In this example, there are hexagonal head wood screws with a diameter of .47 in., used at a distance of 23.66 in. For softwood C24 according to Eurocode 5, this gives a spring constant of 156,598.98 psf.
To comply with ANSI/AWC NDS, it is necessary to multiply the determined shift modulus by a factor of 0.5 according to Chapter 11.3.6, since the shift modulus is defined by the standard in consideration of two shear planes. Thus, the result in accordance with NDS is a spring constant of 190,919 lbf/ft². The figure shows a schematic distribution of bending and shear stress for "solid", "semi‑rigid", and "loose" coupling arranged from top to bottom.