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Strap tie to wood studs for lateral support to steel post
I've seen a good lateral support detail on site that there are steel posts (most of the time circular shape) inside a wood stud wall like the picture below, situations like steel posts supporting the lintel beam above a house garage door. The blue line shows a strap tie providing lateral support... -
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8 mm diameter of steel anchor equivalent to 40 mm by 4.76 mm thick steel strap?
This is from Ontario building code part 9: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9.20.11.1. Anchorage of Floor or Roof Assemblies (1) Where required to receive lateral support, masonry walls shall be...