13-120-070 Adopted standards.

   The following shall be deemed to represent, for the purposes of this Code, accepted engineering practice with respect to the materials, equipment, systems and methods of construction respectively specified therein, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Code or in any regulation adopted pursuant hereto.

(a)	Foundations.
	Piles – Timber.		ASTM D25-91
	Piles – Welded and Seamless, Steel Pipe		ASTM D252-90
	Piles – Wood Preservative Pressure Treatment by Pressure Processes		AWPA C3-92
(b)	Masonry.
	Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures		ACI 530-92/ASCE 5-92/TMS 402-92
(c)	Wood.
	National Design Specification For Wood Construction – with 1991 Supplement		ANSI/NFoPA/NDS-91
	Design values for wood construction		ANSI/NFoPA 1991
	Structural glued laminated timber		ANSI/AITC A190.1-9
	Construction and industrial plywood		DOC PS 1-83
	American national standard for hardwood and decorative plywood		ANSI/HPMA HP-83
	Plywood design specification		APA-86
	Structural design guide for hardwood plywood wall panels		HP-SG-86
	Wood particleboard		ANSI A208.1-93
	Performance standards and policies for structural use panels		APA PRP-108-88
	Design specification for metal plate connected wood trusses		TPI-85
	Design specification for metal plate connected parallel chord wood trusses		TPI-PCT-80
	Pressure treatment – general, requirement, all timber products		AWPA C1-92
	Pressure treatment – lumber, timber bridge ties and mine ties		AWPA C2-92
	Pressure treatment – poles		AWPA C-4-92
	Pressure treatment – plywood		AWPA C9-90
	Fire-retardant treatment by pressure process – structural lumber		AWPA C20-91
	Fire-retardant treatment by pressure process – plywood		AWPA C27-91
(d)	Reinforced Concrete.
	Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete		ACI-318-71
	Building Code Requirements for Structural Plan Concrete		ACI-322-72
(e)	Reinforced Gypsum.
	Reinforced Gypsum Concrete		USAS-A59.1-1968
(f)	Steel and Metals.
	Specification for Structural Steel Buildings Allowable Stress and Plastic Design		AISC 1989 Edition
	Specification for the Design of Cold Formed Steel Structural Members		AISC 1986 Edition
	Load and Resistance Factor Design Specification for Structural Steel Buildings		AISC 1986 Edition
	Standard Specifications, Load Table and Weight Tables for Steel Joists and Joist Girders, 1990 Edition, adopted by the Steel Joist Institute (SJI) and containing the following:
	Standard Specification for Open Web Steel Joists, K-Series		SJI 1989
	Standard Load Table, Open Web Steel Joists, K-Series		SJI 1987
	Standard Specifications for Longspan Steel Joists, L.H. Series and Deep Longspan Steel Joists, D.H.L. Series		SJI 1989
	Standard Load Table, Longspan Steel Joists, L.H. Series		SJI 1989
	Standard Load Table for Deep Longspan Steel Joists, D.H.L. Series		SJI 1989
	Standard Specifications and Weight Tables for Joist Girders		SJI 1989
	Standard Specifications, Load Tables and Weight Tables for Steel Joists and Joists Girders, 1984 Edition, adopted by SJI for the following documents only:
	Standard specifications for Open Web Steel Joists, H-Series		SJI 1983
	Standard Load Tables, Open Web Steel Joists H-Series		SJI 1974
(g)	Plastering.
	Including American Standard Specifications for Gypsum Plastering and Interior Lathing and Furring		A42.1-1955 and A42.4-1955
	Standard Specifications for Portland Cement Stucco and Portland Cement Plastering		ASA-A 42.2-1946 ASA- A42.3-1946
(h)	Single-Family Dwellings.
	Minimum Property Requirements for Properties of One-or Two-Family Living Units Located in the State of Illinois, Sections 402, 403, 406, 408 and 410 to 414 inclusive, except “Note” to, and paragraph 3 of, Section 406-G shall not apply. See Section 68-5(b) which excepts FHA requirement 406-E.-4a.		FHA-1947
(i)	Mechanical Ventilating Supply and Exhaust Systems.
	All air handling ducts shall be constructed in accordance with Low Velocity and High Velocity Duct Construction Standards of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association, SMACNA DM-1969 and the Guide and Data books of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers		ASHRAE-1973.
(j)	Abbreviations.
	ACI	American Concrete Institute
	AFPA	American Forest and Paper Products Association (formerly NFoPA)
	AISC	American Institute of Steel Construction
	AISI	American Iron and Steel Institute
	AITC	American Institute of Timber Construction
	ALSC	American Lumber Standards Committee
	ANSI	American National Standards Institute (formerly USASI)
	APA	American Plywood Association
	ASCE	American Society of Civil Engineers
	ASHRAE	American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers
	ASTM	American Society for Testing Materials
	AWPA	American Wood Preservers Association
	FHA	Federal Housing Administration
	FS	Federal Specifications
	GA	Gypsum Association
	HPMA	Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association
	NBS	National Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce
	NFoPA	National Forestry Products Association (see AFPA)
	SJI	Steel Joist Institute
	TMS	The Masonry Society
	SMACNA	Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association
	TPI	Truss Plate Institute
	USASI	United States of America Standards Institute (see ANSI)
	USDC	United States Department of Commerce

 

(Prior code § 69-4.1; Amend Coun. J. 4-12-91, p. 32356; Amend Coun. J. 12-15-93, p. 43920; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 2832)