The unique configuration of the V-TieTM (see Figure 1) intended for use with FERO Engineered Masonry Connectors and the Lateral Tie-Clip offers greater pullout and pushthrough capacity from the masonry mortar bed than do other proprietary and conventional ties. The area of mortar effective in resisting tie pullout for the V-TieTM and for alternative ties embedded in a masonry veneer is illustrated in Figure 2. A comparison of the pullout capacities of these various tie types is presented in Table 1.

For masonry veneer under high seismic loading, the Building Code in some jurisdictions requires mechanical attachment of continuous single wire joint reinforcement to the masonry tie. Whether required prescriptively, or otherwise desired, this design requirement can by satisfied using the Lateral Tie-Clip with the V-TieTM, as shown in Figure 3.