ABSTRACT
The application of wood sheathing materials in housing construction often involves the use of nails, and staples. The stability and safety of the wall and roof system depends on the type of wood material, and fasteners used (Chow, 1974). As a result of rapidly increasing engineering use of newly developed wood-base panels, the performance and proper use of mechanical fasteners is of utmost importance. New information on the performance of fasteners in these new sheathing and siding products is needed for comparative purposes. To date, little information is available in the literature on the withdrawal or holding power resistance of nails and staples in new structural wood-base sheathings and siding panel products, especially in actual outdoor weathered or aged condition, compared to conventional wood sheathing materials.
