Tie (engineering)

A hurricane tie used to fasten a rafter to a stud

A tie, strap, tie rod, eyebar, guy-wire, suspension cables, or wire ropes, are examples of linear structural components designed to resist tension.^[1] It is the opposite of a strut or column, which is designed to resist compression. Ties may be made of any tension resisting material.

^ Trautwine, John Cresson (1919) [1871]. The Civil Engineer's Pocket-Book (20th ed.). Wallingford, Pennsylvania: Trautwine Company. p. 359. Retrieved February 12, 2010 – via Internet Archive. A long slender piece sustaining tension is called a tie. One sustaining compression is called a strut or post.

[1] Trautwine, John Cresson (1919) [1871]. The Civil Engineer's Pocket-Book (20th ed.). Wallingford, Pennsylvania: Trautwine Company. p. 359. Retrieved February 12, 2010 – via Internet Archive. A long slender piece sustaining tension is called a tie. One sustaining compression is called a strut or post.

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