Minimum 2 x 8 joist is recommended where wood sidemount guards are planned, to provide adequate vertical connection surface. Beam and joist span tables builtup wood floor beams supporting one floor in a house. Model singleshear or doubleshear woodtowood, woodtosteel and woodtoconcrete connections with multiple configurations. Prescriptive residential exterior wood deck span guide. Timber frame use continues to grow, with informed analysts predicting that it will soon. With woodworks connections, you can design connections consisting of bolts, lag screws, wood screws, nails, heavy steel plates, and more. Generation speed in ravens progressive matrices test. Canadian wood council design manual canadian wood council canadian wood council span tables the span book canadian wood council american wood council codes pdf wood. Rhs deck span table life span developmen invitation to the life. Awc releases 20152018 structural wood design examples. Jan 06, 2005 excerpted from the western woods use book, 4th edition, and are provided herein as a courtesy of western wood products association. Span tables for canadian dimension lumber spiralbound jan. We represent the canadian wood products industry through a national federation of associations.
Canadian wood council cwc, canadian wood council cwc. Although all possible efforts have been made to ensure that the information from this tool is accurate, the cwc cannot guarantee the completeness, accuracy or exactness of the information. Handbook on structural timber design to eurocode 5 is en. Canada mortgage and housing corporation cmhc has been canada s national housing agency for more than 65 years. The cwcs mission is to expand market access and increase demand for canadian wood products through its work in codes, standards, regulations and education.
National building code 2019 alberta edition, nbcae. The lengths and sizes of joists vary depending on the species and quality of the lumber used. The span book 2009 edition a supplement to the span tables in the 2010 edition of the national building code of canada canadian wood council federated. The canadian wood council, the canadian business journal. Tables in the span book and the national building code of canada were both generated by the canadian wood council. Visit the roof framing page for more information on cutting roof rafters, and visit the roof pitch calculator for determining rafter lengths based on rise and run. This variance is developed to recognize the acceptability of the values within the the span book published by the canadian wood council. Wood buildings, meet, and in some cases exceed, the safety requirements of the building code. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The cwcs vision is a wood first culture in north america where wood products are recognized as the sustainable building material of choice for residential and non. Generation speed in ravens progressive matrices test pdf. Builders, building officials and specifiers of wood frame construction can use these tables to supplement those published in the national building code of canada in accordance with the authority having jurisdiction.
Tables are provided in both metric and imperial units. Price new from used from spiralbound, january 1, 2004. Tables a1 to a16 cover only the most common configurations. Wood species and grades will be covered along with an overview of their structural properties and durability. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Span tables for canadian dimension lumber and gluedlaminated timber. No carpenter would head for the job site without a hammer, and no designer should begin specifying wood floor or roof members without a copy of the span book. Canadian span book 2009 canadian wood council webstore. But while postcolonial novelists such as chinua the span book. A supplement to the span tables in the 2009 edition of the national building code of canadacover. Finally in the spring of 2016, the cwc published deck span tables and put them on the web for free in the form of a pdf. The canadian wood council represents the canadian wood products industry through a national federation of associations.
Behaviour of plank tongue and groove wood decking under the effects of uniformly distributed and concentrated loads by kevin rocchi thesis submitted to the faculty of graduate and postdoctoral studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of applied science in civil engineering. One sector in particular timber frame has mushroomed from being an insignificant player in construction less than a decade ago, to where a quarter of all new dwellings are timber structures. The canadian wood council publishes the span book, a compilation of span tables covering many. You can also use the wood beam calculator from the american wood council website to determine maximum rafter and joist lengths. Timber, 2009, canadian wood council, 09783232, 97809783238, canadian. Rhs deck span table life span developmen invitation to. The canadian wood council cwc building codes, products. Especially in the area of floors, a wide variety of other configurations is possible. This plus the fact that wood product production and distribution result in lower carbon emissions than alternatives like steel and concrete is a strong selling point for using.
Span tables for canadian dimension lumber and gluedlaminated timber, 2009, canadian wood council, 09783232, 97809783238, canadian wood council, 2009. Wood design manual 2017 canadian wood council webstore. Span tables calculate joist, rafter and wood beam spans. Strength live load of 30 psf plus dead load of 10 psf determines the required bending design value. Based on the publication the span book from the canadian wood council. The national building code 2019 alberta edition is based on the national building code of canada 2015. Deck design guide use this guide to help you build your deck. Species groups paperback january 1, 1999 by canadian wood council author 5. American wood council canadian wood council rethinkwood 1.
Canadian wood council cwc forestry resources on the web. A handy book that i used to keep in my truck was the us span book for major lumber species written by the canadian wood council. Online canadian wood council span tables read download pdf. Wood product sales have grown in tandem with the building boom. The results are displayed as fully dimensioned cad quality drawings. Wood frame construction relies on the lumber design values and allowable span tables published in building codes and standards, and industry technical publications. Or you can see it free here headers begin on page 12 of the pdf. Cwc publications, software design tools wood works. Using cwcs 2017 wood design manual and woodworks sizer software kevin rocchi, masc, p. Awc applauds denvers adoption of tall mass timber codes. Wood framing is the material of choice for residential construction and continues to increase its market share in nonresidential construction.
These span tables are calculated based on moe and fb values. The span book canadian wood council canadian wood council span tables canadian wood council canadian wood council design manual american wood council codes pdf life span development sixth canadian edition invitation to the life span canadian edition author. Canadian wood council conseil canadien du bois, c2010. Span tables for canadian dimension lumber and glued laminated timber. Garage plan 76019 2 car garage apartment craftsman style. Rafter span tables use these tables to determine lengths, sizes and spacing of rafters based on a variety of factors such as, species, load, grade, spacing and pitch. The canadian wood councils beam calculator has been developed for the purpose of information only. It establishes design and construction standards, including barrierfree access in new buildings and energy efficiency for housing and small buildings. Any photographs in this book are for illustration purposes only and may not necessarily represent currently accepted standards. This update includes a design example at the end of the document. The canadian wood council provides technical and knowledge transfer services relating to building codes, standards and regulations.
Spearheading the advancement of wood use in canada is the canadian wood council cwc, the official national association representing manufacturers of canadian wood products that are used in all types of construction. Information compiled for your convenience from the span book canadian wood council 2009 edition. To recognize the acceptability of the values within the the span book published by the canadian wood council. Use the span tables below to determine allowable lengths of joists and rafters, based on size and standard design loads. In addition fc and fv are included as a consideration for selection of joist and rafters. American wood council 4 span tables for joists and rafters american wood council design criteria.
Library and archives canada cataloguing in publication burrows, john, 1948 canadian woodframe house constructionrev. The canadian wood council 99 bank street, suite 400 ottawa, ontario k1p 6b9 tollfree phone number. Common wood framed lateral forceresisting systems will be. It cost me six bucks back in 2001 and appears to be about 40 bucks now at amazon.
Span tables for canadian dimension lumber spiralbound january 1, 2004 by canadian wood council author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Builtup wood floor beams supporting one floor in a house. Canadian wood council 99 bank street, suite 400, ottawa ontario, k1p 6b9 67475544. Kathleen stassen berger, susan chuang wood, wood, boyd, wood, desmarais.
Abc2014 or c anadian wood council span book may also be used for lumber not treated in a preservativetreatment factory, and for other species such as cedar that may be preferred. Environmental effects of building materials canadian wood council. National association manufacturers of cdn wood products. For expanded options refer to the span book 2009 edition. Introduction notations relative to shear and moment diagrams e modulus of elasticity, psi i moment of inertia, in.
With fewer studs, racking resistance is more important. No carpenter would head for the job site without a hammer, and no designer should begin specifying wood floor or roof members. Engineering guide for wood frame construction canadian wood council read. The primary function of the council is to expand market access and increase the demand for canadian wood products through work. Span tables for canadian dimension lumber and gluedlaminated timber 2009 canadian wood council, 2009 nursing for wellness in older adults, carol a.