Electronic Versions of AWC Standards

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2012 Wood Design Package (NDS + NDS Supplement + SDPWS)

2012 National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction – protected PDF (6 MB)

2012 NDS Supplement – Design Values for Wood Construction – protected PDF (3 MB)

2008 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS) with Commentary – protected PDF (2.7 MB)

Single download ZIP file with 2012 NDS, 2012 NDS Supplement, and 2008 SDPWS (12 MB)

2012 Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM)

2012 Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings – protected PDF (13 MB)

Design Values for Joists and Rafters

2012 Design Values for Joists and Rafters – protected PDF (1.64 MB)

2008 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic

2008 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS) with Commentary – protected PDF (2.7 MB)

2007 Permanent Wood Foundation Standard

2007 Permanent Wood Foundation Design Specification – protected PDF (2.8 MB)

2005 Wood Design Package (WDP) which includes the following 4 PDF files:

2005 National Design Specification® (NDS®) for Wood Construction (ASD/LRFD), bound with 2005 NDS Supplement – Design Values for Wood Construction and NDS Commentary – protected PDF (4.3 MB)

2005 Structural Wood Design Solved Example Problems (ASD/LRFD) – protected PDF (5 MB

2005 Manual for Engineered Wood Construction (ASD/LRFD) – unprotected PDF (3.5 MB)

2005 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (ASD/LRFD) with Commentary – protected PDF (1.5 MB)

Single download ZIP file with all four 2005 WDP documents listed above (13.5 MB)

 

 

Wood Construction Data Documents

WCD1 - Details for Conventional Wood Frame Construction -protected PDF (2.5 MB)

WCD2 - Tongue and Groove Roof Decking - protected PDF (3.3 MB)

WCD4 - Plank and Beam Framing for Residential Buildings - protected PDF (2.6 MB)

WCD5 - Heavy Timber Construction - protected PDF (2.7 MB)

WCD6 - Design of Wood Frame Structures for Permanence -protected PDF (2.3 MB)

Single download ZIP file with all five WCD documents listed above (13.5 MB)

2001 Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM)

2001 Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings with Commentary – protected PDF (7.4 MB)

2001 Allowable Stress Design (ASD) Manual

2001 National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction with Supplement: Design Values for Wood Construction - protected PDF (3.9 MB)

2001 ASD Manual for Engineered Wood Construction - unprotected PDF (3.7 MB)

2001 ASD Supplements - unprotected PDF (3.0 MB)

2001 ASD Guidelines - unprotected PDF (3.1 MB)

2001 ASD/LRFD – Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic – unprotected PDF (1.7 MB)

Single download ZIP file with all five ASD Manual documents listed above (15.0 MB)

1996 Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Manual

AF&PA/ASCE 16-95 Standard for Load and Resistance Factor Design for Engineered Wood Construction - protected PDF (12.0 MB)

1996 LRFD Manual for Engineered Wood Construction - unprotected PDF (6.5 MB)

1996 LRFD Supplements - unprotected PDF (2.6 MB)

1996 LRFD Guidelines - unprotected PDF (2.0 MB)

Single download ZIP file with all four LRFD Manual documents listed above (22.8 MB)

1986 Wood Structural Design Data with 1992 Revisions

1986 Wood Structural Design Data – protected PDF (10.0 MB)

Questions

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