Masonry Magazine August 2010 Page. 36
SEISMIC
Below and Right: Typical two-piece seismic anchoring systems
ronmental Engineering - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2.5-inch-long wood screws increased the average strength of the tie connection sub-assemblies by 150 percent over 8D nails (source: Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory- Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign: NSEL-016 August 2009 Seismic Performance of Anchored Brick Veneer by Dziugas Reneckis and James M. LaFave).
The Code requires two-piece adjustable anchor systems for steel stud, concrete, and CMU backup walls with brick veneers. You cannot use one-
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