Wood Load Duration Handrails
Wood Load Duration Handrails
(OP)
For the 200 pound concentrated and 50 plf handrail/guardrail loads in the IBC, when designing wood members what is the NDS load duration that should be used? Ten minute = 1.6? Is there a NDS or IBC code statement that specifies the load duration?
Thank you
Thank you






RE: Wood Load Duration Handrails
Pragmatically, I see this load on handrails/guardrails as a more instantaneous load - more akin to wind (1.6) or even impact (2.0) per the NDS.
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That said, the Prescriptive Residential Wood Deck Construction Guide (ht
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Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.