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This research report will focus on manufacturer or trade association deflection requirements for a number of floor topping/covering related products where deflection requirements may impact serviceability.
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Controlling sound transmission in buildings is an important serviceability issue. This presentation explores methods of reducing sound transmission in assemblies constructed with wood trusses.
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This presentation examines the different ways that the organizations that publish evaluation reports handle liability, and what this means for the manufacturer seeking a Technical Evaluation Report (TER) for their product.
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This presentation seeks to explain how to correctly apply live loads to the bottom chord of trusses for uninhabitable attics in accordance with IRC Table R301.5 and IBC Table 1607.1 and ASCE 7-10 Table 4-1.
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This presentation provides information on recent fire testing of floor systems in an effort to discuss 2012 IRC Section R501.3 and 2015 IRC Section R302.13 and the use of gypsum wallboard in single membrane floor protection.
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