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1. ACI 318-02 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2002.
Available at http://www.iccsafe.org. Click here for possible direct link.
2. ACI 530-99/ASCE 5-99/TMS 402-99 Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 1999. Available from http://www.pubs.asce.org/. Click here for possible direct link.
3. AISI 1035 Standard Steels, American Iron and Steel Institute, Washington, DC, 1985.
4. ANSI/AITC Standard A190.1-2002, Structural Glued Laminated Timber, American Institute of Timber Construction, Vancouver, WA, 1992. Available for purchase from http://www.aitc-glulam.org/
5. ANSI/ASCE Standard 7-02, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, 2003. Available from the ASCE Bookstore.
6. ANSI/ASME Standard B1.1-1989, Unified Inch Screw Threads UN and UNR Thread Form, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY, 1989. Available from the ASME website.
7. ANSI/ASME Standard B18.2.1-1996, Square and Hex Bolts and Screws (Inch Series), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY, 1997. Available from the ASME website.
8. ANSI/ASME Standard B18.6.1-1981 (Reaffirmed 1997), Wood Screws (Inch Series), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY, 1982. Available from the ASME website.
9. ANSI/TPI 1-2002 National Design Standard for Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, Truss Plate Institute, 2002. Available from the Truss Plate Institute.
10. ASTM Standard A36-04, Specification for Standard Structural Steel, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2004. Available from www.astm.org.
11. ASTM Standard A47-99, Specification for Ferritic Malleable Iron Castings, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 1999. Available from www.astm.org.
12. ASTM A 153-03, Specification for Zinc Coating (Hot Dip) on Iron and Steel Hardware, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2003. Available from www.astm.org.
13. ASTM A 370-03a, Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2003. Available from www.astm.org.
14. ASTM Standard A 653-03, Specification for Steel Sheet, Zinc Coated (Galvanized) or Zinc Iron Alloy Coated (Galvannealed) by the Hot Dip Process, 2003. Available from www.astm.org.
15. ASTM Standard D 25-91, Round Timber Piles, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 1991. Available from www.astm.org.
16. ASTM Standard D 245-00e1 (2002), Establishing Structural Grades and Related Allowable Properties for Visually Graded Lumber, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2002. Available from www.astm.org.
17. ASTM Standard D 1760-01, Pressure Treatment of Timber Products, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2001. Available from www.astm.org.
18. ASTM Standard D 1990-00e1 (2002), Establishing Allowable Properties for Visually Graded Dimension Lumber from In-Grade Tests of Full Size Specimens, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2002. Available from www.astm.org.
19. ASTM Standard D 2555-98e1, Establishing Clear Wood Strength Values, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 1998. Available from www.astm.org.
20. ASTM Standard D 2899-95, Establishing Design Stresses for Round Timber Piles, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 1995. Available from www.astm.org.
21. ASTM Standard D 3200-74(2000), Establishing Recommended Design Stresses for Round Timber Construction Poles, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2000. Available from www.astm.org.
22. ASTM Standard D 3737-03, Establishing Stresses for Structural Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam), ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2003. Available from www.astm.org.
23. ASTM Standard D 5055-04, Establishing and Monitoring Structural Capacities of Prefabricated Wood I-Joists, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2004. Available from www.astm.org.
24. ASTM Standard D 5456-03, Evaluation of Structural Composite Lumber Products, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2003. Available from www.astm.org.
25. ASTM Standard D5764-97a (2002), Test Method for Evaluating Dowel Bearing Strength of Wood and Wood Base Products, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2002. Available from www.astm.org.
26. ASTM Standard D5933-96 (2001) , Standard Specification for 2-5/8 in. and 4 in. Diameter Metal Shear Plates for Use in Wood Construction, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2001. Available from www.astm.org.
27. ASTM Standard F 606-02e1, Determining the Mechanical Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners, Washers, and Rivets, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2002. Available from www.astm.org.
28. ASTM Standard F1575-03, Standard Test Method for Determining Bending Yield Moment of Nails, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2003. Available from www.astm.org.
29. ASTM Standard F1667-03, Standard for Driven Fasteners: Nails, Spikes, and Staples, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2003. Available from www.astm.org.
30. AWPA Book of Standards, American Wood Preservers' Association, Granbury, TX, 2003. Available from the AWPA store.
31. American Softwood Lumber Standard, Voluntary Product Standard PS 20-99, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1999. Available at ALSC's website.
32. Design/Construction Guide Diaphragms and Shear Walls, Form L350, APA The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, WA, 2001. Available from the APA.
33. Engineered Wood Construction Guide, Form E30, APA The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, WA, 2001. Available from the APA.
34. Plywood Design Specification and Supplements, Form Y510, APA The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, WA, 1997. Available from the APA.
35. PS1-95, Construction and Industrial Plywood, United States Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1995.
36. PS2-92, Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural- Use Panels, United States Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1992.
Available at http://www.plumcreek.com/downloads/productInfo/S350.pdf
37. SAE J412, General Characteristics and Heat Treatment of Steels, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 1995. Available from the SAE website.
38. SAE J429, Mechanical and Material Requirements for Externally Threaded Fasteners, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 1999. Available from the SAE website.
39. Specification for Structural Joints Using ASTM A325 or A490 Bolts, American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), Chicago, IL, 1985.
40. Specification for Structural Steel Buildings Allowable Stress Design and Plastic Design, American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), Chicago, IL, 1989. Available from the Tech Street Website.
41. Specification for the Design of Cold Formed Steel Structural Members, American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), Washington, DC, 1996. Available from http://www.steel.org
42. Standard Grading Rules for Canadian Lumber, National Lumber Grades Authority (NLGA), New Westminster, BC, Canada, 2003. Available from http://www.nlga.org/newbooks.html
43. Standard Grading Rules for Northeastern Lumber, Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NELMA), Cumberland Center, ME, 2003. Available from http://www.nelma.org/
44. Standard Grading Rules for Northern and Eastern Lumber, National Softwood Lumber Bureau (NSLB), Cumberland Center, ME, 1993.
45. Standard Grading Rules for Southern Pine Lumber, Southern Pine Inspection Bureau (SPIB), Pensacola, FL, 2002. Available at http://www.spib.org/publications.shtml
46. Standard Grading Rules for West Coast Lumber, West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau (WCLIB), Portland, OR, 2004. Available from http://www.wclib.org/
47. Standard Specifications for Grades of California Redwood Lumber, Redwood Inspection Service (RIS), Novato, CA, 2000.
Available at http://www.calredwood.org/ref/lit.htm
48. Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Washington, DC, 1987. More recent version is available at http://bookstore.transportation.org/
49. Western Lumber Grading Rules, Western Wood Products Association (WWPA), Portland, OR, 2005. Available at http://www.wwpa.org/
50. Design Manual for TECO Timber Connectors Construction, TECO/Lumberlok, Colliers, WV, 1973.
Available at http://www.clevelandsteel.com/documentation.html Available for download here.
51. Technical Report 12 General Dowel Equations for Calculating Lateral Connection Values, American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), Washington, DC, 1999. Available for download.
52. Timber Construction Manual, American Institute of Timber Construction (AITC), John Wiley & Sons, 2004. Available at https://www.aitc-glulam.org
53. Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material, General Technical Report 113, Forest Products Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1999. Available at http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr113/fplgtr113.htm
54. ASTM Standard D 2915-03, Standard Practice for Evaluating Allowable Properties for Grades of Structural Lumber, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2003. Available at http://www.astm.org/ Click here for a direct link.
55. ASTM Standard D 5457-04, Standard Specification for Computing the Reference Resistance of Wood-Based Materials and Structural Connections for load and Resistance Factor Design, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2004. Available from http://www.astm.org/
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