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A H2A Hurricane Tie used to fasten a rafter to a stud

A hurricane tie is used to help make a structure (specifically wooden structures) more resistant to high winds.

The purpose of hurricane ties is to help hold a wooden structure together during violent winds; resisting uplift, racking, overturning, and sliding.^[1] Each of the crucial connections in a structure, that would otherwise fail under the pressures of high winds, have a corresponding type of tie, generally made of galvanized or stainless steel, and intended to resist hurricane-force and other strong winds. Most such ties have holes allowing them to be fastened to the wood using nails of a designated size and type, screws are never used (except when noted) because of lower shear strength than the suitable nails.^[2]

[edit] See also

• Framing (construction)
• Tie (engineering)

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