Steel Manufacturing Blog: Keeping it Steel

Oversized Clevis Rods: A Unique Order Fulfilled

Posted on Mon, Aug 10, 2020 @ 10:02 AM

If you were just starting out as a structural steel fabricator, it wouldn’t be long before you saw a tie rod, hanger rod, or cross brace assembly called for on a building plan. Typically, these assemblies are used in conjunction with a clevis, or more commonly two clevises, and a turnbuckle. While we go into depth on tie rods, clevises and turnbuckles in other articles, today we are focusing on a particularly unique clevis rod order that The Steel Supply Company fulfilled.

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Tags: Clevis Rods, Hanger Rods, Turnbuckle Rods, Turnbuckles

Grinnell Standards: Clevis and Turnbuckle Rods

Posted on Wed, Mar 25, 2015 @ 10:46 AM

Grinnell Standards are a way of limiting the variables when designing a clevis rod or turnbuckle rod. While clevis rods and turnbuckle rods can be manufactured in any diameter and set of specifications, keeping it simple is always desirable for the structural steel fabricator. The main structural concern is tensile strength. Round bar diameter is the primary feature that controls tensile strength and the remaining components are designed around that.

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Tags: Clevis Rods, Hanger Rods, Sag Rods, Turnbuckle Rods