Simpson Strong-Tie WMU68 - Top Flange Hanger 6" x 8

The WMU is designed for use on standard 8" grout-filled concrete masonry units (GFCMU). This top-flange masonry hanger may be offset to the left or right to accommodate end-of-wall or corner placements. The WMU may be sloped up to 45° with no reduction in download or uplift and skewed up to 45° with no reduction in download.

Key Features

• Uplift loads have been tested and increased for earthquake or wind loading with no further increase allowed
• When offset or skewed, the hanger no longer provides uplift support

Finish

• Simpson Strong-Tie gray paint; hot-dip galvanized available: specify HDG

Installation

• Use all specified fasteners; see General Notes.
• Minimum f'm is 1,500 psi.
• End vertical must be minimum double 2x.
• Mid-Wall Installation: Installed between blocks with two 0.162" x 3 1/2" duplex nails cast into grout with a minimum of one grouted course above and below the top flange and one #5 vertical rebar minimum 24" long in each adjacent cell.
• Top-of-Wall Installation: For hanger heights exceeding the joist height, the allowable load is 0.50 of the table load. Refer to technical bulletin Sloped Joist in Non-Sloped Hangers (T-C-SLOPEJST) for information regarding load reductions on selected hangers which can be used without modification to support joists which have shallow slopes (3⁄4:12).

Options

• WMU may be sloped upward or downward up to 45°. The allowable download is 0.60 of the table load. There is no reduction for uplift.
• WMU may be skewed up to 45°. The allowable download is 0.60 of the table load. The allowable uplift is 0.25 of the table load.
• WMU may have the top flange offset left or right for placement in corners. The allowable download is 0.50 of the table load. The allowable uplift is 0.40 of the table load.