Simpson Strong-Tie Wood Construction Connectors

Simpson Strong-Tie ® Wood Construction Connectors WMU GFCMU Top-Flange Hanger

The WMU is designed for use on standard 8"-grout-filled masonry block wall construction (GFCMU). Material: 12-gauge top flange and stirrup Finish: Simpson Strong-Tie gray paint; hot-dip galvanized available:

12 ga. top flange

7"

8" when W is greater than 3"

specify HDG Installation: • Use all specified fasteners; see General Notes. • Minimum f' m is 1,500 psi. • End vertical must be minimum double 2x. • Mid-Wall Installation:

3¾"

2¾"

H

Installed between blocks with two 0.162" x 3 1/2 " duplex nails cast into grout with a minimum of one grouted course above and below the top flange and one #5 vertical rebar minimum 24" long in each adjacent cell. • Top-of-Wall Installation: For hanger heights exceeding the joist height, the allowable load is 0.50 of the table load. Refer to technical bulletin T-C-SLOPEJST at strongtie.com for information regarding load reductions on selected hangers which can be used without modification to support joists which have shallow slopes ( 3⁄4 :12). Options: • WMU may be sloped upward or downward up to 45°. The allowable download is 0.60 of the table load. There is no reduction for uplift. • WMU may be skewed up to 45°. The allowable download is 0.60 of the table load. The allowable uplift is 0.25 of the table load. • WMU may have the top flange offset left or right for placement in corners. The allowable download is 0.50 of the table load. The allowable uplift is 0.40 of the table load. Codes: See p. 11 for Code Reference Key Chart

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WMU

Masonry and

Concrete Connectors

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Typical WMU Sloped Down, Skewed Right Mid-Wall Installation

Typical WMU Top Flange Offset Left

WMU Mid-Wall Installation

WMU Top-of-Wall Installation

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