What organization is the "Authority" in wood construction?
What organization is the "Authority" in wood construction?
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What organization is the "Authority" in wood design and construction? What I mean by this is who is the equivalent in wood design and construction as AISC is to steel design and construction?
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RE: What organization is the "Authority" in wood construction?
American Institute of Timber Construction (AITC)
American Plywood Association (APA)
U.S. Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI.
RE: What organization is the "Authority" in wood construction?
RE: What organization is the "Authority" in wood construction?
RE: What organization is the "Authority" in wood construction?
RE: What organization is the "Authority" in wood construction?
The supply chain of wood products is considerably more complex than for steel or concrete. Hence the alphabet soup of agencies.
RE: What organization is the "Authority" in wood construction?
Southern pine, http://www.southernpine.com/
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/FPLGTR/fplgtr113/fplgtr113.htm
AITC, http://www.aitc-glulam.org/
RE: What organization is the "Authority" in wood construction?
RE: What organization is the "Authority" in wood construction?
The standard is developed mainly by the American Forest & Paper Association. AFPA is made up of different associations in the lumber industry. AITC APA, as mentioned by a previous reply are members of AFPA along with other groups such as the Western Wood Products Association and the Southern Forest Products Association.
I don't think there is any direct involvment between AFPA and the Forest Products Laboratory in Madision, although there maybe FPL staff member both on the ANSI commitee and the AFPA technical commitees.
Since the FPL is one of the leading wood research labs in the world,the N.D.S. is based on a lot of FPL research.
RE: What organization is the "Authority" in wood construction?
RE: What organization is the "Authority" in wood construction?
RE: What organization is the "Authority" in wood construction?