I'm guessing this is a simple question, but I've always wanted to figure it out.
In this table, for lag screws, for a given wood species, there are 4 columns of values:
Z parallel
Z perp side
Z perp main
Z perp
What is the last one denoting?
When designing with connections Z perp values...
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