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 datesort descending
Shear-X™ Roof Ridge Design Guide for Unblocked Roof Diaphragms Shear-X™ Bracket and RidgeVent™ 09-12-2016
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

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
Heel Blocking Roof Trusses, Design Tools, Heel Blocking 01-05-2017
Design Detail: Exterior Brick Masonry Veneer Supported by Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses Design Tools, Exterior Masonry Veneer
Heel Blocking Roof Trusses, Design Tools, Heel Blocking 01-05-2017
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