A-9.4.4.S. and 9.15.1.1.

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(2) Hamilton, J-J. Swelling and Shrinking Subsoils. Canadian Building Digest 84, Division of Building
Research, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, 1966.
(3) Hamilton, J-J. Foundations on Swelling and Shrinking Subsoils. Canadian Building Digest 184, Division of
Building Research, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, 1977.
(4) Penner, W., Eden, W.J., and Gratten-Bellew, P.E. Expansion of Pyritic Shales. Canadian Building Digest
152, Division of Building Research, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, 1975.
(5) Swinton, M.e, Brown, w.e, and Chown, G.A. Controlling the Transfer of Heat, Air and Moisture
through the Building Envelope. Small Buildings - Technology in Transition, Building Science Insight '90,
Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, 1990. .

A-9.4.4.6. and 9.15.1.1. Loads on Foundations. The prescriptive solutions provided in Part 9
relating to footings and foundation walls only account for the loads imposed by drained earth. Drained earth is
assumed to exert a load equivalent to the load that would be exerted by a fluid with a density of 480 kg/me,
The prescriptive solutions do not account for surcharges fr6rn saturated soil or additional loads from heavy
objects located adjacent to the building. Where such surcharges are expected, the footings and foundation walls
must be designed and constructed according to Part 4.

A·9.5.1.2. Combination Rooms. If a room draws natural light and natural ventilation from another area,
the opening between the two areas must be large enough to effectively provide sufficient light and air. This is
why a minimum opening of 3 m? is required, or the equivalent of a set of double doors. The effectiveness of the
transfer of light and air also depends on the size of the transfer opening in relation to the size of the dependent
room; in measuring the area of the wall separating the two areas, the whole wall on the side of the dependent
room should be considered, not taking into account offsets that may be in the surface of the wall.
The opening does not necessarily have to be in the form of a doorway; it may be an opening at eye level. .
However, if the dependent area is a bedroom, provision must be made for the escape window required by
Article 9.9.10.1. to fulfill its safety function. This is why a direct passage is required between the bedroom and
the other area; the equivalent of at least a doorway is therefore required for direct passage between the two areas.

A-9.5.5.3. Doorways to Rooms with a Bathtub, Shower or Water Closet. The intent of
Article 9.5.5.3. is to ensure a certain degree of barrier-free access to rooms that provide some or all of the
facilities found in a typical residential bathroom.
If the minimum 860 mm hallway serves more than one room with identical facilities, only one of the rooms is
required to have a door not less than 760 mm wide.
If a number of rooms have different facilities, for example, one room has a shower, lavatory and water closet,
and another room has a lavatory and water closet, the room with the shower, lavatory and water closet must
have the minimum 760 mm wide door. Where multiple rooms provide the same or similar facilities, one of these
rooms must comply with the requirement to have at least one bathtub or shower, one lavatory and one water
closet. Where the fixtures are located in two separate rooms served by the same hallway, the requirement for the
minimum doorway width would apply to both rooms. '
If the minimum 860 mm hallway does not serve any room containing a bathtub, shower and water closet,
additional fixtures do not need to be installed.

A.9.6.1.2.(2) Mirrored Glass Doors. CAN/CGSB-82.6-M covers mirrored glass doors for use on reach-in
closets. It specifies that such doors are not to be used for walk-in closets.

A-9.6.1.3.(1) Maximum Glass Area. Tables A-9.6.1.3.(1)A. to A-9.6.1.3.(1)F. may be used to select glass
thickness for windows subject to the following conditions:
• The building has an essentially uniform distribution of paths for air leakage, including operable openings,
but no large openings that would permit wind gusts to rapidly enter the building, e.g., loading or garage
doors.
• The building has a height from grade to the uppermost roof of 12 m or less, and is located in a built-up
area, no less than 120 m away from the boundary between this area and open terrain. (Where this criterion
is not met, see Tables A-9.6.1.3.(1)D. to A-9.6.1.3.(1)F., which-apply to buildings located on open terrain.)
• The building is not in an exceptionally exposed location such as a hilltop.
These six Ta:bles are based on CAN/CGSB-12.20-M and the wind load provisions in Article 4.1.7.1. The
maximum glass area values given in these Tables are intended to be equal to or smaller than those that would be
determined using the standard and wind load provisions directly to design for each individual case.

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Table A-9.6.1.3.(1)A.
Maximum Glass Area for Windows in Areas for which the l-in-50 Hourly Wind Pressure (HWP) is less than 0.55 kPa(l)

Maximum Glass Area, m2

Type of Glass Glass Thickness, mm
2.5 3 4 5 6 8 10 12
Annealed 0.58 0.96 1.47 2.04 2.84 4.74 6.65 9.74
Factory-sealed IG units(2) 1.02 1.71 2.68 3.74 5.24 7.93 9.92 13.92
Heat-strengthened or tempered 1.24 1.93 2.60 3.18 3.99 5.55 6.99 9.74
Wired 0.27 0.45 0.68 0.93 1.31 2.15 3.07 5.03

Notes to Table A-9.6.1.3.(1)A.:

(1) The maximum hourly wind pressure with one chance in fifty of being exceeded in anyone year, as provided in Appendix C.
(2) Maximum glass area values apply to IG units of two identical lites (annealed, heat-strengthened or tempered) spaced at 12.7 mm.

Table A-9.6.1.3.(1)B.
Maximum Glass Area for Windows in Areas for which the l-in-50 Hourly Wind Pressure (HWP) is less than 0.75 kPa(l)

Maximum Glass Area, m2

Type of Glass Glass Thickness, mm
2.5 3 4 5 6 8 10 12
Annealed 0.42 0.68 1.02 1.42 2.04 3.34 4.70 7.65
Factory-sealed IG units(2) 0.72 1.19 1.85 2.56 3.64 6.01 8.35 11.83
Heat-strengthened 0.88 1.46 2.21 2.71 3.39 4.73 5.92 8.29
Tempered 1.18 1.64 2.21 2.71 3.39 4.73 5.92 8.29
Wired 0.20 0.32 0.50 0.68 0.94 1.55 2.19 3.60

Notes to Table A-9.6.l.3.{1 )B.:

(1) The maximum hourly wind pressure with one chance in fifty of being exceeded in anyone year, as provided in Appendix C.
(2) Maximum glass area values apply to IG units of two identical lites (annealed, heat-strengthened or tempered) spaced at 12.7 mm.

Table A-9.6.1.3.{1)C.
Maximum Glass Area for Windows in Areas for which the l-in-50 Hourly Wind Pressure (HWP) is less than 1.00 kPa(l)

Maximum Glass :A.rea,m2

Type of Glass Glass Thickness, mm
2.5 3 4 5 6 8 10 12
Annealed 0.30 0.50 0.77 1.05 1.45 2.40 3.40 5.62
Factory-sealed IG units(2) 0.52 0.86 1.31 1.86 2.57 4.30 6.10 9.89
Heat-strengthened 0.65 1.04 1.63 2.26 2.92 4.07 5.10 7.14
Tempered 1.01 1.42 1.90 2.33 2.92 4.07 A 5.10 7.14
Wired 0.16 0.26 0.38 0.52 0.71 1.15 1.63 2.69

Notes to Table A-9.6.1.3.{1)C.:

(1) The maximum hourly wind pressure with one chance in fifty of being exceeded in anyone year, as provided in Appendix C.
(2) Maximum glass area values apply to IG units of two identical lites (annealed, heat-strengthened or tempered) spaced at 12.7 mm.

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Table A-9.6.1.3.(1 )0.

Maximum Glass Area for Windows in Areas for which the 1-in-50 Hourly Wind Pressure (HWP) is less than 0.55 kPa-
OPEN TERRAIN(l)
-
Maximum Glass Area, m2
Type of Glass -
Glass Thickness, mm
2.5 3 4 5 6 8 10 12
Annealed 0.46 0.75 1.16 1.60 2.25 3.76 5.32 8.70
Factory-sealed IG units(2) 0.80 1.34 2.11 2.93 4.10 6.90 9.66 12.53
Heat-strengthened 0.98 1.74 2.33 2.86 3.59 5.00 6.26 8.78
Tempered 1.25 1.74 2.33 2.86 3.59 5.00 6.26 8.78
Wired 0.22 0.36 t.55 0.76 1.05 1.75 2.47 4.09

Notes to Table A-9.6.1.3.(1)0.:

(1) The maximum hourly wind pressure with one chance in fifty of being exceeded in anyone year, as provided in Appendix C.
(2) Maximum glass area values apply to IG units of two identical lites (annealed, heat-strengthened or tempered) spaced at 12.7 mm.

Table A-9.6.1.3.(1 )E.

Maximum Glass Area for Windows in Areas for which the 1-in-50 Hourly Wind Pressure (HWP) is less than 0.75 kPa-
OPEN TERRAIN(l)

Maximum Glass Area, m2

,
Type of Glass Glass Thickness, mm
2.5 3 4 5 6 8 10 12
Annealed 0.33 0.54 0.83 1.14 1.61 2.67 3.75 6.14
Factory-sealed IG units(2) 0.57 0.94 1.47 2.04 2.85 4.75 6.72 10.97
Heat-strengthened 0.70 1.15 1.79 2.44 3.06 4.36 5.34 7.47
Tempered 1.06 1.48 1.99 2.44 3.06 4.36 5.34 7.47
Wired 0.16 0.26 0.40 0.55 0.76 1.24 1.77 2.93

Notes to Table A-9.6.1.3.(1)E.:

(1) The maximum hourly wind pressure with one chance in fifty of being exceeded in anyone year, as provided in Appendix C.
(2) Maximum glass area values apply to IG units of two identical lites (annealed, heat-strengthened or tempered) spaced at 12.7 mm.

Table A-9.6.1.3.(1)F.
Maximum Glass Area for Windows in Areas for which the 1-in-50 Ho'urly Wind Pressure (HWP) is less than 1.00 kPa-
OPEN TERRAIN(l)

Maximum Glass Area, m2

Type of Glass Glass Thickness, mm ,

2.5 3 4 5 6 8 10 12
Annealed 0.25 0.40 0.62 0.84 1.17 1.94 2.15 4.50
Factory-sealed IG units(2) 0.42 0.68 1.04 1.46 2.05 3.41 4.87 7.92
Heat -strengthened 0.51 0.84 1.30 1.79 2.52 3.69 4.60 6.44
Tempered 0.92 1.28 1.72 2.10 2.63 3.69 4.60 6.44
Wired 0.12 0.20 0.30 0.41 0.57 0.94 1.31 2.18

Notes to Table A-9.6.1.3.(1)F.:

(1) The maximum hourly wind pressure with one chance in fifty of being exceeded in anyone year, as provided in Appendix C.
(2) Maximum glass area values apply to IG units of two identical lites (annealed, heat-strengthened or tempered) spaced at 12.7 mm.

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