his book relies on practical, current industry literature as the basis for structural design.

This includes
publications of the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA), the International
Codes Council (ICC),
the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), APA—The Engineered Wood
Association, and the
American Institute of Timber Construction (AITC).

LSL, simply defined, is an engineered wood product used primarily as an alternative to

traditional lumber and other engineered wood products like laminated veneer lumber
(LVL) and glulam. Similar to LVL and other structural composite lumber products, LSL is
an ideal structural solution for beams and headers.

was developed in the late 20th century. PSLs are usually used in wood-framed
construction for girders to support smaller beams of laminated veneer lumber (LVL),
wood trusses, or wood I-beams

Similar to PSL, laminated strand lumber is made from flaked wood strands that have

a length-to-thickness ratio of approximately 150. Combined with an adhesive,
the strands are oriented and formed into a large mat or billet and pressed. LSL is used
in a variety of applications from studs to millwork components.
American Institute of
Timber Construction (AITC) and Engineered Wood Systems (EWS), a related
corporation of APA—The Engineered Wood Association. AITC and EWS are
technical trade associations representing the structural glued laminated timber
industry.

Structural Composite Lumber (SCL)

International Codes Council (ICC). 2006. International Building Code
International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO

Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS),

lateral-force-resisting system (LFRS)
1. Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NELMA)
2. Northern Softwood Lumber Bureau (NSLB)
3. Redwood Inspection Service (RIS)
4. Southern Pine Inspection Bureau (SPIB)
5. West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau (WCLIB)
6. Western Wood Products Association (WWPA)
7. National Lumber Grades Authority (NLGA), a Canadian agency
Figure 4.1 List of rules-writing agencies for visually graded structural lumber.
The addresses of the American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC) and the
seven rules-writing agencies are listed in the NDS Supplement.

Non Destructive Testing (NDT)

Building Information Modelling (BIM)

Ultimate limit states (ULS)

Serviceability limit states (SLS)