[CCMC evaluation requirements] CSA-O86-14

This document provides a summary of the minimum requirements imposed by the Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC) for all evaluations based on the below criteria document. Additional requirements may be imposed by the CCMC when necessary for a particular evaluation, and are detailed in the individual evaluation.

Criteria document

Number	CSA-O86-14
Title	Engineering Design in Wood
Document	Standard
Publisher	CSA Group

Scope

This Standard provides criteria for the structural design and appraisal of structures or structural elements made from wood or wood products, including graded lumber, glued-laminated timber, unsanded plywood, oriented strandboard (OSB), composite building components, shearwalls and diaphragms, timber piling, pole-type construction, prefabricated wood I-joists, structural composite lumber products, preserved wood foundations, and their structural connections. This Standard employs the limit states design method.

In CSA Standards, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; “may” is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard.

Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.

Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.

Material requirements

The evaluation holder must demonstrate that the product meets the following requirements (additional requirements may be imposed by the CCMC when necessary, and are detailed in the individual evaluation):

Table 1. Service condition factors

Property	Dry service conditions	Wet service conditions: sawn lumber piling, and poles of at least diminsions
		89 mm or less	Over 89 mm
Bending at extreme fibre	1.00	0.84	1.00
Longitudinal shear	1.00	0.96	1.00
Compression parallel to grain	1.00	0.69	0.91
Compression perpendicular to grain	1.00	0.67	0.67
Tension parallel to grain	1.00	0.84	1.00
Modulus of elasticity	1.00	0.94	1.00

 

Table 2. Treatment factor

Product		Dry service conditions	Wet service conditions
Untreated lumber		1.00	1.00
Preservative-treated unincised lumber		1.00	1.00
Preservative-treated incised lumber of thickness 89 mm of less	Modulus of elasticity	0.90	0.95
	Other properties	0.75	0.85
Fire-retardant-treated lumber		See Clause 6.4.3.2 for effects of fire-retardant treatment

 

Table 3. System factor

For specified strength in	Case 1	Case 2	MRS	Built-up beams
Bending	1.10	1.40	1.20	1.10
Longitudinal shear	1.10	1.40	1.20	1.10
Compression parallel to grain	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.00
Tension parallel to grain	1.10	-	-	1.00
All other properties	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00

© CSA Group. This information is excerpted from the referenced standard published by CSA Group. The full version of the standard should be referenced, and can be obtained from CSA Group.

Installation requirements

The CCMC requires that evaluation holders provide instructions for the installation of the product(s) that:

• do not contravene the National Building Code of Canada, or any provincial or territorial building codes; and
• meet the requirements of CCMC minimum documentation requirements.

Manufacturing requirements

The CCMC requires that evaluation holders, at a minimum, demonstrate that the associated production process:

• is operated under a documented quality system; and
• meets the minimum requirements of the CCMC minimum documentation requirements.

Labelling requirements

The CCMC requires that evaluation holders ensure that product labels:

• reference the associated CCMC number or mark; and
• meet the requirements of CCMC minimum documentation requirements.

Published CCMC evaluations

The following products have been evaluated to these requirements by the CCMC:

CCMC number:	Manufacturer:	Product names:
08384-L	London Roof Truss Inc.	ES-20
12888-L	London Roof Truss Inc.	ES-16
10319-L	MiTek Canada, Inc.	MII 16
11996-L	MiTek Canada, Inc.	MT20
13270-L	MiTek Canada, Inc.	MT18HS
13124-L	Alpine Systems Corporation	Alpine HS18 Truss Plate
13326-L	Simpson Strong-Tie Canada, Limited	AS-20 Truss Plate

Code references

This standard is not referenced in the National Building Code of Canada