Specification
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Plated Truss Connectors
LTHJA26
Truss Hip/Jack Hangers
Plated Truss Connectors
THJA26
Truss Hip/Jack Hangers
The LTHJA26 is a lighter capacity version of the THJA26
and offers the lowest cost alternative for light hip/jack load applications.
MATERIAL: 18 gauge FINISH: Galvanized
INSTALLATION:•Useallspecifiedfasteners.SeeGeneralNotes.
•Shallbeattachedtoadoublegirdertrusstoallowforrequired
minimum nail penetration. See footnote 3.
•10dx1
1
⁄
2
" nails must be installed into bottom of hip members
through bottom of hanger seat for table loads.
OPTIONS: These hangers can
not be modified.
CODES: See page 13 for Code
Reference Key Chart.
3
⁄
4
" Typ.
Working
Point
Top View
Left Hand Hip
Installation
Working
Point
Top View
Terminal Hip
without Center
Common Jack
3
⁄
4
" Typ.
Working
Point
Top View
Right Hand Hip
Installation
Typical LTHJA26 Installation
The versatile THJA26 can accommodate right or left hand hips
(at 45-degree skews), and can be installed before or after the hip
and jack. Can also be used for double (terminal) hips.
MATERIAL: 14 gauge FINISH: Galvanized
INSTALLATION:•Useallspecifiedfasteners.SeeGeneralNotes.
•Allmultiplemembersmustbefastenedtogethertoact
as a single unit.
•Shall be attached to a double girder truss to allow for
required minimum nail penetration. See footnote 3.
OPTIONS: These hangers cannot be modified.
CODES: See page 13 for Code Reference Key Chart.
THJA26
Typical THJA26 Installation
1. Uplift loads have been increased 60% for wind or
earthquake loading with no further increase allowed;
reduce where other loads govern.
2. Wind (160) is a download rating.
3. Loads shown are based on a minimum 2-2x6 carrying
member. For single 2x carrying members (min. 2x6),
use 10dx1
1
⁄
2
" nails and use 0.67 of the table value.
4. Tabulated hip and jack allowable loads assume that 75% of the total load is distributed to the hip and 25% to the jack.
It is permitted to distribute 65% to 85% of the tabulated total load to the hip, and the remaining percentage of total load
to the jack. The combined hip and jack load may not exceed the published Total Load.
5. Truss chord cross-grain tension may limit allowable loads in accordance with ANSI/TPI 1-2007. Simpson Strong-Tie
®
Connector Selector™ Software includes the evaluation of cross-grain tension in its hanger allowable loads. For additional
information, contact Simpson Strong-Tie.
6. NAILS: 10d = 0.148" dia. x 3" long, 10dx1
1
⁄
2
= 0.148" dia. x 1
1
⁄
2
" long. See page 22-23 for other nail sizes and information.
Model
No.
Carried
Member
Combination
Fasteners
Carried
Member
DF/SP Allowable Loads
SPF/HF Allowable Loads
Code
Ref.
Carrying
Member
Hip
(each)
Jack
Uplift
(160)
Floor
(100)
Snow
(115)
Roof
(125)
Wind
(160)
Uplift
(160)
Floor
(100)
Snow
(115)
Roof
(125)
Wind
(160)
LTHJA26
Side Hip &
Center Jack
20-10d 7-10dx1
1
⁄
2
4-10dx1
1
⁄
2
Jack 75 290 290 290 290 65 245 245 245 245
I11,
F10
Hip 220 875 875 875 875 185 735 735 735 735
Hip & Jack 295 1165 1165 1165 1165 250 980 980 980 980
Double
(Terminal) Hip
20-10d 7-10dx1
1
⁄
2
—
Hip (each) 290 635 635 635 635 245 535 535 535 535
Two Hips 580 1270 1270 1270 1270 490 1070 1065 1065 1065
1. Uplift loads have been increased for wind
or earthquake loading with no further increase
allowed; reduce where other loads govern.
2. Wind (160) is a download rating.
3. Loads shown are based on a minimum 2-2x6
carrying member. For single 2x carrying members
(min. 2x6), use 10dx1
1
⁄
2
" nails and use 0.67 of
the table value. For 2-2x4 carrying members,
multiply the download by 0.50.
4. 16d sinkers (0.148" dia. x 3
1
⁄
4
" long) may be substituted for the specified 16d commons at 0.85 of the table load.
5. Tabulated hip and jack allowable loads assume that 75% of the total load is distributed to the hip and 25% to the jack.
It is permitted to distribute 65% to 85% of the tabulated total load to the hip, and the remaining percentage of total
load to the jack. The combined hip and jack load may not exceed the published Total Load.
6. For terminal hips, divide the total allowable load by 2 to determine the allowable load for each hip.
7. Truss chord cross-grain tension may limit allowable loads in accordance with ANSI/TPI 1-2007. Simpson Strong-Tie
®
Connector Selector™ Software includes the evaluation of cross-grain tension in its hanger allowable loads. For
additional information, contact Simpson Strong-Tie.
8. NAILS: 16d = 0.162" dia. x 3
1
⁄
2
" long, 10dx1
1
⁄
2
= 0.148" dia. x 1
1
⁄
2
" long. See page 22-23 for other nail sizes and information.
Model
No.
Fasteners
Carried
Member
DF/SP Allowable Loads SPF/HF Allowable Loads
Code
Ref.
Carrying
Member
Hip Jack
Uplift
(160)
Floor
(100)
Snow
(115)
Roof
(125)
Wind
(160)
Uplift
(160)
Floor
(100)
Snow
(115)
Roof
(125)
Wind
(160)
THJA26 20-16d 6-10dx1
1
⁄
2
4-10dx1
1
⁄
2
Hip 720 2010 2310 2450 2450 590 1740 2000 2100 2100
I11, F10Jack 240 670 770 815 815 195 580 670 700 700
Total 960 2680 3080 3265 3265 785 2320 2670 2800 2800
This product is preferable to similar connectors because of
a) easier installation, b) higher loads, c) lower installed cost,
or a combination of these features.
LTHJA26
US Patent 7,913,472
3
⁄
4
" Typ.
Working
Point
Top View
Left Hand Hip
Installation
3
⁄
4
" Typ.
Working
Point
Top View
Right Hand
Hip Installation
Working
Point
Top View
Terminal Hip without
Center Common Jack