The Truss Plate Institute establishes methods of design, construction and testing for metal plate connected wood trusses in accordance with the American National Standards Institute's accredited consensus procedures for the coordination and development of American National Standards.
TPI was granted standard-developing accreditation status by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) under the "accredited organization method", one of three methods accepted by ANSI to determine the existence of consensus on American National Standards.
TPI's written procedures, "Project Committee Method to Achieve Consensus" (PCMAC), as approved by ANSI, ensure that TPI standards have achieved general recognition, agreement, and acceptance for use as a national voluntary standard. [View PCMAC]
See the listing below for information on TPI's Project Committees. Index of Project Committees
BSR/TPI 1 Project Committee - revise/reaffirm ANSI/TPI 1-2002 "National Design Standard for Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Construction" (Activity Complete)
BSR/TPI 2 Project Committee - revise/reaffirm TPI 2 "Standard for Testing Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses." (Active)
BSR/TPI 3 Project Committee - propose a new American National Standard, "Design Specification for Bracing Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses" (revision and expansion of DSB-89). (Active)
Links
Visit the following related links for further information on standards and guidelines that TPI has been involved in.
ANSI/TPI 1 - 2007- Current 2007 edition of the ANSI/TPI 1 standard "National Design Standard for Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Construction"
ANSI/TPI 1 - 2002- 2002 edition of the ANSI/TPI 1 standard "National Design Standard for Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Construction"
ANSI/TPI 1 - 1995 - 1995 edition of the ANSI/TPI 1 standard "National Design Standard for Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Construction"
