Conduct the Structural Screw Test

What happens here

Move to the second test fixture and use its hydraulic bottle jack to apply upward force to the wood block fastened with structural screws. Pump the jack slowly and observe the behavior of the structural screws under pressure. Pay attention to whether the screws bend, shear, or if the surrounding wood begins to splinter or fail before the screws themselves. In the video, the structural screws show minimal bending, with the surrounding wood splintering and breaking before the screws themselves show significant deformation.

Goal: Observe the shear failure of structural screws.