[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 5]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR3280.304]

[Page 122-124]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
 CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING--FEDERAL HOUSING 
        COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 3280--MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart D--Body and Frame Construction Requirements
 
Sec. 3280.304  Materials.

    (a) Dimension and board lumber shall not exceed 19 percent moisture 
content at time of installation.
    (b)(1) Standards for some of the generally used materials and 
methods of construction are listed in the following table.

                                  Steel

    Specification for Aluminum Structures Construction Manual Series--
Section 1, Fifth Edition--1986, The Aluminum Association.
    Specification for Structural Steel Buildings--Allowable Stress 
Design and Plastic Design--AISC--June 1, 1989.
    The following parts of this reference standard are not applicable: 
1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.3.5, 1.3.6, 1.4.6, 1.5.1.5, 1.5.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 
1.10.4 through 1.10.7, 1.10.9, 1.11, 1.13, 1.14.5, 1.17.7 through 
1.17.9, 1.19.1, 1.19.3, 1.20, 1.21, 1.23.7, 1.24, 1.25.1 through 1.25.5, 
1.26.4, 2.3, 2.4, 2.8 through 2.10.
    Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural 
Members--AISI--1986 Edition With 1989 Addendum.

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    The following parts of this reference standard are not applicable: 
3.1.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.4.
    Stainless Steel Cold-Formed Structural Design Manual--AISI-1974.
    The following part of this reference standard is not applicable: 
3.1.2.
    Standard Specifications Load Tables and Weight Tables for Steel 
Joists and Joist Girders, only Sections 1-6 and the table for ``H series 
only'' are applicable--Steel Joist Institute 1992.
    Manual for Structural Applications of Steel Cables for Buildings--
AISI-1973.
    Standard Specification for Strapping, Flat Steel and Seals--ASTM 
D3953-91.

                         Wood and Wood Products

    Basic Hardboard--ANSI/AHA A135.4-1982.
    Prefinished Hardboard Paneling--ANSI/AHA A135.5-1988.
    Hardboard Siding--ANSI/AHA A135.6-1990.
    Interim Voluntary Standard for Hardwood and Decorative Plywood--HPVA 
Interim Standard HP-1-1993.
    Structural Design Guide for Hardwood Plywood Wall Panels--HPMA 
Design Guide HP-SG-86.
    For wood products--Structural Glued Laminated Timber--ANSI/AITC 
A190.1-1992.
    Voluntary Product Standard, Construction and Industrial Plywood--PS-
1-83.
    APA Design/Construction Guide, Residential and Commercial--APA E30M-
1993.
    Design and Fabrication of All-Plywood Beams, Suppl. 5--APA-H 815D-
1989.
    Plywood Design Specification--APA-Y 510Q-1993.
    Design and Fabrication of Glued Plywood-Lumber Beams, Suppl. 2--APA-
S 812P-1992.
    Design and Fabrication of Plywood Curved Panels, Suppl. 1--APA-S 
811M-1990.
    Design and Fabrication of Plywood Sandwich Panels, Suppl. 4--APA-U 
814G-1990.
    Performance Standards and Policies for Structural Use Panels--APA-
PRP-E-108P, E445N-1989.
    Design and Fabrication of Plywood Stressed-Skin Panels, Suppl. 3--
APA-U 813K-1990.
    National Design Specifications for Wood Construction, 1991 Edition, 
With Supplement, Design Values for Wood Construction, AFPA.
    Wood Structural Design Data, 1986 Edition With 1992 Revisions, AFPA.
    Span Tables for Joists and Rafters--PS-20-70, 1993, AFPA.
    Design Values for Joists and Rafters, American Softwood Lumber 
Standard Sizes, 1992, AFPA.
    Design Specifications for Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses--TPI-
85.
    Wood Particleboard--ANSI A208.1-1989,
    Wood Flush Doors--ANSI/NWWDA I.S.1-87.
    Wood Windows--ANSI/NWWDA I.S.2-87.
    Wood Sliding Patio Doors--NWWDA-I.S.3-88.
    Water Repellent Preservative Non Pressure Treatment for Millwork--
NWWDA-I.S.4-81.
    Standard Test Methods for Puncture and Stiffness of Paperboard, and 
Corrugated and Solid Fiberboard--ASTM D781-68 (73).
    Standard Test Methods for Direct Moisture Content Measurement of 
Wood and Wood-Base Materials--ASTM D4442.
    Standard Test Methods for Use and Calibration of Hand-Held Moisture 
Meters--ASTM D4444-92.

                                  Other

    Standard Specification for Gypsum Wallboard--ASTM C36-93.

                                Fasteners

    Application and Fastening Schedule: Power-Driven, Mechanically 
Driven and Manually Driven Fasteners--HUD-FHA Use of Materials Bulletin-
-UM-25d-73.

                              Unclassified

    American Society of Civil Engineering Minimum Design Loads for 
Buildings and Other Structures--ANSI/ASCE 7-88.
    Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural Use Panels--PS-2-92,

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APA (also known as NIST Standard PS-2-92).
    Safety Performance Specifications and Methods of Test for Safety 
Glazing Materials Used in Building--ANSI Z97.1-1984.
    (2) Materials and methods of construction utilized in the design and 
construction of manufactured homes which are covered by the standards in 
the following table, or any applicable portion thereof shall comply with 
these requirements.
    (3) Engineering analysis and testing methods contained in these 
references shall be utilized to judge conformance with accepted 
engineering practices required in Sec. 3280.303(c).
    (4) Materials and methods of installation conforming to these 
standards shall be considered acceptable when installed in conformance 
with the requirements of this part.
    (5) Materials meeting the standards (or the applicable portion 
thereof) are considered acceptable unless otherwise specified herein or 
unless substantial doubt exists as to conformance.
    (c) Wood products shall be identified as complying with the 
appropriate standards.

[40 FR 58752, Dec. 18, 1975, as amended at 42 FR 961, Jan. 4, 1977. 
Redesignated at 44 FR 20679, Apr. 6, 1979, as amended at 58 FR 55006, 
Oct. 25, 1993; 59 FR 15113, Mar. 31, 1994]