With over 120 years of combined experience in the engineered wood business our team is dedicated to providing the most economical floor or roof system available. We are available to help design your roof or floor system from the early design stages or as a value engineering solution if needed. We provide specifications, stamped calculations and layout plans when requested.
To help specify the engineered wood products below is a check list that outlines the information that should be addressed during specification:
Check list for specifying Engineered Wood Products
Verify the following information is clearly shown on the contract documents.
Loads
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Show all applicable occupancy (live) loads relevent to project. Office, Corridor, Storage, etc…(Show loads per ICC in General Structural Notes page)
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Show dead load of structure – specific to floor and roof
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Snow Drift – Mark as not required, Included in flat roof snow load, or Provide drift diagram.
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Other Loads – Axial/Seismic, Parapet brace, Mechanical screen, Towers, Hanging walls, Sprinkler lines greater than 3” shown on plans, details, or in structural notes
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Uplift – Note net PSF uplift or an uplift diagram showing the discontinuity.
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Mechanical – Coordinate weight & location specifically or Provide a mechanical zone allowance and location (this will provide more flexibility for future mechanical units).
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Office Loading – Design for live load of 100 PSF to accommodate future corridors anywhere on the joists (increases cost).
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Sprinkler loading – Add 2 PSF to the dead load for an allowance.
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Require that all of the loading above is clearly shown on the shop drawing
Coordination
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Show all shafts, Roof access, Openings, in structure. Note on plan “Joist MFR to design support for openings”.
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2 hour walls & shafts – There are 3 accepted solutions:
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Frame single wood wall and provide solid blocking which is the full width of the stud then use face mount hangers to support framing off of the blocking.
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Use a double wall. The inner wall is the free-standing rated shaft wall. The outer wall is a structural wall for the floor and roof structure.
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Use a concrete or CMU rated shaft wall and hang floor and roof structure off ledger
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Hardware
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Beams – Specify beam hanger or show the load required.
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Joists – Note hanger per Manufacture.
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Make sure the wood plate on the steel beam is thick enough for hanger nailing.
Nailing
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Nail spacing closer than 3” OC needs to be staggered.
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Be sure to specify the correct strap nailing per strap design guide.
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If nailing is required closer than 3” OC R-Chord can be used (See SSI Design Manual).
Specifying Performance Based Design Criteria
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FLOORS
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Keep span (inches) / Depth (inches) ratio to 12-15.
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Limit LL def. L/600 (1/2”) most loading conditions.
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Limit LL def L/480 for Corridor, Storage, or other highly loaded areas.
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Limit TL def L/240.
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ROOF
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LL def L/360.
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TL def L/240.
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No camber – For long spans limit total deflection with stiffer joist.
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| Commercial | Commercial | Residential | Residential | |
| Live Load | Total Load | Live Load | Total Load | |
| Floor | L/600 | L/240 | L/480 | L/240 |
| Roof | L/360 | L/240 | L/360 | L/240 |
| Optional | Limit deflection to 1/2″ | Limit deflection to 1/2″ |
Detailing
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Web Stiffeners – Note on detail that Web Stiffener as required by Manufacture. Show detail where fillers are req’d such as Hold downs, Straps, Outriggers, etc..
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Specify axial transfer that is required at bearing.
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Show any braces and their attachments/loading.
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Uplift bracing to be designed by MFR.
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Web Filler for a hold down up to 10,000 lbs (See SSI manual).
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Open web truss shear block for lateral tie (See SSW manual).
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Open web truss Skew bearing block may be required.
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Design hold down clips at bottom bearing I Joists.
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Column interference detail when appropriate.
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Make note if product is exposed and the owner would like Architectural grade.
Download Checklist – see attached