Abstract
This specification covers procedures for computing the reference resistance of wood-based materials and structural connections for use in load and resistance factor design (LRFD). Parameters required for the derivation of reference resistance are presented. These parameters include the distribution percentile, coefficient of variation, data confidence factor, and reliability normalization factor. The shape and scale parameters of the two-parameter Weibull distribution shall be established to define the distribution of the material resistance. The data confidence factor accounts for uncertainty associated with data sets. This factor, which is a function of coefficient of variation, sample size, and reference percentile, is applied as a multiplier on the distribution estimate. The reliability normalization factor is used to adjust the distribution estimate to achieve a target reliability index. The reliability normalization factor is the ratio of the computed resistance factor to the specified resistance factor, adjusted by a scaling factor.
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1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers procedures for computing the reference resistance of wood-based materials and structural connections for use in load and resistance factor design (LRFD). The reference resistance derived from this specification applies to the design of structures addressed by the load combinations in ASCE 7-02.
1.2 A commentary to this specification is provided in Appendix X1.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D9 Terminology Relating to Wood and Wood-Based Products
D143 Test Methods for Small Clear Specimens of Timber
D198 Test Methods of Static Tests of Lumber in Structural Sizes
D1037 Test Methods for Evaluating Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials
D1761 Test Methods for Mechanical Fasteners in Wood
D1990 Practice for Establishing Allowable Properties for Visually-Graded Dimension Lumber from In-Grade Tests of Full-Size Specimens
D2718 Test Methods for Structural Panels in Planar Shear (Rolling Shear)
D2719 Test Methods for Structural Panels in Shear Through-the-Thickness
D2915 Practice for Evaluating Allowable Properties for Grades of Structural Lumber
D3043 Test Methods for Structural Panels in Flexure
D3500 Test Methods for Structural Panels in Tension
D3501 Test Methods for Wood-Based Structural Panels in Compression
D3737 Practice for Establishing Allowable Properties for Structural Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam)
D4761 Test Methods for Mechanical Properties of Lumber and Wood-Base Structural Material
D5055 Specification for Establishing and Monitoring Structural Capacities of Prefabricated Wood I-Joists
D5456 Specification for Evaluation of Structural Composite Lumber Products
E105 Practice for Probability Sampling of Materials
ASCE Standard
ASCE7-02 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
Index Terms
load and resistance factor design (LRFD); reference resistance; wood-based; Compression testing--wood/wood products; Load and resistance factor design (LRFD); Loading tests--building constructions/materials; Reference resistance; Structural building materials/applications (wood)--specifications; Wood products--specifications
ICS Code
DOI: 10.1520/D5457-10
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