Abstract
An important role in a good construction design in structural compliance is the provision of appropriate structural connections. Since the beginning of construction, the use of durable materials and the use of appropriate techniques have been the main concerns of builders. The appearance of metal represented a progress in the realization of sustainable constructions, successfully responding to critical situations generated by elements subject to stretching. The authors develop an important topic in the structural analysis of heritage constructions made during the 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, when the connections of the opposite walls were made with tie rods made of metal plates embedded in the floor structure and anchored on the facade of the walls through various practical but also ornamental anchoring systems. At the same time, they also applied to the anchoring of the shield walls on the attic area, the frames, the gables, etc.