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The product conforms to CSA-S347-14, "Method of Test for Evaluation of Truss Plates Used in Lumber Joints," and CSA-O86-14, "Engineering Design in Wood." The test results in conformance with CSA-S347 are as follows:

Table 1.1 Results of Testing the Ultimate Tensile Strength of Plate ^{Footnote (1)}
Nominal Uncoated Plate Thickness Requirements (mm)	Minimum Coated Plate Thickness Requirements (mm)	Minimum Uncoated Plate Thickness Requirement (mm)	Maximum Plate Thickness Requirement for Tests (mm)	Test (t test) for Average Uncoated Thickness (mm)	Ultimate Tensile Strength Requirement (MPa)	Average Test Result for Ultimate Tensile Strength (MPa)	Correction Factor
0.912	0.965	0.889	0.957	0.914	360	371.3	0.943

Table 1.2 Results of Testing the Lateral Resistance of Teeth
Direction of Load	Limit States Design, Ultimate Lateral Resistance, nu	Limit States Design, Lateral Slip Resistance, ns
Units	MPa/Plate	MPa/Plate
Type of press	Hydraulic	Hydraulic
Species of wood	S-P-F	S-P-F
Load parallel to grain, plate length parallel to load	1.56	2.05
Load parallel to grain, plate length perpendicular to load	1.46	2.17
Load perpendicular to grain, plate length parallel to load	1.00	1.07
Load perpendicular to grain, plate length perpendicular to load	1.22	1.98

Table 1.3 Results of Testing the Tensile Strength of Plate
Direction of Load	Limit States Design Tensile Resistance, tp
Units	N/mm/Plate
Plate length parallel to load	219
Plate length perpendicular to load	145

Table 1.4 Results of Testing the Shear Strength of Plate
Angle (Degree)	Limit States Design for Shear Resistance, vp(N/mm/Plate)	Shear Failure in Tension or Compression	Slots in Plate Axis
0	83	N/A	⊥
30	123	Compression	⊥
30	65	Tension	//
60	119	Compression	⊥
60	53	Tension	//
90	97	N/A	//
120	83	Compression	//
120	75	Tension	⊥
150	98	Compression	//
150	66	Tension	⊥

Notes to Table 1.4:

⊥ : Slots perpendicular to plate, long dimension

// : Slots parallel to plate, long dimension

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