The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) is the association responsible for
the development and dissemination of technical information on the use of wood
products in construction. Ensuring that this information is in tune with
technical change and users' needs requires constant vigilance.
The
purpose ot this fifth edition of the Wood Design Manual is to help the
Canadian community design - architects, engineers, specification writers,
teachers and students of these disciplines - to design wood structures with
efficiency, economy and safety. It brings together, in a comprehensive but
concise format, the essential information a designer needs for a wide range of
wood structural elements and systems.
The information in the Wood
Design Manual is based on the latest information available from the
National Building Code of Canada (2005) and from CSA Standard 0-86-01 (2005)
Engineering Design in Wood. Every effort has been made to ensure that the date
and information in the Manual are accurate and complete. The CWC does not,
however, assume any responsability for errors or omissions in the Manual nor
for engineering plans or plans prepared from it. |
