1. Wood Truss Council of America Wood Truss Council of America Presents In Conjunction With...

2. Wood Truss Council of America WTCA – AZ

3. Wood Truss Council of America Code Issues Relating to the Manufactured Truss Industry

4. Wood Truss Council of America IBC 2003 SEI / ASCE 7-02 ANSI / TPI 1-2002 Reference Standards

5. Wood Truss Council of America IBC 2003 Section 1605.3 Load combinations using allowable stress design Equations 16-7 through 16-12

6. Wood Truss Council of America Section 1605.3.1.1 Load reduction Paragraph 2

7. Wood Truss Council of America Increases in allowable stresses specified in the appropriate materials section of this code or referenced standard shall not be used with the load combinations of Section 1605.3.1 except that a duration of load increase shall be permitted in accordance with Chapter 23.

8. Wood Truss Council of America Chapter 23 Wood 1.33 increase may be used for wind and seismic design for tooth holding. However, it may not be used for the metal connector plate shear, tension or compression.

9. Wood Truss Council of America Section 1605.3.2 Alternative basic load combinations Equations 16-13 through 16-18 Equations 16-13 through 16-18

10. Wood Truss Council of America …When using these alternate basic load combinations that include wind or seismic loads, allowable stresses are permitted to be increased… However However

11. Wood Truss Council of America …Where wind loads are calculated in accordance with Section 1609.6 or Section 6 of ASCE 7, the coefficient w … shall be taken as 1.3

12. Wood Truss Council of America ANSI / TPI 1 2002 IBC 2003 Chapter 2303.4 IBC 2003 Chapter 2303.4 References TPI 1 References TPI 1

13. Wood Truss Council of America ANSI / TPI 1-2002 Section 6.4.10 Wind / Seismic Factors Section 6.4.10 Wind / Seismic Factors Section 6.4.10 Wind / Seismic Factors (Commentary) Section 6.4.10 Wind / Seismic Factors (Commentary)

14. Wood Truss Council of America Wind / Seismic Load Factors Allowable shear and tension design values for metal connector plates shall be permitted to be increased by 33 1/3 percent for load cases including wind or earthquake loads, in accordance with ASCE 7.

15. Wood Truss Council of America Commentary … it was not until 1998 edition of ASCE 7 that there was effective language to prohibit the application of the 1.33 increases that have customarily been permitted in the material design standards.

16. Wood Truss Council of America Hence, this past practice is now prohibited from application when ASCE 7-98 (ASCE 7-02) allowable stress design load combinations are used …

17. Wood Truss Council of America ANSI / TPI 1 -2002 Commentary & Appendices Non-Mandatory

18. Wood Truss Council of America ANSI / TPI 1 -2002 Combined Flexure and Axial Loading Combined Flexure and Axial Loading Net Section Lumber Check Net Section Lumber Check

19. Wood Truss Council of America ANSI / TPI 1-1995 Section 11.2.5 Combined Flexure and Axial Loading …Design of inter-panel splices in the top or bottom chord not located within 12 inches of zero moment shall include the additional stresses caused by flexure.

20. Wood Truss Council of America ANSI / TPI 1-2002 Section 8.8 Combined Flexure and Axial Loading … The moment applied to a metal connector plate used in chord splices shall not exceed the moment capacity defined as follows:

21. Wood Truss Council of America 2 M a = 0/45t 1 R t Fu(0.5W p +y c ) + 2 0.15d 2 C(0.5d 1 – y c ) -P t y c 2 M a = 0/45t 1 R t Fu(0.5W p +y c ) + 2 0.15d 2 C(0.5d 1 – y c ) -P t y c where

22. Wood Truss Council of America y c = (0.25d 1 d 2 C ) + 2.22P t - (t 1 W p R t F u ) __________________________ (2t 1 R t F u ) + (0.5d 2 C) y c = (0.25d 1 d 2 C ) + 2.22P t - (t 1 W p R t F u ) __________________________ (2t 1 R t F u ) + (0.5d 2 C)

23. Wood Truss Council of America Translation Much larger bottom chord, off panel, splice plates. Much larger bottom chord, off panel, splice plates. Especially on scissor trusses. Especially on scissor trusses.

24. Wood Truss Council of America ANSI / TPI 1-2002 Section 8.9 Net Section Lumber Check ANSI / TPI 1-1995 Section 11.2.6 ANSI / TPI 1-1995 Section 11.2.6

25. Wood Truss Council of America Section 8.9.2 For wood thickness greater than 2 inches with plates embedded only on the surface normal to the thickness, the tension, T, introduced by a single joint into a wood member, shall not exceed 1600 pounds per square inch wood width …

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28. Areas the Truss Industry could use the assistance Local Building Officials

29. Wood Truss Council of America 1)Pressure the ICC to change the code cycle from three years to five or six years

30. Wood Truss Council of America 2) Help interpret the wording in the various codes and standards

31. Wood Truss Council of America 3) Help identify and work to eliminate discrepancies between the codes and standards

32. Wood Truss Council of America 4) Work with the local WTCA chapter in its interaction with other local jurisdictions to adopt the same (or very similar) amendments

33. Wood Truss Council of America 5) Invite WTCA and other similar organizations to attend open structural committee meetings.

34. Wood Truss Council of America Questions? Comments?

35. Wood Truss Council of America Thank You