LP LVL Rim Board

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LP LVL Rim Board

Technical Specifications • LP LVL Rim Board has been tested in accordance with ICC ES Acceptance Criteria for Wood-Based Rim Board Products, AC124. • LP LVL Rim Board is manufactured from the LVL W species mix, which consists of Douglas Fir-Larch or Western Hemlock, separately or in combination.

MAXIMUM LOAD Vertical Load Capacity Thickness Lateral Rim Board (plf) Load Capacity* (in.) d≤ 16" 16"

• The design of LP LVL Rim Board installed over wall openings shall not exceed the values specified in the ALLOWABLE EDGEWISE STRESSES table. • The maximum concentrated load for all thicknesses and depths, based on a Product Description Materials & Fabrication 4-1/2" bearing length, is 3500 lbs. • No load duration increase is permitted • LP LVL Rim Board is intended for use • LP LVL Rim Board is fabricated from with these values. as an integral component of LP’s cross-plied laminated veneer lumber, engineered wood framing systems. which is precision cut to match the • The lateral load capacity is applicable depths of LP I-Joists. to wind and seismic loads and is based on the attachment schedule specified in • LP LVL Rim Board is dimensionally stable Basic Uses the INSTALLATION drawings. with flat surfaces for easier installation • LP LVL Rim Board is designed to of siding. • The vertical load capacity (for d ≤ 16") be used with LP I-Joists and LP LVL must be reduced if the allowable • LP LVL Rim Board is manufactured in beams to support vertical and lateral bearing stress of the wall plate is less long lengths, making installation faster wall loads as part of a floor or roof than 525 psi. For an SPF wall plate by reducing joining. Since the rim board framing system. (425 psi), multiply the vertical capacity is precut, its use eliminates inaccuracies by 0.80. and time involved in ripping plywood rim. • LP LVL Rim Board has a high load Note: Material Safety Data Sheets are capacity that permits the elimination available. Please contact the Customer of squash blocks in most multi-story Support number listed on the back of applications. this page.

Fastener Values INSTALLATION

• Nail and Bolt Values: Refer to the current ICC ES evaluation MAXIMUM LOAD RIM TO JOIST CONNECTION report (ESR-1254) for information on the equivalent specific See Maximum Load chart (front) gravity for design of nail and bolt connections. ICC ES 8d (box or evaluation reports can be obtained online at www.icc-es.org. common) or 10d box nails, one at top, Face Nailing Edge Nailing one at bottom

Nail Size* TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS End Dist. Spacing End Dist. Spacing of each I-joist 8d 1-1/2" 3" 2-1/2" 4" 10d 1-1/2" 3" 2-1/2" 4" 16d 1-1/2" 5" 3-1/2" 5" NOTE: Rim board must be connected to wall plate and floor deck. See Rim to Deck/Plate Connection detail. * Common or box nails

• Lag Screw Values: For 1/2" diameter lag screws installed in the RIM TO DECK/PLATE CONNECTION wide face and loaded in single shear, perpendicular-to-grain, the allowable capacity is: • Floor deck to rim board: Use 8d or 10d nails 450 lbs. for 1-1/4" rim board (box or common) at 6" oc

• Rim board to wall plate: Toe-nail using 8d (box or common) at 6" oc, or l6d (box or common) at 12" oc

RIM BOARD WEIGHTS BY THICKNESS (PLF) Joist Depth NOTE: Rim board must be connected to I-joist. See Rim To Joist Connection detail. Thickness 9-1/2" 11-7/8" 14" 16" 18" 20" 22" 24" 1-1/4" 3.5 4.3 5.1 5.8 6.5 7.3 8.0 8.7 NOTES: 1. Additional nailing may be required for wind or seismic design by the project designer.

Used as a Flexural Member

ALLOWABLE EDGEWISE STRESSES (PSI) Property Allowable Stress MOE (x 106) 1.3

Fb* 1750

Fcp (perpendicular to grain) 750

Fv 285 NOTES: * The allowable bending stress, Fb, is assigned for a standard depth of 12". 1/3.83 For other depths, multiply Fb by (12/depth) . For depths less than 3-1/2", multiply Fb by 1.379. “Depth” is the depth of the member in inches.

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