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f � � <br />PEAKO ALUMINUM RAILING April 15, 2014 Page 7 <br />Engineering Review for Compliance with RJC No.: VAN.106169.0002 <br />2012 International Residential Code Peak Products USA Corporation <br />9.� o\/��V���/ <br />The PeakO Aluminum Railing system is intended to act as a guard or barrier to protect the <br />public from a fall. The objectives were to complete a structural review of the structural <br />components based in accordance with applicable material standards and the 2012 <br />lnternational Residential Code. <br />The following specified loads apply: <br />�� ■ Concentrated load of 200 pounds applied in any direction at any point along the top. <br />�■ Horizontally applied normal load of 50 pounds on an area equal to 1 square foot. <br />Material resistances will be determined in accordance with the respective design codes AA- <br />ADM-1 Aluminum Design Manual 2010, ASTM E1300-12a Standard Practice for Determining <br />Load Resistance of Glass in Buildings, and Z010 AISC Steei Construction Manual,142h edition. <br />In this report, the foilowing structural components were reviewed: <br />A. Infift Elements <br />1. Aluminum pickets 16 mm (5/8") wide - Dwg. Title "Aluminum Railing - Railing <br />Assembly with Pickets" <br />2. Aluminum pickets 38 mm (1'/2") wide - Dwg. Title "Aluminum Railing - Railing <br />Assembly with Wide Pickets" <br />3. Glass panels up to 1.676 m(66") wide - Dwg. Title "Aluminum Railing - Railing <br />Assembly with Glass Panel" <br />4. Glass panels 152 mm (6") wide - Dwg. Title "Aluminum Railing - Railing Assembly <br />with 6" Glass Panel" <br />B. Rail Elements <br />1. Post - Dwg. Title "Posts" <br />2. Hand rail - See Report Assembly drawings <br />3. Base rail - See Report Assembly drawings <br />4. Stair hand rail - See Report Assembly drawings <br />C. Connec4ors <br />1. Universal connector - Dwg. Titie "Brackets and Connectors" <br />Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. � <br />�b <br />