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5. STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF CONNECTIONS
Figure 5.7. Definitions of angles α, β and ε for screws (A) in the wide face and (B) in the edge face of LVL. 1) wide face, 2) edge face and 3) end
grain. α is the angle between the load and grain direction of laterally loaded connections. β is the angle between the screw axis and wide face.
ε is the angle between screw axis and grain direction 32.
Figure 5.8. Spacings and end and edge distances and definitions of angles α, β and ε for axially loaded screws in LVL. α is the angle between
the shear plane and screw axis. β is the angle between the screw axis and wide face. ε is the angle between screw axis and grain direction.
(modified from EC5 Figure 8.11a).
A
B
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