Short Wall Bracing

STD200 requires M20 anchor with minimum tie-down capacity of 36kN

STD320 requires M24 anchors with minimum tie-down capacity of 54kN

Slab shall be designed to accommodate the tie-down requirement. Depending on the concrete anchor manufacturers’ specifications, minimum 50mm slab edge distance might be required.

And if you cannot meet the tie-down requirements, Multinail Advance engineers can adjust the short wall brace bracing capacities for you accordingly with no issue!

We do have a load bearing option coming up soon! Prior to that, please send us the job and we will check the load bearing case by case.

No, you can’t at the moment. Glulam grade lower than GL13 is not tested, but it is on our to-do list. Stay tuned for our GL10 options!

Yes and no, it depends on the cross-section size. Multinail Advance glulam short wall brace undertook intensive amount of strength and serviceability checks, in order to get a final bracing capacity. In narrow widths (i.e. 195, 230, etc.), you can generally achieve more bracing with a higher grade GLT, while in wide widths (i.e. 495, 525, etc.), the bracing capacity stays the same for any GLT grade equal or higher than GL13.

Yes and no, it depends on the which Options you select for Multinail Advance GLT short wall brace. If you select the options with brackets outside of GLT then you can replace the steel truss with the same size GLT, but if you select the option of having brackets inside then no and you need 6mm allowance each side to accommodate bracket and screw head thickness.

For a quick reference, you can refer to the capacity provided for the closest smaller size as a conservative estimate. However, please contact Multinail Advance if you are going to use a different size or glulam grade, we can adjust the bracing capacity to suit your glulam properties.

When replacing the steel short wall brace with GLT version, sometimes it is not a one-to-one replacement. Depending on the brands and locations of the steel short wall brace, sometimes a narrower width GLT short wall brace can be installed with the same lateral bracing capacity as the steel short wall brace.

The capacities of the GLT short wall brace are governed by numerous factors such as GLT grade, section sizes, location of the short wall brace, wind zone (if the GLT is a load bearing element), and etc.

Below Table 1 shows a comparison study of a typical steel short wall brace vs Multinail Advance GLT short wall brace, based on the scenario of the short wall brace next to a window opening, where the required 85mm thick GLT short wall brace widths are generally narrower than the steel short wall brace.

However, when 65mm thick GLT is used for 70mm wall frame, wider GLT sections might be considered.

Multinail Advance is fully aware of the section size differences among all glulam manufacturers. Above widths in the tables and in the product brochure are shown as examples. The widths can be adjusted with updated bracing capacities accordingly. Please contact Multinail Advance if there’s any concerns.