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Results of Testing of Performance Requirements of the Product at Maximum Height

Property

Test

Requirement

Result

Water vapour permeance

ASTM E 96

≤ 170 ng/Pa·s·m2

20.8 ng/Pa·s·m2

Lateral load

ASTM E 72-05

≥ 1 602 kg/m2/m

Pass

Axial load

ASTM E 72-05

≥ 109.453 kN/m

> 669.929 kN/m

Brick ledge

ASTM E 72-05

≥ 42.320 kN/m

Pass

Interior transverse loading (negative wall pressure)

ASTM E 72-05

Tested to failure

11.6 kPa

Exterior transverse loading (positive wall pressure)

ASTM E 72-05

Tested to failure

22.4 kPa

Footing Design Requirements for the ProductFootnote (2)
Minimum Depth and Width of 13-mm Clean Crushed Stone Footing (mm)Footnote (3)

Construction Type (Assumed Wall Loading)

Soil Loadbearing Capacity (kPa)

75 kPa

100 kPa

150 kPa

≥ 200 kPa

Depth

Width

Depth

Width

Depth

Width

Depth

Width

Conventional light-frame construction

1 storey (16.05 kN/m)

102

378

102

378

102

378

102

378

2 storeys (26.29 kN/m)

153

437

102

378

102

378

102

378

3 storeys (42.34 kN/m)

331Footnote (1)

642

204Footnote (1)

496

102

378

102

378

Masonry veneer over light-frame construction

1 storey (21.91 kN/m)

102

378

102

378

102

378

102

378

2 storeys (39.41 kN/m)

305Footnote (1)

613

178

466

102

378

102

378

3 storeys (58.38 kN/m)

534Footnote (1)

877

331Footnote (1)

642

153

437

102

378

Lateral Support and Sill Plate Anchorage of Product to Wood-Frame Floors

Top of Foundation Wall Fastening Schedule

Backfill Height

Joist Height

Sill Plate Bolting

Brace and Block Spacing

Number of Solid Blocks Required

Minimum Distance of Blocking

2.286 m to 2.896 m

≥ 254 mm

One 12.7-mm bolt at 609.6 mm o.c.

1 220 mm o.c. and 305 mm from the interior of each corner

3

1 524 mm

2.286 m to 2.896 m

< 254 mm

One 12.7-mm bolt at 609.6 mm o.c.

2

1 220 mm

0 m to 2.286 m

Any height

One 12.7-mm bolt at 1 219.2 mm o.c.

1

610 mm