Novel mass timber beam hangers and CLT hold downs

MyTiCon是一家专业的连接系统供应商，用于商业、工业和住宅项目中的现代大型木材和重型木材应用。MyTiCon目前提供的梁吊杆可适用于30kN至130kN的荷载范围。随着大量木构件在更大更高的建筑中的应用，对更强的体量木连接的需求也越来越大。然而，在加拿大还没有商业尺寸的额定荷载超过130kN的大型木梁吊杆。MyTiCon有兴趣开发一种新型的梁式吊杆连接系统，其阻力在130kN至200kN之间，以满足日益增长的市场需求。这个吊梁系统预计将预先设计好，准备装运，并在当地制造。在本项目中，将使用实验室试验和数值模拟技术来研究这种新连接系统的抗力和破坏模式。此外，交叉层合木结构中的墙角托架尚未纳入加拿大木结构设计标准。通过试验和数值模拟分析，研究了一种简单角托架连接体系的抗剪、抗拔和复合荷载作用下的承载能力。这项研究的成功将使MyTiCon能够提供集成的连接解决方案，扩展目前的限制，并为设计工程师提供更大更高的木结构建筑的现成连接产品和技术，这最终将使公司和加拿大的大众木材行业受益。*

MyTiCon is a specialty supplier of connection systems for modern mass-timber and heavy-timber applications in commercial, industrial and residential projects. The beam hangers MyTiCon currently provides could fit into the load ranges between 30 kN to 130 kN. With the increase of application of mass timber elements in larger and taller buildings, the demands for stronger mass timber connections have also been increased. However, no commercial size mass timber beam hangers with load ratings beyond 130 kN are available in Canada. MyTiCon is interested in developing a novel beam hanger connection system with resistance between 130 kN and 200 KN to fulfill the growing market needs. This beam hanger system is expected to be pre-engineered, ready to ship and locally manufactured. In this project, both lab tests and numerical modeling techniques will be used to investigate the resistance and failure modes of this new connection system. Further to that, the wall to floor angle brackets in cross laminated timber structures have not been incorporated into the Canadian timber design standards. A simple angle bracket connection system will be investigated via both experimental tests and numerical modeling analysis to address its shear capacity, uplift capacity and the capacity under combined loadings. The success of this research will enable MyTiCon to provide integrated connection solutions that extend the current limit and provide design engineers the off the shelf connection products and technology for larger and taller timber buildings, which will eventually benefit both the company and the mass timber industry in Canada.****