Super slow motion cameras are used to determine how lightning bolts are born. The first of its kind, this completely original footage shows how a lightning bolt forms and eventually touches down. (from Discovery Channel’s “Raging Planet”)
The Screw Substitution Calculator is a quick, easy-to-use tool for providing Simpson Strong-Tie structural screw alternatives to specified standard NDS fasteners in withdrawal, lateral load parallel-to-grain, lateral load perpendicular-to-grain and multi-ply connections. The Calculator provides detailed load calculations for both the NDS fastener and the recommended Simpson Strong-Tie structural screw.