WS EN 14592

Self-perforating dowel
Carbon steel with white galvanic zinc coating

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Complete documentation
and personalised consultation

SPEED AND PRECISION

Quick fastening without
pre-bored holes, with the
possibility of simultaneous
drilling of 1 to 3 steel plates

RIGIDITY AND DUCTILITY

Very rigid joint system, thanks to
the lack of play between the hole
and dowel

OPTIMISED GEOMETRY
Self-perforating wood-steel tip,
cylindrical hidden head, underhead
thread to make insertion easier and
impede slippage

FIELDS OF USE
Self-perforating system for
wood-steel retractable junctions.
Can be used with S235/St37/Fe360
steel with a maximum thickness of
10 mm (1 plate) or 5 mm (2 and 3
plates). Can be used with screwdrivers
with 1500 rpm minimum. Service
classes 1 and 2

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RIGID JOINTS
The connectors allow for the
creation of rigid joints able
to transfer bending moment
stresses (moment-resisting joints).
The reduced diameter also guar-
antees excellent ductility, ideal for
anti-earthquake designs

PROTECTED RETRACTABLE
JUNCTIONS
The connectors allow for the
rapid and precise execution of
retractable junctions on steel or
aluminium alloy brackets (ALU
brackets). The reduced dimensions
allow for excellent fire protection

INTERLOCKING JOINTS
The reduced diameter of the
connector (7mm) and the rapid
installation without pre-bored
holes makes this system excellent
for the creation of interlocking
joints on one or more steel plates
(e.g. X10 pillar bases)

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Applications
Rigid ”knee“ joint with double
internal plate

ALU bracket fastening (without

holes) for shear joint

Fastening of pillar base with inter-

nal plate for shear joints

Codes and dimensions

dk d1 [mm] code L [mm] pcs/pckg
CS100165 73
CS100160 93
d1 7 CS100240 113
TX40 CS100245 133
L
CS100215 153 100
CS100220 173
CS100225 193
CS100250 213
CS100255 233

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Application examples

Main-secondary joint with AluMIDI bracket. Interlocking joint ”knee“ beam.

Interlocking joint straight beam. Interlocking joint at the base with X10 pillar base.

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Carpenter statics ALLOWABLE VALUES
DIN 1052:1988

SHEAR WOOD-STEEL-WOOD Vadm

1 INTERNAL PLATE (2 shear planes)

ta t ta Fastening WS [mm] 7x73 7x93 7x113 7x133 7x153 7x173 7x193 7x213 7x233
Beam width b [mm] 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240
Exterior wood ta [mm] 37 47 57 67 77 87 97 107 117
Plate thickness t [mm] 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
0° 2,65 3,37 3,85 4,04 4,04 4,04 4,04 4,04 4,04
30° 2,43 3,09 3,53 3,71 3,71 3,71 3,71 3,71 3,71
Vadm Angle
45° 2,32 2,95 3,37 3,54 3,54 3,54 3,54 3,54 3,54
[kN] Force - Grain
60° 2,21 2,81 3,21 3,37 3,37 3,37 3,37 3,37 3,37

b 90° 1,99 2,53 2,89 3,03 3,03 3,03 3,03 3,03 3,03

2 INTERNAL PLATES (4 shear planes)

t t Fastening WS [mm] 7x73 7x93 7x113 7x133 7x153 7x173 7x193 7x213 7x233
ta ti ta
Beam width b [mm] 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240
Exterior wood ta [mm] - - - 43 53 61 61 61 61
Interior wood ti [mm] - - - 42 42 46 66 86 106
Plate thickness t [mm] - - - 5 5 5 5 5 5
0° - - - 6,30 6,78 7,17 7,17 7,17 7,17
30° - - - 5,78 6,22 6,57 6,57 6,57 6,57
Vadm Angle
45° - - - 5,51 5,93 6,27 6,27 6,27 6,27
[kN] Force - Grain
b 60° - - - 5,25 5,65 5,97 5,97 5,97 5,97
90° - - - 4,73 5,09 5,37 5,37 5,37 5,37

3 INTERNAL PLATES (6 shear planes)

t t t Fastening WS [mm] 7x73 7x93 7x113 7x133 7x153 7x173 7x193 7x213 7x233
ta ti ti ta
Beam width b [mm] 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240
Exterior wood ta [mm] - - - - - 39 49 59 61
Interior wood ti [mm] - - - - - 42 42 42 50
Plate thickness t [mm] - - - - - 5 5 5 5
0° - - - - - 9,09 9,71 10,19 10,29
30° - - - - - 8,33 8,90 9,34 9,43
Vadm Angle
45° - - - - - 7,95 8,50 8,92 9,00
[kN] Force - Grain
b 60° - - - - - 7,58 8,09 8,49 8,58
90° - - - - - 6,82 7,28 7,64 7,72

NOTE
• Allowable values in accordance with DIN 1052:1988.
• The values provided are calculated using 5 mm thick plates and a 6 mm thick
milled cut in the wood.
• Maximum drill capacity for steel S235/St37/Fe360:
- 3 plates, 5 mm thick
- 1 plate, 10 mm thick

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Geometry and minimum distances
GEOMETRY AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
dk WS CONNECTOR
Nominal diameter d1 [mm] 7
Head diameter dK [mm] 11,00
d1 Tip length Lp [mm] 12,00

Characteristic yield moment My,k [Nmm] 31930

Lp

MINIMUM DISTANCES FOR CONNECTORS SUBJECTED TO SHEAR STRESS (1)

Angle between strength and grain α = 0° Angle between strength and grain α = 90°
7 7
a1 [mm] 35 21
a2 [mm] 21 21
a3,t [mm] 80 80
a3,c [mm] 21 21
a4,t [mm] 21 28
a4,c [mm] 21 21

Direction of Means of stressed end discharged end stressed edge unload edge
the grain connection -90° < α < 90° 90° < α < 270° 0° < α < 180° 180° < α < 360°

a2 a2
a2 a2
a4,t a4,c

a1 a1 a1 a1 a3,t a3,c

NOTE
(1)
Minimum distances in accordance with EN 1995:2008.

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Designer statics CHARACTERISTIC VALUES
EN 1995:2008
SHEAR WOOD - STEEL -WOOD Rv,k

INTERNAL PLATE (2 shear planes)

ta t ta
Fastening WS [mm] 7x73 7x93 7x113 7x133 7x153 7x173 7x193 7x213 7x233
Beam width b [mm] 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240
Exterior wood ta [mm] 37 47 57 67 77 87 97 107 117
Plate thickness t [mm] 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
0° 7,87 8,71 9,89 10,80 11,49 11,71 11,71 11,71 11,71
RV,k 30° 7,22 8,05 9,06 10,08 10,68 11,09 11,09 11,09 11,09
Angle
[kN] 45° 6,65 7,51 8,39 9,44 10,01 10,57 10,57 10,57 10,57
Force - Grain
60° 6,18 7,06 7,83 8,76 9,44 9,96 10,11 10,11 10,11
90° 5,78 6,67 7,36 8,20 8,96 9,43 9,71 9,71 9,71

2 INTERNAL PLATES (4 shear planes)

t t
ta ti ta Fastening WS [mm] 7x73 7x93 7x113 7x133 7x153 7x173 7x193 7x213 7x233
Beam width b [mm] 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240
Exterior wood ta [mm] - - - 40 40 55 65 65 75
Interior wood ti [mm] - - - 48 68 58 58 78 78
Plate thickness t [mm] - - - 5 5 5 5 5 5
0° - - - 17,80 19,77 21,34 22,37 22,37 23,05
RV,k 30° - - - 16,26 18,61 19,41 20,52 21,05 21,65
Angle
[kN] 45° - - - 14,99 17,62 17,78 18,80 19,78 20,47
Force - Grain
60° - - - 13,94 16,79 16,43 17,34 18,68 19,45
90° - - - 12,99 15,78 15,29 16,11 17,73 18,57

3 INTERNAL PLATES (6 shear planes)

t t t
ta ti ti ta Fastening WS [mm] 7x73 7x93 7x113 7x133 7x153 7x173 7x193 7x213 7x233
Beam width b [mm] 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240
Exterior wood ta [mm] - - - - - 39 39 43 53
Interior wood ti [mm] - - - - - 42 52 58 58
Plate thickness t [mm] - - - - - 5 5 5 5
0° - - - - - 25,00 29,10 31,70 32,80
RV,k 30° - - - - - 22,80 26,40 28,80 29,80
Angle
[kN] 45° - - - - - 20,90 24,20 26,40 27,20
Force - Grain
60° - - - - - 19,30 22,30 24,40 25,00
90° - - - - - 17,80 20,60 22,60 23,20

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Designer statics CHARACTERISTIC VALUES
EN 1995:2008

Corrective coefficient kF for different densities ρk

ρk [kg/m3] 350 380 410 430 450
kF 0,93 1,00 1,04 1,06 1,09
‚
For different densities ρk the wood-side design resistance is calculated as: R V,d = RV,d · kF

Effective number of nef for a1 = 35 mm

n 1 2 3 4 5

0° 1,00 1,47 2,12 2,74 3,35

Angle 30° 1,00 1,65 2,41 3,16 3,90
Force - Grain 45° 1,00 1,73 2,56 3,37 4,18
60° 1,00 1,82 2,71 3,58 4,45
90° 1,00 2,00 3,00 4,00 5,00

Effective number of nef for a1 = 50 mm

n 1 2 3 4 5

0° 1,00 1,61 2,31 3,00 3,66

Angle 30° 1,00 1,74 2,54 3,33 4,11
Force - Grain 45° 1,00 1,80 2,66 3,50 4,33
60° 1,00 1,87 2,77 3,67 4,55
90° 1,00 2,00 3,00 4,00 5,00
‚
In the case of multiple dowels placed parallel to the fibres, the effective number must be taken into account: R V,d = RV,d · nef

NOTE
• Characteristic values comply with EN 1995:2008. • In the calculations, the density of the wood elements was considered
• Design values are obtained from the following characteristic values: equal to ρk = 380 kg/m3.
• Sizing and verification of the wooden elements and metal plates must
be done separately.
The coefficients γm and kmod should be taken according to the current
regulations used for the calculation.
• The values provided are calculated with 5 mm thick plates and a 6 mm thick
milled cut in the wood.
• Maximum drill capacity for steel S235/St37/Fe360:
• - 3 plates, 5 mm thick
• - 1 plate, 10 mm thick

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