Standards & Design Tools CD Rom
Overview
For simple, electronic access to its collection of building code-referenced design manuals, the American Wood Council (AWC) has created searchable, indexed PDF® versions of the:

2001 Allowable Stress Design (ASD) Manual for Engineered Wood Construction - including the 2001 National Design Specification® (NDS®) for Wood Construction
   
1996 Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Manual for Engineered Wood Construction
   
2001 Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings.

These three manuals are available on the Standards and Design Tools CD Rom as keycode-protected files which can be purchased by users through the AF&PA eCommerce website. When you receive the CD Rom and install it, you can add the manuals you wish to purchase to a shopping cart which links to AF&PA’s eCommerce website.

Additional online publications, available on the AWC website are also included on the CD Rom. Click here for an overview of the additional publications contained on the CD Rom.

To request a CD Rom, email your request to awcpubs@afandpa.org.

To download the files, click here.

Key Code Purchase
Each keycode purchased is unique for the computer on which the PDF files will be viewed. Therefore, you must purchase a valid keycode for each computer on which you wish to view the manual(s). Once you have purchased the manual(s), you will be sent an email confirming your order that includes your keycode. An online tutorial is available to assist with the installation process.

This CD Rom may be used by multiple users to purchase keycodes and install the AWC Standards and Design Tools, so feel free to pass it along to others after you have installed the Manuals you require. For additional copies of the CD Rom, email your request to awcpubs@afandpa.org.

Pricing and Discounts
  Allowable Stress Design (ASD) Manual for Engineered Wood Construction - 2001 Edition - including the 2001 National Design Specification® (NDS®) for Wood Construction
- Electronic PDF Version SKU:T101-01-E

Non-member Price $70 Member Price $35.00
 
  Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Manual for Engineered Wood Construction - 1996 Edition
- Electronic PDF Version SKU:T80-E

Non-member Price $25 Member Price $12.50
 
  Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings - 2001 Edition
- Electronic PDF Version SKU:T10-01-E

Non-member Price $30 Member Price $20.00

Note that AWC Design Professional Members (DPM) receive special discounts on AWC Publications, including electronic versions. If you are an AWC DPM, please see the special instructions on the CD Rom. For more information on the DPM program, click here.

Downloads
If you would like to download the setup files, links are included below for 4 setup files. Simply download these four files to the same folder on your computer and run the setup.exe file. It will automatically detect the other three setup files. Once the program has been installed, follow the steps for keycode purchase above.
setup.exe   20MB
setup.W02   20MB
setup.W03   20MB
setup.W04   20MB
     
Details

Included in each separate Manual on the CD Rom are the following publications:

ASD Manual for Engineered Wood Construction, 2001 Edition which includes:
 
ANSI/AF&PA NDS-2001 National Design Specification® (NDS®) for Wood Construction
 
NDS Supplement – Design Values for Wood Construction, 2001 Edition
 
ASD Manual for Engineered Wood Construction
 
ASD Supplements for Structural Glued Laminated Timber, Structural Lumber, Timber Poles and Piles, Wood Structural Panels, and Wood Structural Panel Shear Wall and Diaphragm
 
ASD Guidelines for Wood I-Joists, Structural Composite Lumber, Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, and Pre-Engineered Metal Connectors
   
LRFD Manual for Engineered Wood Construction, 1996 Edition which includes:
 
AF&PA/ASCE 16-95 Standard for Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Engineered Wood Construction
 
LRFD Manual for Engineered Wood Construction
 
LRFD Supplements for Structural Glued Laminated Timber, Structural Lumber, Timber Poles and Piles, Structural Connections, Wood Structural Panels, and Wood Structural Panel Shear Wall and Diaphragm
 
LRFD Guidelines for Wood I-Joists, Structural Composite Lumber, Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, and Pre-Engineered Metal Connectors
   
ASD/LRFD – Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS), 2001 Edition
   
Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2001 Edition
   
Questions
If you have questions about the Standards and Design Tools CD Rom, email your request to awcpubs@afandpa.org or call 202-463-4713.

How to Install

 
 
 

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