 |
42157 |
1701.0 |
3.5 |
20 |
18.0 |
13300 |
51440 |
2333.3 |
5.25 |
5.25 |
7.1 |
5237 |
6169 |
63.3 |
5.25 |
5.5 |
7.4 |
5486 |
6735 |
72.8 |
5.25 |
7.25 |
9.8 |
7232 |
11350 |
166.7 |
5.25 |
9.25 |
12.5 |
9227 |
17982 |
346.3 |
5.25 |
9.5 |
12.8 |
9476 |
18911 |
375.1 |
5.25 |
11.25 |
15.2 |
11222 |
26026 |
622.9 |
5.25 |
11.875 |
16.0 |
11845 |
28824 |
732.6 |
5.25 |
14 |
18.9 |
13965 |
39337 |
1200.5 |
5.25 |
16 |
21.6 |
15960 |
50622 |
1792.0 |
5.25 |
18 |
24.3 |
17955 |
63236 |
2551.5 |
5.25 |
20 |
27.0 |
19950 |
77160 |
3500.0 |
5.25 |
24 |
32.4 |
23940 |
108883 |
6048.0 |
7 |
11.875 |
21.4 |
15794 |
38432 |
976.8 |
7 |
14 |
25.2 |
18620 |
52449 |
1600.7 |
7 |
16 |
28.8 |
21280 |
67497 |
2389.3 |
7 |
18 |
32.4 |
23940 |
84315 |
3402.0 |
7 |
20 |
36.0 |
26600 |
102881 |
4666.7 |
7 |
24 |
43.2 |
31920 |
145177 |
8064.0 |
| Design Values | Versa-Lam 2800 |
Versa-Lam Columns |
|---|---|---|
Modulus of Elasticity |
2.0 |
1.8 |
Fiber Stress Bending |
2800 |
2200 |
Horizontal Shear |
285 |
285 |
Tension Parallel to |
2100 |
1600 |
Compression Parallel
to |
3000 |
3000 |
Compression
Perpendicular to |
900 |
900 |
- Multiply value by (12/d) 1/9 where d=depth of member
- Multiply value by (4/L) 1/8 where L=4 ft. for members 4 ft and less. L=member length in ft. for members longer than 4 ft.
- Design values are based on 100% duration of load. Increases of stresses are permitted for all values except compression perpendicular to grain.
- This value cannot be increased for duration of load.
- The design stress are applicable to material used in dry service conditions where the maximum moisture content of the wood will not exceed 12.5 percent.
- Bolt and nail values are as provided in 1991 National Design Specification for Douglas Fir-Larch, G=0.50.




