| Wednesday,
May 12 |
| 8:00-9:00
a.m. |
On-site
check-in and registration |
| 9:00-10:20
a.m. |
Lumber
Basics, Mechanical Properties, and Basis of Allowable Stresses
for Lumber |
| 10:20-10:35
a.m. |
Break |
| 10:35-12:00
p.m. |
Joist
Design Demonstration--General Design Criteria for Wooden Beams
and Applying the NDS Design Factors |
| 12:00-1:00
p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:00-2:15
p.m. |
Design
of Multi-Ply Headers and Girders |
| 2:15-2:25
p.m. |
Break |
| 2:25-3:25
p.m. |
Design
of Rafters -- Ridge Beams and Ridge Boards |
| 3:25-3:35
p.m. |
Break |
| 3:35-5:00
p.m. |
Nail
Connection Design (with Rafter Thrust Design Example) |
| Thursday,
May 13 |
| 8:00-9:15
a.m. |
Design
of Multi-Ply Beams with Twisting Potential |
| 9:15-9:30
a.m. |
Break |
| 9:30-10:30
a.m. |
Column
Design (Embedded Deck Post Example) |
| 10:30-10:45
a.m. |
Break |
| 10:45-12:00
p.m. |
Design
of 2x4 Stud Wall (Wind plus Snow plus Dead Load Example) |
| 12:00-1:00
p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:00-2:00
p.m. |
Bolted
Joint Design Basics |
| 2:00-2:15
p.m. |
Code-Conforming
Wood-Plastic-Composite Deck Systems |
| 2:15-2:30
p.m. |
Break |
| 2:30-5:00
p.m. |
Wall
Bracing to Resist Lateral Loads |
| Friday,
May 14 |
| 8:00-8:45
a.m. |
Desiging
Joist Floors to Prevent Cracks in Ceramic Tile |
| 8:45-9:15
a.m. |
Open
Discussion and Course Evaluation |
| 9:15-9:30
a.m. |
Break |
| 9:30-12:30
p.m. |
Tour
and Structural Testing Demonstration at Laboratory of APA -
The Engineered Wood Association |
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