American Forest & Paper Association
National Design Specification ® (NDS ®) for Wood Construction - 1997
Edition
Nationally recognized guide for wood structural design. Includes general requirements,
design provisions and formulas, and data on sawn lumber, structural glued laminated
timber, round timber piles, and connections. 132 pages. The NDS ® Supplement, Design
Values for Wood Construction, has 51 pages.
Commentary on the 1997 National Design Specification for Wood
Construction
Background information on NDS ® provisions, complete with historical development, example
problems and tables comparing 1991 design provisions with earlier editions. 184 pages.
Wood Frame Construction Manual for One- and Two-Family Dwellings
(1995 SBC High Wind Edition)
Provides engineered and prescriptive design requirements for wood frame one- and
two-family dwellings in high wind areas (90-120 mph). Provisions of the WFCM-SBC are based
on wind loads derived from provisions of the 1994 Standard Building Code with 1996
revisions for buildings 60 ft. or less in height. 236 pages. Includes Commentary.
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Load and Resistance Factor Design Manual for Engineered Wood
Construction (LRFD)
Provides an alternate design procedure to allowable stress design as prescribed in the NDS
®. This comprehensive design manual incorporates factored loads and design provisions and
guidelines for structural lumber, glued-laminated timber, poles and piles, connections,
I-joist, structural composite lumber, trusses, structural panels, shear walls and
diaphragms, and structural framing connections.
American Institute of Timber Construction
Timber Construction Manual, Fourth Edition, 1994
Information on the design of a wide range of sawn and glued laminated timber members and
their fastenings. Primary emphasis is placed on single members such as columns, beams,
arches, and trusses. Included is basic information on the properties of wood and
engineered timber construction. Also presented are selected AITC standards, section
properties and design values for both sawn and glued laminated timber, as well as tables
to aid in the design of timber structures. Based on the 1991 NDS ®. 904 pages.
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Post-Frame Building Design
edited by John D. Walker and Frank E. Woeste, 1992. Documents the state-of-the-art
engineering analysis and design of post-frame buildings. Twenty-three authors contributed
to eleven chapters covering structural loads and design, diaphragms, posts, foundations,
lumber treatments, a full-scale building test, and a one-hour wall fire test.
American Society of Civil Engineers
Evaluation, Maintenance & Upgrading of Wood Structures: A Guide
and Commentary, 1982
428 pages.
Mechanical Connections in Wood Structures
ASCE Manual on Engineering Practice, No. 84, 1996. 220 pages.
Standard for LRFD for Engineering Wood Construction
AF&PA/ASCE 16-95. 124 pages.
National Frame Builders Association
Recommended Practices for the Design and Construction of
Agricultural and Commercial Post-Frame Buildings
Three-ring binder providing a complete reference guide in one convenient package.
Seventeen separate documents are included along with the work product of NFBA's Education
and Research Committee which ties them all together.
Publisher's Texts
Design of Wood Structures
Third Edition by Donald E. Breyer, 1993, McGraw Hill Publishing Company, Hightstown, NJ.
This book covers the most advanced design techniques for the construction of wood
buildings, and provides modern, integrated coverage of the principles involved in
calculating gravity loads and lateral loads. It uses numerical design examples to
illustrate design solutions that meet current UBC and NDS ® standards. Included is
extensively revised and updated material crucial to the construction of sturdier
structures. Based on the 1991 NDS ®. 688 pages.
Simplified Design of Wood Structures
Fifth Edition by James Ambrose, 1994, Wiley Publishers, Somerset, NJ. This book is
intended for readers with little experience or training in engineering mechanics,
structural analysis, and higher mathematics. The topic coverage is deliberately focused on
widely used, common forms of wood construction and not on exotic, complex, and highly
unique structures. The point of view is essentially that of the designer who must make the
necessary decisions to assure a safe structure and to develop practical instructions to
builders to assure proper construction. Based on the 1991 NDS ®. 351 pages.
Structural Design in Wood
by Judith J. Stalnaker and Ernest C. Harris, 1989, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY.
This book provides structural engineers and architects with a complete introduction and
update on designing with wood. The authors discuss the properties of wood and
glue-laminated wood members, and emphasize creative thinking toward the planning of
structural frames. They present helpful methods for designing buildings, bridges, concrete
formwork, and other wood structures and also provide techniques for determining the need
for - and number and specific types of - members for all wood structures covered.
Information on allowable stresses and section properties, plus an appendix of tables make
this book a valuable stand-alone reference. Based on the 1986 NDS ®. 448 pages.
Structural Wood Design
by Shan Somayaji, 1990, West Publishing Company, St. Paul, MN. Designed for the one term
upper-level wood or timber design course in departments of civil engineering and
architecture. Broad coverage ranges from the design of trusses, arches, and beam columns
to wind and seismic analysis. A design orientation emphasizes element design, rather than
systems design. Includes extensive open-ended design problems and examples, and design
flow charts. Based on the 1986 NDS ®. 600 pages.
Timber Design and Construction Sourcebook: A Comprehensive Guide to
Methods and Practice
by Karl-Heinz Goetz, Dieter Hoor, Karl Moehler, and Julius Natterer with Peter F.
Martecchini, 1989, McGraw Hill Publishing Company, Hightstown, NJ. This sourcebook helps
fuse architectural and engineering principles to make a wood structure both a successful
design and a strong, beautiful work of art. Heavily illustrated, it analyzes nearly 200
architecturally significant timber buildings; breaking down the structural ideas behind
them and offering sound, cost-effective solutions to common design and construction
problems. 300 pages.
Wood Engineering and Construction Handbook
edited by Keith F. Faherty and Thomas G. Williamson, 1995, Second Edition, McGraw Hill
Publishing Company, Hightstown, NJ. This handbook features hundreds of tables and design
examples to help safely and efficiently design all types of wood structures. It covers
everything from columns, beams, and trusses to structural panel products, diaphragms and
shear walls, arches and domes, foundation structures, and miscellaneous wood structures,
such as highway bridges and concrete formwork. Also covered are critical guidelines and
preliminary design considerations including commercial lumber standards, preservatives,
adhesives, fire resistive design, and sound control. An all-in-one source for designing
any type of wood structure. Based on the 1991 NDS ®. 824 pages.
Wood Technology in the Design of Structures
Fifth Edition by Robert J. Hoyle, Jr., P.E., and Frank E. Woeste, P.E., 1989, Iowa State
University Press, Ames, Iowa. Introduces the concepts and characteristics of materials
that engineers need to understand when designing structures made totally or partially of
wood. The book also includes formulas for basic designs as well as examples and practice
problems. This edition contains material on load and deflection criteria, post-frame
buildings, trusses, pole structures, glulam timber, plywood, and structural composites.
Based on the 1986 NDS ®. 360 pages.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Clark C. Heritage Memorial Series, 1981-1987
EMMSE Coordinator, 110 Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802. Four volume series produced by the Forest Products Laboratory
to provide educational materials on wood in a form adaptable for use in colleges of
engineering. They are intended to serve as ready packages of information that can be
incorporated into existing courses or form the basis of new courses for engineers and
architects. Volume I, "Wood: Its Structure and Properties," 1981, 465
pages; Volume II "Wood as a Structural Material," 1982; Volume III, "Adhesive
Bonding of Wood and Other Structural Materials," 1985; and Volume IV, "Wood:
Engineering Design Concepts," 1987, 606 pages.
Timber Bridges: Design, Construction, Inspection, and Maintenance
by Michael A. Ritter, 1990, Timber Bridge Information Resource Center. This manual
compiles the latest information on modern timber bridge technology. It is a comprehensive
source of information related to timber bridge design, construction, inspection, and
maintenance. The primary audience for the manual is engineers. However, much of the
manual, including chapters on construction, inspection and maintenance, will be useful to
non-engineers as well. 1000 pages. #EM7700-8
Wood-Frame House Construction, Agriculture Handbook 73, 1989
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. This manual can be a working guide to
modern construction practices and techniques, a text book, or a standard for judging house
construction quality. 280 pages.
Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material, Agriculture Handbook
72, 1987
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. Provides a source of information on the
physical and mechanical properties of wood, and how these properties are affected by
variations in the wood itself. 466 pages. Currently out of print.
Western Wood Products Association
Western Woods Use Book (WWUB), Fourth Edition, 1996
This all new edition compiles Western species and grade information, design data, formulas
and example problems, weights of materials, section properties, shear and moment diagrams,
beam design, tables for Western Lumber and timbers, new column tables, lateral forces
information, mechanical connections, new Column and Beam (CAB) design PC software and User's
Manual, and more in convenient three-ring binder. More than 200 pages of new text plus
the '91 NDS ®, Dimensional Stability of Western lumber, WWPA Tech Notes, WWPA Span
Computer and WWPA's new PC software program for Column and Beam (CAB) design. Free update
service provided to registered owners. Based on the 1991 NDS ®.
Wood Truss Council of America
Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Handbook, 1993
This comprehensive reference book contains a wealth of information regarding the truss
manufacturing industry, including: history, design, fabrication, testing, model building
code issues, quality assurance, connection details, etc. Included are appendices
containing roof and floor span tables, design aids, specifications, glossary, industry
associations, and the list of WTCA membership. Based on the 1991 NDS ®. 323 pages.
