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| 1997
National Design Specification® (NDS®) for Wood Construction
- Commentary |
A Commentary
on the National Design Specification for Wood Construction
was published in 1993. It contains background information concerning
the provisions of the NDS complete with historical development,
example problems, and tables comparing the 1991 design provisions
with earlier editions of the standard. An Addendum to the Commentary
was added in 1997 outlining provisions of the 1997 NDS.
The complete NDS Commentary is available as a free
download in two formats:
Complete
NDS 1997 Commentary document (216 pages, 5.083 Mb)
Feb 2004
or, in parts:
| Cover,
Table of Contents and History |
(11
pages, 371 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
1 - General Requirements |
(3
pages, 92 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
2 - Design Values |
(13
pages, 388 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
3 - Design Provisions |
(33
pages, 832 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
4 - Sawn Lumber |
(21
pages, 573 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
5 - Structural Glued Laminated Timber |
(11
pages, 305 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
6 - Round Timber Piles |
(4
pages, 116 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
7 - Mechanical Connections |
(8
pages, 238 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
8 - Bolts |
(18
pages, 475 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
9 - Lag Screws |
(9
pages, 238 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
10 - Split Rings |
(9
pages, 265 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
11 - Wood Screws |
(7
pages, 198 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
12 - Nails and Spikes |
(10
pages, 294 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
13 - Metal Connector Plates |
(1
page, 40 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
14 - Miscellaneous |
(1
page, 45 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
15 - Special Loading Conditions |
(9
pages, 266 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| Part
16 - References |
(14
pages, 311 Kb) |
Feb
2004 |
| 1997
Addendum to the 1991 NDS Commentary |
(30 pages,
192 Kb) |
Feb 2004 |
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| Technical
Questions |
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question to AWC's engineering staff, fax your request to 202-463-2791,
e-mail to AWCINFO@afandpa.org,
or call the AWC Helpdesk at 202-463-4713.
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