Hanger: Wednesday’s Word Of The Week
A hanger is a steel end connection assembly which supports the end of a beam and has a top bearing plate on the supporting member (so the connection “hangs” from the top of support.)
Two common types of hangers are:
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Exposed saddle hangers: which have exposed side and bearing plates for the supported beam (bolts or nails fasten thru the side plates), welded to a top plate or angle on the support side. Common joist hangers and many Simpson connectors are of this type.
- Concealed hangers: which consist of just two plates, a vertical back plate and a horizontal top plate. The top plate bears on support and the back plate has holes for dowels driven into the end grain of the supported beam.
The hanger in this photo is another unique hanger connection used at a truss. We assembled this in the shop so that field installation would be easier.