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Chapter 12

WOOD STRUCTURE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

12.1 GENERAL:
12.1.1 Scope: The design and construction of wood structures to resist seismic forces and the
material used therein shall comply with the requirements of this chapter.
12.1.2 Reference Documents: The quality, testing, design, and construction of members and
their fastenings in wood systems that resist seismic forces shall conform to the requirements of
the reference documents listed in this section except as modified by the provisions of this chap-
ter.
12.1.2.1 Engineered Wood Construction:
ASCE 16 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Load and Resistance
Factor Standard for Engineered Wood Construction, including
supplements, ASCE 16, 1995.
APA Y510T American Plywood Association (APA), Plywood Design
Specifications 1998
APA N375B American Plywood Association (APA), Design Capacities of APA
Performance-Rated Structural-Use Panels, N375B, 1995
APA E315H American Plywood Association (APA), Diaphragms, Research Report
138, 1991
12.1.2.2 Conventional Light-Frame Construction:
CABO Code Council of American Building Officials (CABO), One- and Two-
Family Dwelling Code, 1995
NFoPA T903 National Forest and Paper Association (NFoPA), Span Tables for
Joists and Rafters, T903, 1992
12.1.2.3 Materials Standards:
PS 20 U.S. Department of Commerce, Natioanal Institute of Standards and
Technology, American Softwood Lumber Standard, PS 20, 1999
ANSI/AITC A190.1 American National Standards Institute/American Institute of Timber
Construction (ANSI/AITC), American National Standard for Wood
Products Structural Glues Laminated Timber, A190.1, 1992
ASTM D5055-95A American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM), Standard
Specification for Establishing and Monitoring Structural Capacities of
Prefabricated Wood I-Joists, D5055-95A, 1995

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