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IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
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CODES
Simpson Strong-Tie® connectors are recognized by most
code agencies. Agencies that recognize some or all of our products include ICBO, BOCA,
SBCCI (members of the National Evaluation Service, Inc. which publishes the NER National
Evaluation Reports); the City of Los Angeles, California; State of Wisconsin; and Dade
County, Florida.
The allowable loads in this catalog comply with the 1997 National
Design Specifications. Call Simpson Strong-Tie for the current evaluation reports if
recognition or approval is to be based on the report. Specific reductions and restrictions
may be required by other code agencies.
BOCA -- Building Officials and Code Administrators
International, Inc: 97-9; NER-209, 393, 413, 421, 422, 432,443,469,499.
ICBO -- International Conference of Building
Officials: Nos. 1211, 3631, 4935, 4945, 5117, 5268, 5279, 5313, 5328,5349, 5357,and
NER-209, 393,413,421,422,432,443,469,499.
SBCCI -- Southern Building Code Congress
International, Inc: Nos. 94145, 9603, 9706, NER-209, 393, 413, 421, 422, 432, 443, 469,
499.
City of Los Angeles, CA -- Nos. RR 22086, 24818,
24682, 24947, 24949, 25064, 25074, 25076, 25119, 25120, 25149,25152, 25158,
25185,25248, 25279,25280, 25281, 25293, 25300, 25318.
Dade County, FL -- Nos. 96-1126.11, 97-0107.05,
97-0325.03.
State of Wisconsin -- No. 940017-N.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
PRODUCT USE
Products in this catalog are designed and manufactured for the
specific purposes shown, and should not be used with other connectors not approved by a
qualified designer. Modifications to products or changes in installation procedures should
only be made by a qualified designer. The performance of such modified products or altered
installation procedures is the sole responsibility of the designer.
INDEMNITY
Customers modifying products or installation procedures, or
designing non-catalog products for fabrication by Simpson Strong-Tie® Co.,
Inc. shall, regardless of specific instructions to the user, indemnify, defend, and hold
harmless Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc. for any and all claimed loss or damage occasioned in
whole or in part by non-catalog or modified products.
NON-CATALOG AND MODIFIED PRODUCTS
Consult Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc. for applications requiring
modified products, or for connectors for use in hostile environments, with excessive wood
shrinkage, or with abnormal loading or erection requirements.
Non-catalog products must be designed by the customer and will be
fabricated by Simpson Strong-Tie in accordance with customer specifications.
Simpson Strong-Tie cannot and does not make any representations
regarding the suitability of use or load-carrying capacities of non-catalog products.
Simpson Strong-Tie provides no warranty, express or implied, on non-catalog products.
Any party modifying Simpson Strong-Tie products must provide the
installer with specific instructions on the modified product's specifications,
installation, and use.
LIMITED WARRANTY
Simpson Strong-Tie® Co., Inc. warrants catalog products
to be free from defects in material or manufacturing. Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc.
products are further warranted for adequacy of design when used in accordance with design
limits in this catalog, and properly specified and installed. This warranty does not apply
to uses not in compliance with specific applications and installation procedures set forth
in this catalog, or to non-catalog or modified products.
Simpson Strong-Tie connectors are designed to enable structures to
resist the movement, stress, and loading that results from impact events such as
earthquakes and high velocity winds. Properly-installed Simpson Strong-Tie connectors will
perform in accordance with the specifications set forth in the applicable Simpson catalog.
Due to the particular characteristics of the impact event, the
specific design and location of the structure, the building materials used, the quality of
construction, and the condition of the soils involved, damage may nonetheless result to a
structure and its contents even if the loads resulting from the impact event do not exceed
Simpson catalog specifications and Simpson Strong-Tie connectors are properly installed in
accordance with applicable building codes.
All warranty obligations of Simpson Strong-Tie Co., inc. shall be
limited, at the discretion of Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc., to repair or replacement of
the defective part. These remedies shall constitute Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc.'s sole
obligation and sole remedy of purchaser under this warranty. In no event will Simpson
Strong-Tie Co., Inc. be responsible for incidental, consequential, or special loss or
damage, however caused.
This warranty is expressly in lieu of all other warranties,
express or implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose, all such other warranties being hereby expressly excluded.
ALLOWABLE LOAD DETERMINATION
METHODS
The allowable load is the maximum static design load that can be
imposed on a connection.
Allowable loads in this catalog are determined using calculations
and one or more of the following methods: static load tests in wood assemblies; static
load tests in steel jigs; static load tests of products embedded in concrete or masonry.
Some tests include only portions of a product such as purlin anchor tests -- only the
embedded hook is tested, not the nailed or bolted section of the strap which is
calculated. Testing to determine allowable loads in this catalog is not done on connection
systems in buildings. Testing is conducted under the supervision of an independent
laboratory. Some loads are determined using calculations without testing.
For detailed information regarding how Simpson tests specific
products, contact your Simpson representative or contact the company.
DEFINITIONS
The following is a list of terms and their definitions as they are
used in this catalog:
Average Ultimate (AVG ULT): The average of the
highest (ultimate) loads that are achieved when Simpson static load tests one of its
products to destruction. Simpson static tests a product three or more times with similar
test configurations to obtain ultimate load measurements. The average ultimate load is
listed for only one configuration and direction in tables that show multiple
configurations, load directions or fastener combinations. Average Ultimate load should not
be used for design purposes.
Allowable Load: The maximum static design load that
can be imposed on a connection. Loads in excess of the allowable load can cause
unacceptable deformations.
Deflection: The distance a point, defined at test
set-up, moves when a load is applied to a product.
Design Load: The calculated maximum load imposed on
a connection during the life of a structure. There may be multiple design loads acting in
different directions (up, down, lateral, perpendicular, etc.) imposed on a
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