CE 429

DESIGN OF WOOD STRUCTURES

Course Outcomes

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 for purchase

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

Available for download as a read-only pdf

http://www.awc.org/
2018 National Design Specification for
Wood Construction
NDS adoption by reference
in the IBC
Section 2306 – Allowable
stress design
https://codes.iccsafe.org/conte
nt/IBC2015/chapter-23-wood
Section 2307 – Load and
resistance factor design
https://codes.iccsafe.org/conte
nt/IBC2015/chapter-23-wood
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)
ASCE 7-16 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings
and Other Structures (ASCE 7)
Available for purchase

You will not need this resource for the class.

Any required sections or excerpts will be
provided by the instructor.
ASCE 7 Minimum Design Loads for
Buildings and Other Structures

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

Available for download as a read-only pdf

http://www.awc.org/
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)
Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic
(SDPWS)
Available for purchase

Available for download as a read-only pdf

http://www.awc.org/
Special Design Provisions for Wind and
Seismic (SDPWS)
ASCE 7 reference to NDS and
SDPWS
ASCE 7 - Section 14.5.1
Manual for Engineered Wood Construction

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 for download as a read-only pdf

http://www.awc.org/
2018 Wood Frame Construction Manual
(WFCM)
2015 International Building Code (IBC)

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

Engineered Design will be the focus of this

course
ASD & LRFD Design Philosophies

Allowable Stress Design (ASD)

Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD)

ASD & LRFD Design Philosophies

Allowable Stress Design (ASD)

Compare allowable stresses of a material to the
working stresses resulting from service loads
A single factor of safety is applied to the nominal
design value to arrive at the allowable design value
Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD)
Adjusted capacities are compared to effects of
factored loads
Factors are applied to both the resistance of a
member and the loads on structure to reflect
uncertainty and consequences of failure
ASD & LRFD Design Philosophies

The NDS was originally based on ASD

In 2005, NDS was revised to include both
ASD and LRFD
Use of LRFD can sometimes seem a little
awkward with NDS
In this class we will use both methods
Assignment

Download the following AWC references:

NDS for Wood Construction, 2018 Edition
NDS Supplement: Design Values for Wood
Construction, 2018 Edition
Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic
(SDPWS) Standard with Commentary, 2015
Edition
Provide screenshots of the table of contents
from each reference
Skim chapter 2 on Design Loads