Screw-type anchors for fixing bottom plates
- Abbreviation
- Screw-type anchors for fixing bottom plates - Codewords Issue 84
- Valid from
- 5/06/2018
- Information provider
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment,
- Information type
- CodeWords article,
- Format
- Website,
Description
Anchors that fix bottom plates to concrete slab-on-ground floors are an essential component of timber frame construction as they secure the upper building structure to the foundation.
They must be able to withstand forces in three directions – uplift (tension), along the wall (in-plane shear), and across the wall (out-of-plane shear).