Where can I obtain information on designing post frame structures (sometimes referred to as pole buildings or pole barns)?

1. Design values for poles (smaller at the top and buried) and piles (smaller at the bottom and driven) are in the 2005 NDS Chapter 6. Design values for poles and piles were moved to the NDS Supplement: Design Values for Wood Construction in the 2012 Edition.

2. Post-Frame Design Manual (Second Edition) to be published by the Technical & Research Committee of the National Frame Builders Association (NFBA).
NFBA
4840 Bob Billings Parkway
Lawrence, KS 66049-3862
Phone: (800) 557-6957
Local: (785) 843-2444
Fax: (785) 843-7555
E-mail: info@nfba.org
Website: NFBA (National Frame Building Association)

3. ASAE Post Frame Building Manual
ISBN: 0-929355-29-6
Phone: 800-695-2723
Fax: 269-429-3852

4. The Midwest Plan Service publishes a Structures and Environment Handbookwhich address gussets in section 406.5 under Wood Truss Design. The most recent edition is a 1987 Revised 11th Edition. For ordering information, visit
https://www-mwps.sws.iastate.edu/catalog/construction-farm/structures-and-environment-handbook
Midwest Plan Service
122 Davidson Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3080
Toll Free: (800) 562-3618
E-mail: mwps@iastate.edu

Design for Code Acceptance (DCA) #5 provides guidance to post-frame building designers for meeting the requirements of the 2000 International Building Code and to confirm that a properly designed post-frame building is in fact code compliant.

See also General FAQ: “Where can I find information on Timber Poles and Piles?”
See also General FAQ: “What is timber frame construction and where do I find more information about it?”