Frequently Asked Questions
What are I-joists and where can I find them?
Chapter 7 of the 2005 NDS says:
7.1.2 The term "prefabricated wood I-joist" refers to a structural member manufactured using sawn or structural composite lumber flanges and wood structural panel webs bonded together with exterior exposure adhesives, forming an "I" cross-sectional shape.
Design procedures and other information provided in the NDS apply only to prefabricated wood I-joists conforming to all pertinent provisions of ASTM D 5055.
For more information on I-joists, contact a manufacturer.
Wood Products
- What is the difference between SPF and SPF south? DF-L and DF-L(N)? HF and HF(N)?
- Where can I find information for nominal 1", 1-1/4", and 1-1/2" stress-rated boards?
- Where can I find design values for cypress for structural use?
- Where do I find decking design values?
- Where can I find design values for lumber?
- Can finger jointed lumber (also known as end-jointed and edge-glued) be substituted for sawn lumber?
- Where can I find information on Lumber Grade Rules and Grade Stamps?
- Where can I find information about structural lumber grades vs. appearance characteristics?
- Where can I find design values, span tables, allowable load tables, and other information for structural softwood and hardwood lumber?
- What is the difference between plastic lumber and wood-plastic composites?
- What is the difference between southern pine and southern pine-misiones Argentina?
- Where can I find design values for tropical hardwoods, imported species, and other species not found in the NDS Supplement?
- Where can I find information on tongue and groove roof decking?
- How are the floor joist span tables calculated and used?
- Where can I get span tables and span table information for lumber?
Where can I get decking span tables?
Engineered Wood Products
- Where can I find information on fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) wood composites?
- Where can I find design values, span tables, allowable load tables and other information for structural glued-laminated timber?
- Where can I find information on glulam adhesive manufacturers?
- What are I-joists and where can I find them?
- Where can I find information on structural composite lumber (SCL)?
Panel Products