CE429 - U01 - Day2 - Wood Design Basics
CE429 - U01 - Day2 - Wood Design Basics
CE429 - U01 - Day2 - Wood Design Basics
Course Outcomes
Have a working familiarity with codes and
specifications governing wood design
Lesson Outcomes
Recognize the codes and design specifications
governing structural wood design
Understand “prescriptive design” and
“engineered design” methods
Review ASD and LRFD design methodologies and
how they are used in the NDS
Codes and Design Specifications
Main References
2015 International Building Code (IBC)
2018 National Design Specification (NDS)
ASCE 7-16 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings
and Other Structures (ASCE 7)
Other necessary resources
NDS Supplement: Design Values for Wood
Construction (Supplement)
Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic
(SDPWS)
Codes and Design Specifications
Main References
2015 International Building Code (IBC)
2018 National Design Specification (NDS)
ASCE 7-16 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings
and Other Structures (ASCE 7)
Other necessary resources
NDS Supplement: Design Values for Wood
Construction (Supplement)
Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic
(SDPWS)
2015 International Building Code (IBC)
Available on internet
https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2015
Codes and Design Specifications
Main References
2015 International Building Code (IBC)
2018 National Design Specification (NDS)
ASCE 7-16 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings
and Other Structures (ASCE 7)
Other necessary resources
NDS Supplement: Design Values for Wood
Construction (Supplement)
Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic
(SDPWS)
Codes and Design Specifications
2018 National Design Specification for
Wood Construction
Available for purchase
Main References
2015 International Building Code (IBC)
2018 National Design Specification (NDS)
ASCE 7-16 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings
and Other Structures (ASCE 7)
Other necessary resources
NDS Supplement: Design Values for Wood
Construction (Supplement)
Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic
(SDPWS)
ASCE 7-16 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings
and Other Structures (ASCE 7)
Available for purchase
ASCE 7 adoption by
reference in the IBC
https://codes.iccsafe.org/conte
nt/IBC2015/chapter-16-
structural-design
Codes and Design Specifications
Main References
2015 International Building Code (IBC)
2018 National Design Specification (NDS)
ASCE 7-16 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings
and Other Structures (ASCE 7)
Other necessary resources
NDS Supplement: Design Values for Wood
Construction (Supplement)
Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic
(SDPWS)
NDS Supplement: Design Values for Wood
Construction 2018 Edition (Supplement)
Available for purchase
Main References
2015 International Building Code (IBC)
2018 National Design Specification (NDS)
ASCE 7-16 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings
and Other Structures (ASCE 7)
Other necessary resources
NDS Supplement: Design Values for Wood
Construction (Supplement)
Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic
(SDPWS)
Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic
(SDPWS)
Available for purchase
Contains supporting
information, organized
parallel to the NDS
Available for
download as a pdf
http://www.awc.org/
Prescriptive vs. Engineered Design
Prescriptive vs. Engineered Design
http://www.woodworks.org/design-and-tools/design-topics/prescriptive-or-
engineered-design/
2018 Wood Frame Construction Manual
(WFCM)
Available for purchase
Available on internet
https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2015
2015 International Building Code (IBC)
Prescriptive vs. Engineered Design
http://www.woodworks.org/design-and-tools/design-topics/prescriptive-or-
engineered-design/
Prescriptive vs. Engineered Design