ASTM D5933-96
(Specification)Standard Specification for 2 5/8-in. and 4-in. Diameter Metal Shear Plates for Use in Wood Constructions
Standard Specification for 2 5/8-in. and 4-in. Diameter Metal Shear Plates for Use in Wood Constructions
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1.1 This specification covers standardizing the dimensions and materials for the manufacture of 2 5/8 and 4-in. diameter steel or cast iron shear plates used in the fabrication of connections in wood constructions. The referencing of this specification in design, construction, and purchase order documents gives the using parties ensurance that the shear plates to be used in an assembly meet minimum materials quality standards and that dimensions for fabrication and finish can be relied on to ensure connection performance. This specification provides regulatory agencies with a set of standards by which to judge the acceptability of shear plates encountered in the field and in fabricators' shops.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.
1.3 Safety Hazards—There are no known hazards with the use of this specification. The products manufactured to this specification should not be brittle or difficult to install with proper tools.
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Designation: D 5933 – 96
Standard Specification for
2 ⁄8-in. and 4-in. Diameter Metal Shear Plates for Use in
Wood Constructions
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5933; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.1.1 shear plate—A round, cast, or stamped disk-like
load-transfer device having a flat base and a perimeter bearing
1.1 This specification covers standardizing the dimensions
5 rim protruding in one direction normal to the base, with a hole
and materials for the manufacture of 2 ⁄8and 4-in. diameter
passing through the center of the disk to accommodate an
steel or cast iron shear plates used in the fabrication of
attachment bolt or lag screw.
connections in wood constructions. The referencing of this
3.1.1.1 Discussion—The fastener hole at the center may
specification in design, construction, and purchase order docu-
have an additional bearing hub. If a bearing hub is present it
ments gives the using parties ensurance that the shear plates to
projects in the same direction as the bearing rim. A shear plate
be used in an assembly meet minimum materials quality
is installed into one or more faces of a piece of wood to transfer
standards and that dimensions for fabrication and finish can be
shear forces between the member containing the shear plate or
relied on to ensure connection performance. This specification
plates and adjacent members which may be of wood or steel.
provides regulatory agencies with a set of standards by which
This shear transfer is accomplished through the bolt or lag
to judge the acceptability of shear plates encountered in the
screw.
field and in fabricators’ shops.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
4. Classification
as standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.
4.1 This specification covers the two basic diameters of
1.3 Safety Hazards—There are no known hazards with the
metal shear plates commonly used in North American timber
use of this specification. The products manufactured to this
construction—2 ⁄8 in. (66.7-mm) diameter stamped steel or
specification should not be brittle or difficult to install with
malleable cast iron, and 4-in. (102.1-mm) diameter malleable
proper tools.
cast iron. The use of these shear plates is covered in the
2. Referenced Documents National Design Specification for Wood Construction and
other wood design documents.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
A 47 Specification for Ferritic Malleable Iron Castings
5. Materials and Manufacture
A 153 Specification for Zinc Coating (Hot-Dip) on Iron and
5.1 General:
Steel Hardware
5.1.1 Cast iron shear plates shall be free from any casting
A 570/A 570M Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip,
defects such as voids, irregular holes or sharp burrs greater
Carbon, Hot-Rolled, Structural Quality
than 0.03 in. (0.8 mm), or any other casting defect that would
A 653/A 653M Specification for Steel Sheet, Zinc Coated
hinder normal installation and performance. All residual metal
(Galvanized) or Zinc-Iron Alloy-Coated (Galvannealed)
3 at casting gate locations and any other protrusions that would
by the Hot-Dip Process
prevent the proper installation and fit of the plates shall be
A 924/A 924M Specification for General Requirements for
3 ground smooth or otherwise removed.
Steel Sheet, Metallic Coated by the Hot Dip Process
5.1.2 Shear plates shall be permanently marked with the
2.2 Other Document:
manufacturer’s name or a readily recognizable logo, or both;
AISI/SAE No. 1010 Carbon Steel, Steel Products Manual,
the number of this ASTM standard; the country of origin; and
Plates, Iron and Steel Society
the model number, if applicable. Such marking may be on any
3. Terminology nonbearing surface and shall be recessed into the device so as
not to interfere with installation or weaken the finished shear
3.1 Definition:
plate.
5.1.3 Shear plates shall have two diametrically opposed
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-7 on Wood
holes which can be used to nail-attach the plate in the piece of
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D07.05 on Wood Assemblies.
Current edition approved April 10, 1996. Published August 1996.
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D 5933
NOTE 1—Make from Specification A 570 or AISI/SAE No. 1010 carbon steel. To
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