For stupidity?References?
A meme is not fact. If you're going to present something as being fact, I'd like to see some other resource cited for verification.For stupidity?
Am I presenting it as a fact, or just a conversation starter....A meme is not fact. If you're going to present something as being fact, I'd like to see some other resource cited for verification.
That worked. People need to know that you are an architect... so you still retain some sense of humorconversation starter
That's probably due to the fact that we do not have spruce, in abundance, on the west of the Mississippi.And I was taught DF laying down and spruce standing up.....
But what do the adopted regulations require. An article may make an argument but it is not a legal regulation.I was wrong about 85%, it's actually 95% has to exceed the design value according to an article "Effect of Variability on Lumber Design Values" by Don Bender & Frank Woeste that I downloaded from https://framebuildingnews.com shortly after the latest Southern Pine values were established.
But what do the adopted regulations require. An article may make an argument but it is not a legal regulation.
The grading agencies do not have authority to adopt laws. It is only after the grading rules have been incorporated into the NDS which is incorporated into the building code that grading rules have the force of law.. Until that time the grading rules are recommendations.The codes don't dictate lumber grading rules -- the respective lumber grading agencies do that. The agency that sets the grading standards for Southern Yellow Pine is the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau.
The grading agencies do not have authority to adopt laws. It is only after the grading rules have been incorporated into the NDS which is incorporated into the building code that grading rules have the force of law.. Until that time the grading rules are recommendations.
As an aside, I had rough-cut lumber for my construction. It was overseen by a trained lumber grader, and then the structural elements verified by an engineer. Assisting the lumber-grader was quite insightful....The codes don't dictate lumber grading rules -- the respective lumber grading agencies do that. The agency that sets the grading standards for Southern Yellow Pine is the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau.