[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 5]
[Revised as of April 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR3280.304]

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                 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:

                                Aluminum

    Aluminum Design Manual, Specifications and Guidelines for Aluminum 
Structures, Part 1-A, Sixth Edition, October 1994, and Part 1-B, First 
Edition, October 1994.

                                  Steel

    Specification for Structural Steel Buildings--Allowable Stress 
Design and Plastic Design--AISC-S335, 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-1996.
    Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Stainless Steel 
Structural Members--SEI/ASCE 8-02, 2002.
    Standard Specifications Load Tables and Weight Tables for Steel 
Joists and Joist Girders, SJI, Fortieth Edition, 1994.
    Structural Applications of Steel Cables for Buildings--ASCE19, 1996.

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    Standard Specification for Strapping, Flat Steel and Seals--ASTM 
D3953, 1991.

                         Wood and Wood Products

    Basic Hardboard--ANSI/AHA A135.4-1995.
    Prefinished Hardboard Paneling--ANSI/AHA A135.5-1995.
    Hardboard Siding--ANSI/AHA A135.6-1998.
    American National Standard for Hardwood and Decorative Plywood--
ANSI/HPVA HP-1-1994 (Approved 1995).
    Structural Design Guide for Hardwood Plywood Wall Panels--HPVA 
Design Guide HP-SG-96, 1996.
    For wood products--Structural Glued Laminated Timber--ANSI/AITC 
A190.1-1992.
    Construction and Industrial Plywood (With Typical APA Trademarks)--
PS 1-95.
    APA Design/Construction Guide, Residential and Commercial--APA E30-
P-1996.
    Design Specifications for Metal Plate and Wood Connected Trusses--
TPI-85.
    Design and Fabrication of All-Plywood Beams--APA H-815E (PDS 
Supplement 5), 1995.
    Panel Design Specification--APA D410A, 2004.
    Design and Fabrication of Glued Plywood-Lumber Beams--APA-S 812Q, 
Suppl. 2-1992.
    Design and Fabrication of Plywood Curved Panels--APA-S 811M, Suppl. 
1, 1990.
    Design and Fabrication of Plywood Sandwich Panels--APA-U 814H, 
Suppl. 4, 1990.
    Voluntary Product Standard, Performance Standard for Wood-based 
Structural Use Panels--PS 2-92, 1992 (also known as NIST Standard PS 2-
96).
    Design and Fabrication of Plywood Stressed-Skin Panels--APA-U 813L, 
Suppl. 3, 1990.
    National Design Specifications for Wood Construction, 2001 Edition, 
with Supplement, Design Values for Wood Construction, NDS-2001, ANSI/
AFPA.
    Wood Structural Design Data, 1989, Revised 1992, AFPA.
    Span Tables for Joists and Rafters--PS-20-70, 1993, AFPA.
    Design Values for Joists and Rafters 1992, AFPA.
    Particleboard--ANSI A208.1-1999.
    Voluntary Specifications for Aluminum, Vinyl (PVC) and Wood Windows 
and Glass Doors--ANSI/AAMA/NWWDA 101/I.S.2-97.
    Standard Test Methods for Puncture and Stiffness of Paperboard, and 
Corrugated and Solid Fiberboard--ASTM D781, 1973.
    Standard Test Methods for Direct Moisture Content Measurement of 
Wood and Wood-Base Materials--ASTM D 4442-92 (Re-approved 1997), 1997.
    Standard Test Methods for Use and Calibration of Hand-Held Moisture 
Meters--ASTM D4444, 1992.

                                  Other

    Standard Specification for Gypsum Wallboard--ASTM C 36/C 36M-99, 
1999.

                                Fasteners

    National Evaluation Report, Power Driven Staples, Nails, and Allied 
Fasteners for Use in All Types of Building Construction--NER-272, 1997.

                              Unclassified

    Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures--ASCE 7-
1988.
    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; 70 FR 72043, Nov. 30, 2005]