Steel Roof Tie Rods

The rods are typically provided as mild steel a36 or a307a.

Steel roof tie rods.

Tie rods are supplied with left hand and right hand threads so that they may be rotated and tensioned after truss fabrication. Tie rods are typically provided in plain galvanized and stainless steel. Stainless steel is also used for high corrosion applications or aesthetic purposes. Trusses having a more contemporary appearance may utilize steel tie rods for some members.

Steel tie rods solve the age old problem of roof construction. Portland bolt estimators can assist in determining the correct rod length. High strength rods are also available in grades such as a449 a354bc a193 b7 or a354bd. An attractive carbon steel rod system of unparalleled tensile strength.

They hold the walls from bending out as the roof is loaded with wind or snow. Tie down and hold down rods are integral in securing the roof structure and bearing ends of beams to limit the potential hazard of roof uplift during storms and severe weather. Tie rods sag rods or anchor rods have many applications from being embedded in concrete to support structural steel columns highway sign structures industrial equipment light poles among many other applications. In age old timber frame buildings like the gothic cathedrals of the middle ages enormous stone buttresses stabilized the walls allowing for graceful arched beams to create a beautiful timber ceiling.

Up to 6 0m 19 7ft for ø m12 m16mm 0 472 0 630in. Tie rods are commonly manufactured using low carbon steel but higher strength assemblies can be manufactured. Other grades available upon request. Tie down rods transmit the uplift forces caused by wind down through the walls into the ground.

Be it a glazed curtain wall a tensioned fabric roof a simple yet elegant suspension bridge or a cable net or grid structure. Swc can source these rods in a variety of diameters lengths and materials along with appropriately sized clevises to create a clean pinned connection to attachment points. All can depend on structural rods as the primary load carrying elements.