Wtih the abundance of wall ties that are available in the marketplace, it is often difficult to decide which to use on a specific project. Foremost, the decision process should recognize the purpose of the tie. Its functions are to: provide connection, transfer lateral loads, permit in-plane movement to accommodate differential material movements, and in some cases, restrain differential movement.
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Field Notes: Masonry Ties, by Jake Ribar, principal masonry evaluation engineer, CTLGroup, Skokie, Ill.