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d = √(b₁·b₂) = 1.40 mm (derived, §8.4(2))
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Pointside (timber)
C24C24t1=25t2=25b=11d = √(b₁·b₂)= 1.40 mmθ=90°SECTION — crown on head face, legs penetratingFACE — head member surface (grain →)
Timber–timber, single shear (staple)
Johansen Yield Modes — per leg
ModeEC5 refFv,Rk per leg (N)
aEC5 Eq. 8.6 (a)907.8
bEC5 Eq. 8.6 (b)907.8
cEC5 Eq. 8.6 (c)376.0
dEC5 Eq. 8.6 (d)334.8
eEC5 Eq. 8.6 (e)334.8
f ◄EC5 Eq. 8.6 (f)198.7
Modes are the capacity of ONE LEG. EC5 §8.4 provides no withdrawal model for staples, so Fax,Rk = 0 and the §8.2.2(2) rope contribution is zero — the Johansen value is the characteristic value.
Geometry — EC5 §8.4(3)
Crown width b ≥ 6d (8.4 mm)11.0 mm  ✓ OK
Pointside penetration t2 ≥ 14d (19.6 mm)25.0 mm  ✓ OK
Leg length ℓ → embedded penetration t250 → 25.0 mm
EC5 Minimum Spacings — Table 8.3 (staples)
Timber (headside) — α = 0°
Spacing parallel to grain (a1) — θ ≥ 30° branch21.0 mm
Spacing perpendicular to grain (a2)21.0 mm
Loaded end distance (a3,t)28.0 mm
Unloaded end distance (a3,c)21.0 mm
Loaded edge distance (a4,t)21.0 mm
Unloaded edge distance (a4,c)14.0 mm
Timber (pointside) — α = 0°
Spacing parallel to grain (a1) — θ ≥ 30° branch21.0 mm
Spacing perpendicular to grain (a2)21.0 mm
Loaded end distance (a3,t)28.0 mm
Unloaded end distance (a3,c)21.0 mm
Loaded edge distance (a4,t)21.0 mm
Unloaded edge distance (a4,c)14.0 mm
Lateral Design Capacity
ArrangementTimber–timber, single shear (staple)
Leg diameter d = √(b₁·b₂) (§8.4(2), derived)1.40 mm
My,Rk (Eq 8.29, 150·d³ — A2:2014)411.1 N·mm
Governing modef
Fv,Rk per leg198.7 N
× 2 (§8.4(5) — two legs, θ > 30°)× 2
Fv,Rk per staple397.4 N
γM,connection1.30
Fv,Rd = kmod · Fv,Rk,staple / γM — per EC5 Table 3.1 load-duration class:
Load durationkmodRd (N)kN
Permanent0.60001830.18
Long-term0.70002140.21
Medium-term0.80002450.24
Short-term0.90002750.28
Instantaneous1.10003360.34
Assumptions & advisory notes
  • Geometry: ℓ = 50 mm, headside 25 mm, pointside 47 mm → embedded penetration t2 = 25.0 mm (= pointside bearing length in the Johansen modes, EC5 Fig. 8.4).
  • Leg diameter d = √(b1·b2) = √(1.53 × 1.28) = 1.399 mm (EC5 §8.4(2)) — derived, not entered. All d-dependent limits (6d, 14d, Eq 8.18) and the Johansen modes use this value.
  • Nail rules per §8.4(1) (§8.3 applies except 8.3.1.1(4), 8.3.1.1(6) and 8.3.1.2(7)): embedment Eq 8.15 (not predrilled, angle-independent per §8.3.1.1(3)). Johansen modes run on d, PER LEG.
  • My,Rk = 411.1 N·mm — Eq 8.29 (150·d³, EN 1995-1-1:2004+A2:2014 §8.4(6), valid for wire with fu ≥ 800 N/mm²). No fu input: the 800 N/mm² is baked into the 150 coefficient.
  • Crown-to-grain angle θ = 90° > 30° — capacity per staple per shear plane = two nails of the staple diameter (§8.4(5)): factor 2 on the per-leg capacity. Per-leg Fv,Rk = 198.7 N → per-staple Fv,Rk = 397.4 N.
  • Minimum spacings are EC5 Table 8.3 (staples), not Table 8.2 (nails); the a1 row takes the θ ≥ 30° branch at θ = 90°.
Fv,Rk (per staple)0.40 kN
Permanent0.18 kN
Long-term0.21 kN
Medium-term0.24 kN
Short-term0.28 kN
Instantaneous0.34 kN