TECHNICAL     NOTE     number       262 
 
 UNITED    STATES     DEPARTMENT    OF     AGRICULTURE 
 
 FOREST     PRODUCTS     LABOR 
 MADISON     5.     WISCONSIN 
 
 FOREST     SERVICE 
 
 Strong       Strong     Materials        Stnr*|-P£^ 
 Joints         Properly    Used  Buildings 
 
 By  JOHN  A.    SCHOLTEN,    Engineer 
 
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COMPARISON      OF      STRENGTH      AND        RIGIDITY      OF       VARIOUS       TYPES      OF       JOINTS 
 
 IAFTER-TO-PLATE  JOINTS 
 
 wide  face 
 Rafter  to< 
 
 PERCENT     PERCENT     PERCENT     PERCENT 
 
 100  100 
 
 STUD-TO-SILL  JOINTS 
 
 SIDE  THRUST 
 
 PERCENT     PERCENT     PERCENT     PERCENT 
 
 240  510 
 
UNIVERSITY  OF  FLORIDA 
 
 3  1262  09216  7344 
 
 Diagonals    Add     Strength 
 
 Wall  section  with  diagonal 
 let-in  bracing  is  4  times 
 as  stiff  and  3-1/2  times 
 as  strong  as  .  .  . 
 
 an  unbraced  wall  section.