CSA S806-12 pdf download – Design and construction of building structures with fibre-reinforced polymers.
1 Scope 1.1 General This Standard provides requirements for the design and evaluation of building components of fibre-reinforced polymers (FRP) in buildings and of building components reinforced with FRP materials. It is based on limit states design principles and is consistent with the National Building Code of Canada. This Standard does not apply to the design of fibre-reinforced concrete (FRC), except for FRC/FRP cladding as defined in Clause 7.3 and Clause 1 3. Note: Procedures, test methods, and specifications are provided in Annexes A to S. 1.2 FRP components Requirements for the determination of engineering properties and design of self-supporting FRP components are covered by this Standard. 1.3 FRP reinforced components Requirements for the determination of engineering properties and design of FRP reinforced building components are covered by this Standard. The FRP reinforcing elements covered include bars, tendons, mats, grids, roving, sheets, and laminates. 1.4 Exposure to fire and temperature effects This Standard requires the designer to consider the possible effects of exposure to fire or elevated temperatures on the performance of FRP components and FRP reinforced components. 1.5 Terminology 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; and “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 (nonmandatory) to define their application.
Limit states — the conditions in which a structure ceases to fulfil the relevant function for which it was designed. Load, dead — specified dead load as defined in the National Building Code of Canada. Load factor — a factor applied to a specified load that, for the limit state under consideration, takes into account the variability of the loads and load patterns and the analysis of their effects. Load, factored — a product of a specified load and its load factor. Load, live — specified live load as defined in the National Building Code of Canada. Load, specified — load specified by the National Building Code of Canada without load factors. Load, sustained — specified dead load plus that portion of the specified live load expected to act over a period of time sufficient to cause significant long-time deflection. Matrix — in the case of fibre-reinforced polymers, the materials that serve to bind the fibres together, transfer loads to the fibres, and protect fibres against environmental attack and damage due to handling. Near surface mounted (NSM) — FRP rods or strips that are bonded into slots cut into the surface of the concrete. Noncombustible — the property of a material that meets the acceptance criteria of ULC CAN4-S1 1 4. Noncombustible construction — types of construction in which a degree of fire safety is attained by the use of noncombustible materials for structural members and other building assemblies. Polymer — a high molecular weight organic compound, natural or synthetic, containing repeating units. Precast concrete — concrete elements cast in a location other than their final position in service. Prestressed concrete — concrete in which internal stresses have been initially introduced so that the subsequent stresses resulting from dead load and superimposed loads are counteracted to a desired degree. This may be accomplished by the following methods: Post-tensioning — a method of prestressing in which the tendons are tensioned after the concrete has hardened. CSA S806-12 pdf download.
