Design Tools

This page provides examples of content to assist in creating product design guides, design details and calculators.

Design Guides

This section features a standard DrJ template for creating a product-specific design guide for any type of product requested. DrJ can customize any design guide for your technical document needs.

Title	Product	Updated date
Use of Resilient Channel or Hat Channel to Meet the Lateral Restraint/Bracing Requirements of the Bottom Chords of Wood Truss Floor Systems	Resilient Channel Bracing	01-03-2017
Sealed Truss Placement Diagrams - IBC	Truss Placement Diagrams	01-03-2017
Sprinkler Systems and Wood Trusses	Sprinkler Systems	01-03-2017
Sealed Truss Placement Diagrams - IRC	Truss Placement Diagrams	01-03-2017
Sealed Truss Placement Diagrams - Texas	Truss Placement Diagrams	01-03-2017
Polyiso NFPA 285 Testing and the Use of Engineering Extensions	Polyisocyanurate	01-20-2017
Exterior Brick Masonry Veneer supported by Wood Trusses	Exterior Masonry Veneer	02-16-2017
Single Membrane Floor Protection Requirements of 2012 IRC Section R501.3 & 2015 IRC Section R302.13	Single Membrane Floor Protection	03-15-2017
Truss Heel Heights and the Energy Code	Heel Heights	03-15-2017
Sprinkler Loads on Trusses	Sprinkler Systems	03-22-2017
Inspection and Quality Assurance Requirements for Wood Trusses	Inspection and Quality Assurance	03-22-2017
Lay-On Gable Connection: An Analysis of a Toe Nail Connection Visible After Sheathing is Installed	Lay-on Gable	03-22-2017
Use of Cantilevered Sill Plates with Wood Trusses to Align with Varying Thicknesses of Exterior Sheathing	Cantilevered Sill Plates	03-22-2017
Overdriven Nails in Structural Sheathings	Overdriven Nails	03-22-2017
Truss Uplift Design	Truss Uplift	03-22-2017
Impact of C&C loads due to ASCE/SEI 7-16	Truss Placement Diagrams	03-23-2017
Sound Transmission in Trusses	Roof Trusses	03-23-2017
Floor Truss Ribbon Board Load Path	Floor Ribbon Board	03-24-2017
Insulating Concrete Form Sill Plate Requirements	Roof Trusses	03-24-2017
Special Floor Loading Considerations in Typical Residential Construction	Special Floor Loading	03-24-2017
Fire Retardants and Truss Design	Fire Retardants	03-27-2017
Fire Resistance Rated Truss Assemblies	Fire Rated Assemblies	03-27-2017
Floor Vibrations: Methods of Control	Floor Vibration	03-27-2017
Deflection Limits for Floor Trusses	Floor Deflection	03-27-2017
Truss Submittal Packages and Jobsite Packages	Truss Submittal or Jobsite Package	04-06-2017
Product Evaluation and Indemnification	Roof Trusses	04-17-2017
Bottom Chord Live Load Concurrency and Truss Design	Roof Trusses	06-13-2017
Heel Blocking Requirements and Capacity Analysis	Heel Blocking	06-13-2017
Gypsum Joint Ridging and Cracking	Roof Trusses	07-18-2017
Code-Compliant Construction of Conventionally Framed Roofs & Roof Trusses	Roof Trusses	08-08-2017

Details

This section contains links to published design details covering various topics. DrJ can customize any design detail for your technical needs.

Title	Product	Updated Date
Top Chord Bearing Truss Intersecting Type IIIA 2-Hour Rated Wall Assembly – IBC Section 715 Code Compliant - Option B	Floor Trusses, Design Tools
Top Chord Bearing Truss Intersecting Type IIIA 2-Hour Rated Wall Assembly – IBC Section 715 Code Compliant - Option A	Floor Trusses, Design Tools
Design Detail: Exterior Brick Masonry Veneer Supported by Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses	Design Tools, Exterior Masonry Veneer
Full Height Blocking Lateral Capacity Detail for Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses	Roof Trusses, Design Tools	02-08-2016
Design Detail: Lay-On Gable Frame Connection: An Analysis of a Toe Nail Connection Visible after Sheathing is Installed	Design Tools	01-21-2016
Design Detail: Attachment of Residential Deck Ledger to Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Floor Systems – 60 psf End Connection	Design Tools	01-21-2016
Design Detail: Attachment of Residential Deck Ledger to Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Floor Systems – 60 psf Side Connection	Design Tools	01-21-2016
Design Detail: Attachment of Residential Deck Ledger to Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Floor Systems – 40 psf Side Connection	Design Tools	01-21-2016
Design Detail: Attachment of Residential Deck Ledger to Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Floor Systems – 40 psf End Connection	Design Tools	01-21-2016