e| IRC Building Sciences Group - A Rimkus Company 2121 Argentia Road, Suite 401 Mississauga, Ontario, LEN 2X4 Tel: 905.607.7244, Fax: 905 607.7288 Toll Free: 1.888.607.5245 duly 27, 2022 Mr. Valar Arumugam.S ACE CRANES & ENGINEERING FZ-LLC P.O, Box 85652 RAK - UAE Tel: +971 7 244 5002 Ext. 830 Fax: +971 6 526 9096 RE: LNGC MODULAR BUILDING ‘AE20-127SD-23346 | 100146866 DESIGN AND DRAWING REVIEW KITIMAT, BC STRUCTURAL STEEL MATERIAL REFERENCES CSA/ASTM EQUIVALENT GRADE Dear Mr. Arumugam.S; At your request we have reviewed the steel material test certificates for yield and chemistry that you are proposing to used for the fabrication of the modular building. Our review confirms that the material meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of the design and specification including: Structural stee! shall conform to CSA G40.20/21, ASTM ASOQ/A500M, ASTM A1085, ASTM A572/A572M, ASTM A913/A913M, or ASTM AQS2/A9925M. Materials should be compared to ASTM 572-50, ASTM A1085 Grade 50, or CSA G40.21 as prescribed in L001-00000-CS-77770-1003_R0 and L001-00000-7770-1004 R Rolled section, plate — Grade 345 (ASTM A572-50) (ref. 1-15) Rolled section, plate, hollow section - 350 WT (CSA G40.21) (ref. C-4), ASTM A 1085 Grade 50, | trust this satisfies your current requirements, however; if you require further information or clarification, please call my office at your convenience. Yours very truly, IRC Building Sciences Group eB & Sok a Z- Le) SB Mare T. Winters, P.Eng Director Structural Engineering Providing Professional Consulting & Engineering Services Estabiohed 1088 Serving Canada With Regional Offces From Coast To Coast iel ‘A iimkus Company TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM Material Grade Substitution Project Name: LNG Canada Project Date: 26-July-2022 Company: LNG Canada Development Inc. Contractor: JGC Flour BC LNG Joint Venture Client: Cummins From: Ace Cranes & Engineering FZ-LLC Purpose: Ace Cranes & Engineering requested a structural material substitution for: 1. E-House (Tag. No. EERO70) Material needs to conform to 2. CSA G40.20 / CSA G40.21 “General Requirements for Rolled or Welded Structural Quality Steel / Structural Quality Stee!" (ref. C-4) as per LO01-00000- CS-7770-1003_RO Clause 3.2.1 Proposed Substitutions: BS EN 10025-2,3,4 , BS EN 10219-1 & BS EN 10210-1 Standard Equivalent Grade Materials are proposed, Technical References: * $16-14 Design of Steel Structures * CSA G40.20 / CSA G40.21 - General Requirements for Rolled or Welded Structural Quality Steel / Structural Quality Steel * ASTM A1085 Standard Specification for Cold-Formed Welded Carbon Steel Hollow Structural Sections (HSS) ‘* AS00/A500M ~ Standard Specification for Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural Tubing in Rounds and Shapes * ASTM A572/A572M Standard Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Structural Steel Grade 50 * ASTM A992/A992M - Standard Specification for Structural Steel Shapes Providing Professional Consulting & Engineering Services [_Eabieres 1985] Senvng Canada With Regional Offces From Goast To Goast oesl ‘ARimkue Company * ASTM A913/A913M - Standard Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Shapes of Structural Quality, Produced by Quenching and Self-Tempering Process * BS EN 10025-2 Hot rolled products of structural steels Technical Delivery conditions for Non-alloys structural steels * BS EN 10025-3 Technical delivery conditions for normalized/ normalized rolled weldable fine grain structural steels * BS EN 10025-4 Technical delivery conditions for Thermomechanical rolled weldable fine grade structural steels. Providing Professional Consulting & Engineering Services Established 1983 ‘Serving Canaca With Regional Offiées From Coast To Coast rsl ‘Rimkus Company Technical Memorandum - 1 (Rolled Hollow section, plate) Title: Material Grade Substitution Date: 26 July 2022 BS'EN102194/S355J2H as Substitute for ASTM A 1085 The Below Comparison of Chemical and Mechanical properties stated :355J2H Values are referred for <16mm thk sections, Table 4: Comparison of Chemical Composition Specification, wt% Element Material Mandared as sd Material per Code SEN 02194 $3562 ASTM A1085 C% max 0.26 0.20 Si% max 0.04 0.55 Mn % max 1.35 16 P-% max 0.035 0.025 S % max 0.035 0.025 Table 2: Comparison of Mechanical Property Specifications Element Material Mandaredas | Pro} Materials perCode | BSENOZH9-1 S355i2H ASTM A1085 Yield Strength (MPa) - (Min) 345 355 Tensile Strength (MPa) — (min) 450 470 to 630 Elongation 21 2010 22 CEQ 0.45 045 Impact requirement CVN BI @ FC 277 @ OC timecmisnicuss Providing Professional Consulting & Engineering Services Established 1962 ‘Serving Canada With Regional Offices From Coast To Coastl ‘ARimkus Company Technical Memorandum — 2 (Rolled section, plate) Title: Material Grade Substitution Date: 26 July 2022 BS EN 10025- 2 $355J2 as Substitute for ASTM A572-50 The Below Comparation of Chemical and Mechanical properties stated The material Grade Designation as $355J2, S355J2+AR, S355J2+N, S355J2+M will cover in this Comparison, since +AR, +N, +M are the Delivery Conditions of the steel BS EN 10025-2 S355J2H Values are referred for <16mm thk sections. Table 1: Comparison of Chemical Composition Specification, wi%, Element | Material Mandared as | Proposed Materials | per Code BS EN 10025-2 { ASTM AS72-50 $355J2 C% max 0.23 0.20 Si % max 0.40 I 0.55 Mn % max 1.35 1.6 P % max 0.030 0.025 'S% max 0.030 0.025 ‘Table 2: Comparison of Mechanical Property Specifications, Element. ‘Material Mandared as Proposed Materials per Code BS EN 1025-2 ASTM A572-50 $3552 Yield Strength (MPa) (Min) 345 355 Tensile Strength (MPa) — (min) 450 470 to 630 Elongation 24 20 to 22 CEQ 0.45 0.45 Impact requirement CVN Supplementary 27WE@0C Requirement Providing Professional Consulting & Engineering Services [Eaabiched 1083 _| ‘Serving Canada Vth Regional Offices From Coast To Coastl ‘Rimkus Company Technical Memorandum ~ 3 (Rolled wide flange H) Title: Material Grade Substitution Date: 25-May-2021 BS EN 10025- 2 S355JR as Substitute for ASTM A992/A992M The Below Comparation of Chemical and Mechanical properties stated The material Grade Designation as S355JR, S355JR+AR, S355JR#N, S355JR+M will cover in this Comparison, since +AR, +N, +M are the Delivery Conditions of the steel. BS EN 10025-2 S355JR Values are referred for <16mm thk sections. _Table 1: Comparison of Chemical Composition Specification, wi% Element Material Mandared as | Proposed Materials per Code BS EN 10025-2 ASTM A992/A992M $355JR © % max 0.23 0.20 Si % max 0.40 0.55 | Mn % max 0.50 to 1.60 16 P % max 0.035 0.035 S% max 0.045 0.035 Cu % max 0.60 0.55 ‘Table 2: Comparison of Mechanical Property Specifications Element Material Mandared as Proposed Materials Providing Professional Consulting & Engineering Services per Code BS EN 10025-2 ASTM A992/A992M S355JR. Yield Strength (MPa) — (Min) 345 355 Tensile Strength (MPa) - (min) | 450 ‘470 to 630 Elongation 24 20022 CEQ 0.47 0.45 Impact requirement CVN ‘Supplementary 2 @OC oa a Eeiablahed 1982 Serving Canada With Regional Ofces From Coast To Coast‘Afimkus Company Technical Memorandum - 4 (Rolled wide flange H) Title: Material Grade Substitution Date: 6 July 2022 BS EN 10025- 2 S355J0 as Substitute for ASTM A992/A992M. The Below Comparation of Chemical and Mechanical properties stated. The material Grade Designation as S355J0, S355J0+AR, S355J0+N, S355J0+M will cover in this Comparison, since +AR, +N, +M are the Delivery Conditions of the steel. BS EN 10025-2 S355J0 Values are referred for <16mm thk sections. ‘Table 1: Comparison of Chemical Composition Specification, wit Element ‘Material Mandared as | Proposed Materials per Code BS EN 1025-2 ASTM A992/A992M $355J0 C % max 0.23 0.20 Si% max 0.40 0.55 Mn % max 0.50 to 1.60 16 P% max 0.035 0.030 S % max 0.045 0.030 ‘Cu % max 0.60 0.55 ‘Table 2: Comparison of Mechanical Property Specifications Element Material Mandared as Proposed Mater Providing Professional Consulting & Engineering Services per Code BS EN 10025-: ASTM A992/A992M $3550 Yield Strength (MPa) — (Min) 345 355 Tensile Strength (MPa) — (min) 450 470 to 630 Elongation 21 20 to 22 CEQ 047 | 0.45 Impact requirement CVN ‘Supplementary 277 @0C Requirement [estbianes 1603) ‘Serving Canada With Regional Offices From Goast To Coast fener)l A Rimkus Company Technical Memorandum — 5 (Rolled wide flange H) Title: Material Grade Substitution Date: 26 July 2022 BS EN 10025- 2 $355J2 as Substitute for ASTM A992/A992M The Below Comparation of Chemical and Mechanical properties stated. The material Grade Designation as S355J2, S355J2+AR, S365J2+N, S355J2+M will cover in this Comparison, since +AR, +N, +M are the Delivery Conditions of the steel. BS EN 10025-2 $355J2 Values are referred for <16mm thk sections. Table 1: Comparison of Chemical Composition Specification, wt% Element Material Mandared as Proposed Materials per Code BS EN 10025- ASTM A992/A992M $3552 C % max 0.23 0.20 Si % max 0.40 0.55, } Mn % max 0.50 to 1.60 1.6 P % max 0.035 0.025 S % max 0.045 0.025 Cu % max 0.60 0.55 Table 2: Comparison of Mechanical Property Specifications _ _ Element ] Material Mandared as Proposed Materials per Code BS EN 10025-2 ASTM A992/A992M $3552 Yield Strength (MPa) - (Min) 345 355 Tensile Strength (MPa) — (min) | 450 470 to 630 Elongation 24 20 to 22 CEQ 047 0.45 Impact requirement CVN ‘Supplementary 27I@0C 0 Providing Professional Consulting & Engineering Services Esiabiohed 1983, ‘Serving Canada Witn Regional Offces From Coast To Coast iol Technical Memorandum — 6 (Rolled section, plate) Material Grade Substitution : 26 July 2022 BS EN 10025- 3 S355NL as Substitute for ASTM A572-50 The Below Comparation of Chemical and Mechanical properties stated. BS EN 10025-3 S355NL Values are referred for <40mm thk sections. Table 1: Comparison of Chemical Composition Specification, wt% Element Material Mandared as Proposed Materials per Code BS EN 10025-3 ASTM A572-50 ‘S355NL C % max 0.23 0.18 Si% max 0.40 0.50 Mn % max 1.35 0.9 to 1.65 P % max 0.030 0.025 S% max 0.030 0.02 Table 2: Comparison of Mechanical Property Specifications Element ‘Material Mandared as Proposed Materials per Code BS EN 10025-: _ ASTM A572-50 S355NL Yield Strength (MPa) — (Min) 345 355 Tensile Strength (MPa) — (min) 450 470 to 630 Elongation 21 22 CEQ 0.45 0.43 Impact requirement CVN ‘Supplementary 271 @ 40e Requirement Providing Professional Consulting & Engineering Services Exabished 1983 Serving Canada With Regional Offices From Coast To Coastl A Rimkus Company Technical Memorandum - 7 (Rolled section, plate) Title: Materi Date: 26 July 2022 | Grade Substitution BS EN 10025- 4 S355ML as Substitute for ASTM A572-50 The Below Comparation of Chemical and Mechanical properties stated BS EN 10025-3 S355JNL Values are referred for >63 to <80mm thk sections, Table 4: Comparison of Chemical Composition Specification, wi% Element Material Mandared as Proposed Materials per Code BS EN 10025-4 ASTM A572-50 S355ML C% max 0.23 0.14 Si% max 0.40 | 0.50 Mn % max 4.35 | 1.60 P % max 0.030 0.025 S % max 0.030 0.02 ‘Table 2: Comparison of Mechanical Property Speeifications Element ‘Material Mandared as, Proposed Materials per Code BS EN 10025-4 ASTM A572-50 S355ML Yield Strength (MPa) — (Min) 345 365 Tensile Strength (MPa) — (min) 450 410 to 560 Elongation 24 20 to 22 CEQ 045 0.40 impact requirement CVN ‘Supplementary 275 @ BOC Requirement Providing Professional Consulting & Engineering Services Extabiohed 1083 ‘Serving Canada With Regional Ofices From Coast To Coasti ‘A Rimkus Company Technical Memorandum -— 8 (Tertiary Steel — all use) Title: Material Grade Substitution Date: 25-May-2021 BS EN 10025- 2 S275JR as Substitute for ASTM ASOO/A500M Grade A The Below Comparation of Chemical and Mechanical properties stated. BS EN 10025-2 S275JR Values are referred for <16mm thk sections. Table 4: Comparison of Chemical Composition Specification, w1% Element Material Mandared as Proposed Materials per Code BS EN 10025-2 ASTM AS00/A500M S275JR C% max 0.26 0.24 Si % max - - Mn % max 1.35 15 P% max 0.035 0.035 S % max 0.035 0.035 Table 2: Comparison of Mechanical Property Specifications Element Material Mandared as Proposed Materials per Code BS EN 10025-2 ASTM A500/A500M S275JR Yield Strength (MPa) ~ (Min) 270 275 Tensile Strength (MPa) — (min) 310 470 to 630 Elongation 25 2 CEQ = 043 impact requirement CVN ‘Supplementary BI @ +20C Requirement Providing Professional Consulting & Engineering Services Enablehed 1089 ‘Serving Canada With Regional Offices From Coast To Coastl A Rimkus Company CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS In Conclusion the below table of proposed materials can be substituted for the Material mandated by project specification code si Equivalent Grade as per ‘Ace Procured Equivalent Material Grades | satis Section Details Specification: 8S EN 10025-2, 3,4 7 CSA S16-14, Clause 5.1.3 Primary & Secondary 10 steels A CHODOEMDTLASTM Plate and pipe materials 11 | Roied section, pate pipe | CA 25524 CSA G40.20/640 21 (ASTMA sn sasom, | Bate materiale 12 [rotedsecton pte | See aoy 95512, $355126N,SB55NL ASTM A572/A572M, ASTM ‘S355JR#N, S3SSIR4AR, 1.3 | Rolled wide flange # | A833/K913M, ASTIN SB5SIR¢M, 5355)0+M1 992/8992M. 535512, S355126M 14 | Rolledsection plate | CSA G¢0.20/640.22 3552, 3557200, 5355, | REMORSE F | Rolled section, plate | €SaG4020/64023, ASTM Ting ive Plates 15 (Thickness < 42mm) AS72/AS72M_ 5385ML ZO | Tertiary Stel (all use) | ASTA ASOO/ASOON Si ‘Alveniary steels «All Primary Steel Proposed steel should meet 0°C Impact requirements (27J) as per Project Specification L001-00000-CS-7770-1003 Clause 3.2.1 * Lifting Lug & Associated materials should meet -40°C Impact (27J) requirements as per Project Specification L001-00000-CS-7770-1004 Clause 3.1.1 * All Primary and Secondary steel materials shall be certified to Type 3.1 in accordance with EN 10204. * Tertiary shall be certified to Type 2.2 in accordance with EN10204. Providing Professional Consulting & Engineering Services Emablched 1982 Serving Canada With Regional Oces From Coast To Coastl A Rimkus Company CLOSING We trust you will ind the information in this document satisfies the material substitution request by ACE CRANES AND ENGINEERING FZ-LLC for the LNG Canada project. Yours very truly, MEM, IRC Building Sciences Group Inc. Ls Sere MoT WNTERS ; #40916 Mare T. Winters, P.Eng Sey, Director Structural Engineerin: 9 ory STATEMENT OF LIMITATIONS This document has been prepared by IRC Building Sciences Group for the exclusive use and benefit of the intended recipient. No other party is entitled to rely on any of the conclusions, data, opinions, or any other information contained in this document. This document represents our best professional judgement based on the information available at the time of its completion and as appropriate for the project. Services performed in developing the content of this document have been conducted in a manner consistent with that level and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the engineering profession currently practicing under similar conditions. No warranty, expressed or implied, is made. Providing Professional Consulting & Engineering Services Established 1985 ‘Serving Canada With Regional Ofices From Coast To Coast, oup.co