Sizes of toothed-plate connectors and minimum size of washers

Connector
Bolt
Min. size of round or
Type
Nom. Size Nom. Size
square washers
& thread
Dia. or
Thickness
dia.
side length
mm
mm
mm
Round toothed-plate
38
M10
38
3
(double and single-sided)
51
M12
38
3
64
M12
50
5
76
M12
60
5
Square toothed-plate
38
M10
38
3
(double and single-sided)
51
M12
50
3
64
M12
60
5
76
M12
75
5
TABLE 83
End Distances for toothed-plate connectors

BS5268-2:2002

TABLE 82

Angle of load
to grain
(deg)

Type
Round toothed-plate:
- unloaded end distance

(
-(
(

- loaded end distance

Square toothed-plate:

0
45
90
all

K58 - Load Factor .

mm
57
76
95
114
67
86
105
124

K59 - Moisture content

dry - 1.00
green/dry ex - 0.80
green/wet ex - 0.70

K60 - Edge/End/Spacing . See tables in code

K61 - units in a line

min
32
32
32
32

(
-(
(

51

n<10
n>10

= 1- 0.03(n-1)
=
0.7

64

76

std
32
57
83
83

min
38
38
38
38

std
38
63
89
89

min
44
44
44
44

std
44
70
95
95

min
51
51
51
51

std
51
76
102
102

35
60
86
86

41
41
41
41

41
66
92
92

48
48
48
48

48
73
98
98

54
54
54
54

54
80
105
105

Connector size (mm)

51
64
std
min

Angle of load
to grain
(deg)

38
min

Round toothed-plate:
- loaded/unloaded end distance

all

25

32

38

44

Square toothed-plate:
- loaded/unloaded end distance

all

29

35

41

48

Type

long - 1.00
medium - 1.12
short - 1.25

Connector size (mm)

38

0
35
45
35
90
35
- loaded end distance
all
35
TABLE 84
Edge Distances for toothed-plate connectors
- unloaded end distance

Spacing

75
std

BS5268-2:2002

Table 86 Basic Loads for one toothed-plate connector unit

Actual
Nominal
size of
connector
mm

Nominal
bolt size
& thread
diameter
mm

Thickness of members Basic load (kN) for one toothed-plate connector in timber of strength class.
on both
....C16 (18 & 22) ..
...C24..
on one sides and angle to grain angle to grain side only same bolt
0
15
30
45
60
75
90
0
15
30
45
60
75
90
mm
mm

38 round
or square

M10

16
19
22
25+

32
38
44
50+

1.80
1.97
2.12
2.25

1.75
1.92
2.06
2.18

1.64
1.78
1.90
2.02

1.50
1.62
1.73
1.83

1.39
1.49
1.58
1.67

1.31
1.41
1.49
1.57

1.29
1.38
1.46
1.54

2.08
2.28
2.44
2.55

2.02
2.21
2.36
2.47

1.88
2.04
2.17
2.28

1.71
1.84
1.96
2.07

1.57
1.68
1.79
1.89

1.48
1.57
1.68
1.78

1.45
1.54
1.64
1.74

51 round

M12

16
19
22
25
29
36
50+

32
38
44
50
60
63
72
100+

2.40
2.62
2.82
3.01
3.22
3.27
3.31
3.40
3.40

2.34
2.55
2.74
2.91
3.11
3.16
3.20
3.30
3.34

2.19
2.36
2.53
2.68
2.86
2.90
2.94
3.06
3.18

2.02
2.15
2.29
2.41
2.57
2.61
2.65
2.78
2.99

1.87
1.98
2.10
2.19
2.34
2.37
2.41
2.55
2.82

1.77
1.87
1.97
2.06
2.19
2.22
2.26
2.40
2.71

1.74
1.83
1.93
2.01
2.14
2.17
2.21
2.35
2.67

2.77
3.02
3.26
3.48
3.67
3.71
3.74
3.80
3.81

2.69
2.93
3.15
3.36
3.55
3.59
3.62
3.69
3.75

2.51
2.70
2.89
3.07
3.25
3.29
3.33
3.43
3.58

2.29
2.45
2.60
2.75
2.91
2.95
3.00
3.13
3.38

2.11
2.24
2.36
2.49
2.64
2.68
2.73
2.88
3.19

1.99
2.10
2.21
2.32
2.47
2.51
2.56
2.71
3.07

1.95
2.06
2.16
2.27
2.41
2.45
2.50
2.66
3.03

51 square

M12

16
19
22
25
29
36
50+

32
38
44
50
60
63
72
100+

2.68
2.89
3.10
3.29
3.50
3.55
3.58
3.68
3.68

2.62
2.82
3.02
3.20
3.40
3.45
3.48
3.58
3.62

2.48
2.65
2.82
2.97
3.15
3.19
3.23
3.35
3.47

2.30
2.44
2.58
2.70
2.86
2.90
2.94
3.07
3.27

2.15
2.26
2.38
2.48
2.62
2.66
2.70
2.83
3.10

2.05
2.15
2.25
2.34
2.47
2.50
2.54
2.68
2.99

2.02
2.11
2.21
2.29
2.42
2.45
2.49
2.63
2.95

3.07
3.33
3.57
3.78
3.97
4.01
4.05
4.10
4.11

3.00
3.24
3.47
3.66
3.85
3.89
3.93
4.00
4.05

2.81
3.02
3.21
3.38
3.56
3.59
3.64
3.74
3.88

2.59
2.76
2.91
3.06
3.22
3.26
3.31
3.44
3.67

2.40
2.55
2.67
2.79
2.94
2.98
3.03
3.18
3.49

2.28
2.41
2.51
2.63
2.77
2.80
2.86
3.02
3.36

2.24
2.36
2.46
2.57
2.71
2.74
2.80
2.96
3.32

64 round
or square

M12

16
19
22
25
29
36
50+

32
38
44
50
60
63
72
100+

3.05
3.26
3.47
3.66
3.87
3.92
3.95
4.05
4.05

2.99
3.19
3.39
3.57
3.77
3.82
3.85
3.96
3.99

2.85
3.02
3.19
3.35
3.53
3.57
3.61
3.72
3.84

2.68
2.82
2.96
3.08
3.24
3.28
3.32
3.45
3.65

2.53
2.64
2.76
2.86
3.00
3.03
3.07
3.21
3.48

2.43
2.52
2.63
2.71
2.84
2.87
2.91
3.05
3.36

2.39
2.48
2.58
2.66
2.79
2.82
2.86
3.00
3.32

3.50
3.76
3.99
4.21
4.40
4.44
4.48
4.53
4.54

3.43
3.67
3.89
4.10
4.28
4.32
4.37
4.43
4.48

3.25
3.46
3.64
3.82
4.00
4.04
4.08
4.18
4.31

3.03
3.20
3.35
3.50
3.66
3.70
3.75
3.88
4.11

2.84
2.97
3.10
3.23
3.38
3.41
3.47
3.62
3.92

2.71
2.83
2.94
3.06
3.20
3.23
3.29
3.45
3.79

2.67
2.78
2.89
3.00
3.14
3.17
3.23
3.39
3.75

76 round

M12

16
19
22
25
29
36
50+

32
38
44
50
60
63
72
100+

3.52
3.73
3.94
4.13
4.33
4.38
4.43
4.52
4.53

3.47
3.67
3.86
4.04
4.24
4.28
4.33
4.43
4.47

3.33
3.50
3.67
3.82
4.00
4.04
4.09
4.20
4.32

3.16
3.29
3.43
3.56
3.71
3.75
3.80
3.93
4.12

3.00
3.11
3.22
3.33
3.47
3.50
3.55
3.68
3.94

2.90
2.99
3.09
3.18
3.31
3.34
3.39
3.52
3.82

2.86
2.95
3.04
3.13
3.25
3.28
3.33
3.47
3.78

4.04
4.30
4.54
4.74
4.95
4.99
5.02
5.07
5.08

3.97
4.22
4.44
4.63
4.84
4.88
4.91
4.97
5.02

3.80
4.00
4.20
4.37
4.56
4.60
4.64
4.73
4.86

3.58
3.75
3.91
4.05
4.23
4.26
4.31
4.43
4.66

3.39
3.52
3.66
3.78
3.94
3.97
4.02
4.16
4.47

3.26
3.37
3.50
3.60
3.75
3.78
3.83
3.99
4.34

3.22
3.32
3.44
3.54
3.69
3.72
3.77
3.93
4.30

76 square

M12

16
19
22
25
29
36
50+

32
38
44
50
60
63
72
100+

3.96
4.17
4.37
4.57
4.78
4.82
4.86
4.96
4.96

3.91
4.11
4.30
4.49
4.69
4.73
4.77
4.87
4.90

3.77
3.94
4.11
4.27
4.45
4.49
4.53
4.65
4.75

3.60
3.74
3.87
4.01
4.17
4.20
4.25
4.37
4.56

3.44
3.56
3.67
3.78
3.92
3.95
3.99
4.13
4.38

3.34
3.43
3.53
3.62
3.76
3.78
3.83
3.97
4.26

3.30
3.39
3.48
3.57
3.70
3.72
3.77
3.91
4.22

4.56
4.81
5.05
5.26
5.45
5.50
5.53
5.58
5.59

4.49
4.73
4.96
5.16
5.34
5.39
5.42
5.49
5.53

4.32
4.52
4.72
4.89
5.07
5.12
5.15
5.24
5.37

4.10
4.27
4.43
4.58
4.74
4.78
4.83
4.95
5.17

3.91
4.04
4.18
4.30
4.45
4.49
4.54
4.68
4.98

3.78
3.89
4.01
4.11
4.26
4.30
4.35
4.50
4.86

3.73
3.84
3.95
4.05
4.19
4.23
4.28
4.44
4.81