Wood Fastenings

In Wood Fastenings, you'll learn ...

• Comparison of the different types of mechanical fasteners
• Understanding different loading conditions for mechanical fasteners
• Withdrawal resistance of mechanical fasteners
• Lateral resistance of mechanical fasteners

Overview

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Credit: 4 CPD

Length: 30 pages

The strength and stability of any structure depend heavily on the fastenings that hold its parts together. One prime advantage of wood as a structural material is the ease with which wood structural parts can be joined together with a wide variety of fastenings. This course is intended to provide the student with an understanding of the different types of mechanical fastenings available and how those fastenings act when using them to make wood connections.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Comparison of the different types of mechanical fasteners
• Understanding different loading conditions for mechanical fasteners
• Withdrawal resistance of mechanical fasteners
• Lateral resistance of mechanical fasteners

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 20 questions. CPD credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.