Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 61G15-31.003 - Design of Structures Utilizing Prefabricated Wood Trusses
(1) When a Structural Engineer of Record and
a Delegated Engineer exist as may be determined by applicable Florida law, the
apportionment of responsibilities between the Structural Engineer of Record and
a Delegated Engineer shall be as set forth in Chapter 2 of ANSI/TPI 1-2014,
National Design Standard for Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Construction,
which standard is incorporated herin by reference, wherein the Structural
Engineer of Record is the Building Designer and the Delegated Engineer is the
Truss Designer as those terms are defined in said standard. The material
incorporated is copyrighted material and may be ordered from the Truss Plate
Institute, 2670 Crain Highway, Suite 203, Waldorf MD 20601; it is also
available for public inspection and examination, but may not be copied, at the
Department of State, Administrative Code and Register Section, Room 701, The
Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250, and at the Board office, 2400 Mahan
Drive, FL 32308.
(2) The Structural
Engineer of Record shall provide design requirements in writing to the
Delegated Engineer and shall review the design documents of the delegated
engineer for conformance to his written instructions in accordance with rule
61G15-30.005, F.A.C.
(3) For the purposes of this rule, the
following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Truss
System" shall mean an assemblage of trusses and truss girders, together with
all bracing, connections, and other structural elements and all spacing and
locational criteria, that, in combination, function to support the dead, live
and wind loads applicable to the roof of a structure with respect to a Truss
System for the roof, and the floor of a structure with respect to a Truss
System for the floor. A Truss System does not include walls, foundations, or
any other structural support systems.
(b) "Truss System Engineer" shall mean an
engineer who designs a Truss System.
(c) "Truss Design Engineer" shall mean an
engineer who designs individual trusses, but does not design a Truss
System.
(4) An engineer
is a Truss System Engineer if he designs a Truss System. Each of the drawings
in the Truss System design package for the Truss System shall include a title
block bearing the printed name, address, and license number of the Truss System
Engineer and the date of the drawing. The design documentation prepared by the
Truss System Engineer shall also include a truss placement plan for the Truss
System, showing the location and designation of each truss. Said design
documentation for the Truss System shall be signed and sealed by the Truss
System Engineer. The cover or index sheet of the Truss System design package
may be signed and sealed in lieu of signing and sealing each individual sheet,
provided that the cover or index sheet contains the following information:
(a) The name, address and license number of
the Structural Engineer of Record, if there is one, and the name, address and
license number of the Truss System Engineer.
(b) Identification of the project, by address
or by lot number, block number, section or subdivision and city or
county.
(c) Identification of the
applicable building code and chapter(s) that the Truss System design is
intended to meet, the engineering design criteria relied upon in designing the
Truss System and the truss design loading.
(d) Identification of any computer program
used for engineering the Truss System.
(e) An index of the attached Truss System
design drawings. The naming and numbering system utilized for the drawings
shall be clear as to how many drawings there are in the set and the date and
sequence number of each of these drawings shall be
included.
(5) An engineer
is a Truss Design Engineer if he designs individual trusses, but does not
design the Truss System. Each of the drawings in the truss design package for
individual trusses shall include a title block bearing the printed name,
address, and license number of the Truss Design Engineer and the date of the
drawing. The Truss Design documents prepared by the Truss Design Engineer shall
be signed and sealed by the Truss Design Engineer. The cover or index sheet of
the truss design package may be signed and sealed in lieu of signing and
sealing each individual sheet, provided that the cover or index sheet contains
the following information:
(a) The name,
address and license number of the Structural Engineer of Record, if there is
one, and the name, address, and license number of the Truss Design
Engineer.
(b) Identification of the
project, by address or by lot number, block number, section or subdivision and
city or county.
(c) Identification
of the applicable building code and chapter(s) that the truss design is
intended to meet, the engineering design criteria relied upon in designing the
trusses and the truss design loading.
(d) Identification of any computer program
used for engineering the trusses.
(e) An index of the attached truss design
drawings. The naming and numbering system utilized for the drawings shall be
clear as to how many drawings there are in the set and the date and sequence
number of each of these drawings.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 471.008, 471.033(2) FS. Law Implemented 471.033(1)(g) FS.
New 1-26-93, Formerly 21H-31.003, Amended 6-16-99, 3-21-01, 4-30-03, 10-25-21.
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