Cross Laminated Timber

• Go to Think Wood to download a Free PDF

Shear Walls

• 2008 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (link to Structure Magazine website) June 2011
• Use of Wood Structural Panels to Resist Combined Shear and Uplift from Wind Summer 2010
• Anchorage Requirements for Wood Frame Shear Walls - Structure Magazine
• Cyclic Tests of Engineered Shear walls Considering Different Plate Washer Sizes - Oregon State University
• Cyclic Tests of Engineered Shear Walls with Different Bottom Plate and Anchor Bolt Washer Sizes (Phase II) - Oregon State University
• Cyclic Tests of Long Shear Walls with Openings - Virginia Tech
• Monotonic Tests of Long Shear Walls with Openings - Virginia Tech
• Sequential Phased Displacement Cyclic Tests of Wood-frame Shear Walls with Openings and Base Restraint Configurations - Virginia Tech
• Sequential Phased Displacement Tests of Wood-framed Shear Walls with Corners - Virginia Tech

Connections

• Connection Design Methodology for Structural Composite Lumber - Virginia Tech
• Determination of Short-Term Duration-of-Load Performance of Nailed and Bolted Connections Using Sequential Phased Displacement Tests, Volume I: Summary Report - Virginia Tech
• Monotonic and Cyclic Tests To Determine Short-Term Duration Performance of Nail and Bolt Connections, Volume 1 Summary - Virginia Tech
• Timber rivets in structural composite lumber – USDA Forest Products Laboratory
• Simplified analysis of timber rivet connections - USDA Forest Products Laboratory
• Timber rivet connections in U.S. domestic species - USDA Forest Products Laboratory
• Timber Rivets – NCSEA/CASE/SEI Structure Magazine

Floor Vibration

• Reducing Floor Vibration FAQ - Where can I find criteria for vibration control for wood members?

Outdoor Decks, Balconies, Porches

• Strong Rail-Post Connections for Wooden Decks
• Tested Guardrail Post Connections for Residential Decks
• Virginia Tech Deck Publications List

• 2005 NDS Supplement - Design Values for Wood Construction
• 2005 NDS Commentary
• Supplement - 2005 ASD / LRFD Wind / Seismic
• 1997 NDS Commentary
• Supplement - Structural Glued Laminated Timber 
• Supplement - Structural Use Panels
• Supplement - 2001 ASD / LRFD Wind / Seismic

Building Codes

• 2018 IBC and 2018 IEBC Changes Related to Wood Construction (Structure Magazine) January 2018
• Special Inspections for Wood Construction (Structure Magazine) January/February 2016
• Code Conforming Wood Design (link to the Civil + Structural Engineer website) September 2014
• Wood Construction and the International Building Code (link to the Construction Specifier Magazine website) June 2013
• Height and Area Considerations for Commercial Wood Buildings June 2013
• Codes and Standards - 2012 IBC Changes for Wood Design (link to Structure Magazine website) February 2012
• Codes and Standards - 2012 NDS Changes (link to Structure Magazine website) January 2012
• Special Inspections for Wood Construction August 2008
• International Code: More Options with Greater Opportunity for Wood-Frame Design Building November 2005
• Code-Prescribed Limitations of Conventional Construction and How to Mix Conventional with Engineered Design September 2003
• International Residential Code September 2003
• The International Building Code and Its Impact on Wood-Frame Design and Construction July 2001
• The International Building Code and International Residential Code and Their Impact on Wood-Frame Design and Construction January 2001

Building Green

• The Rapid Growth of Green Building Rating Systems and Their Impact on Wood Buildings January 2007
• Green Wood: Building Green with Wood July 2005
• The Impact of LEED® 2.1 on Wood Markets June 2003

Connections

• Timber Rivet Connections – Design Process for a Hanger Connection – Forest Products Society Winter 2007
• Is Your Wood Connection All Stressed Out? - It Needn't Be (Appendix E Provisions) December 2002

Cross Laminated Timber

• New Wood Materials: Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) (link to the Structure Magazine website)
• Introduction to Cross Laminated Timber Summer 2012

Decks

• Residential Wood Deck Design (Structure Magazine) April 2017 based on DCA 6-2012 IRC Version

Engineered Wood Products

• The ABC’s of Traditional and Engineered Wood Products October 2014

Fire

• Code Updates – Fire Design of Exposed Wood Members July 2014
• Guide for Partial Sprinklering of Unfinished Basement Areas, in accordance with 2012 IRC, R501.3, Exception 1 April 2014
• Fire Protection in Wood Buildings June 2013
• Calculating the Superimposed Load on Wood-Frame Walls for ASTM E119 Standard Fire-Endurance Tests September 2008
• Addition of Generic, Tested Fire Assemblies in the 2001 ASD Guideline for Wood I-Joists December 2002

LRFD

• Keeping Pace with Evolving Load Standards: Recalibration of LRFD for Wood April 2006
• LRFD versus ASD for Wood Design - Load Combinations Lead to Efficiencies December 2005
• Structural Wood Design Using ASD and LRFD December 2004
• Designing with LRFD for Wood July 2001
• LRFD versus ASD for Wood Design July 1998

NDS

• 2018 NDS® Changes February 2018
• Design of Bolted Connections per the 2015 NDS Structure Magazine - November 2016
• Changes to the 2015 National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction Structure Magazine - January 2015
• Summary of 2015 NDS Changes (AWC white paper with detailed Appendix) November 2014
• 2012 NDS® Changes  February 2014
• Round Timber Poles and Piles  Winter 2012
• Shear Design Values for Glulam Member Design at Connections Winter 2010
• 2005 AF&PA Wood Design Package December 2004
• Changes to the 2005 NDS Supplement - Design Values for Wood Construction December 2004
• 2005 National Design Specification® (NDS®) for Wood Construction December 2004
• Designing with Lumber in the 2001 NDS December 2002
• Changes in the 2001 NDS® for Wood Construction July 2002

Perforated Shear Walls

• Wood Shear Wall Design Examples for Wind Structure Magazine - June 2017
• Perforated Shear Wall Design June 2002
• Perforated Shear Wall Design April 2000
• Perforated Shear Wall Design Method October 1996
• Perforated Shear Wall Design Approach December 1994

Resiliency

• Wood Products and Resilience of the Built Environment (link to Structure Magazine website) January 2017

Seismic

• Seismic Equivalence Parameters for Engineered Woodframe Wood Structural Panel Shear Walls August 2008
• Benchmarking Seismic Base Shear to Historical Practice April 2006
• Seismic Requirements for Wood Building Design - Recent Changes to ASCE 7 and IBC April 2006

Snow

• Snow Provisions in ASCE 7-05 June 2006

Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic Standard

• Wood Shear Wall Design Examples for Wind Structure Magazine - June 2017
• 2015 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic
• Use of Wood Structural Panels to Resist Combined Shear and Uplift from Wind Summer 2010
• 2008 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (link to Structure Magazine website) March 2010
• 2008 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic November 2008
• 2005 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS) April 2006

Wind

• Engineer's Notebook: Design of Tall Walls in Wood Structures Structure Magazine - December 2018
• Wood Shear Wall Design Examples for Wind Structure Magazine - June 2017
• 2008 Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (link to Structure Magazine website) March 2010
• ASCE 7-10 Wind Provisions and Effects on Wood Design and Construction April 2011
• Use of Wood Structural Panels to Resist Combined Shear and Uplift from Wind Summer 2010
• Considerations in Wind Design of Wood Structures October 2003
• An Overview of the 2001 ANSI/AF&PA Wood Frame Construction Manual for One- and Two- Family Dwellings September 2003

Wood Frame Construction Manual for One- and Two-Family Dwellings

• 2018 WFCM Changes June 2018
• Wood Shear Wall Design Examples for Wind Structure Magazine - June 2017
• 2015 WFCM Changes (link to Structure Magazine website) February 2015
• 2012 WFCM Changes December 2011

Wood Properties

• Grade Rules and Grade Stamps (link to ALSC website)