The graph to the left demonstrates the ICS Shear Wall Test results compared to a Conventional (Stick Frame) Construction Shear Wall Test. As you can see, the testing equipment was unable to fail the ICS wall structure.
Structural Testing of Walls and Floors performed at the Gene D. Knudson Wood Engineering Laboratory Department of Wood Science and Engineering College of Forestry Oregon State University located in Corvallis, Oregon under the direction of Rakesh Gupta, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Wood Engineering/Mechanics and Milo Clauson Faculty Research Assistant.
Civil and Structural Engineer Jok Ang, P.E. overseeing testing at OSU states that based on his structural observations during load tests and evaluation of test results, the ICS structural components have met the IBC/UBC and ASTM testing criteria.
Interested parties may contact: Oregonized Builders™ to obtain complete detailed results of all tests performed on our ICS at the department of Wood Science and Engineering College of Forestry Oregon State University.
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