Design Values of Pressure Treated Lumber
Design Values of Pressure Treated Lumber
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I have been asked by a Building Official to provide design values for Pressure Treated Lumber. NDS 2001 (4.3.14) states that that "tabulated design values apply ....to lumber treated by approved methods." Does this mean that there are no reductions for design values from the NDS for using Pressure Treated Lumber?






RE: Design Values of Pressure Treated Lumber
RE: Design Values of Pressure Treated Lumber
Ci (for E) = 0.95
Ci (for Fb, Ft, and Fc) = 0.85
Ci (for Fv, Fc(perp)) = 1.00
RE: Design Values of Pressure Treated Lumber
RE: Design Values of Pressure Treated Lumber