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Construction Connectors HOW TO USE THIS CATALOG STEEL STRESS INCREASE Recent changes in ... have affected the way allowable loads on some connectors are determined when ... designers and manufacturers to take a one-third stress increase on the calculated ... events. Specifically, the codes allowed Simpson Strong-Tie to take a one-third stress ... increase on the calculated tensile capacity of ... connectors. Newer codes and standards only allow steel stress increase when using ... so stress increases are not permitted. Simpson Strong-Tie determines allowable loads ... standards have permitted the use of a one-third stress increase when designing for wind ... practice. Because of these changes, Simpson Strong-Tie re-evaluated its entire ... product line to determine which loads were governed ...