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Concrete Design and Material Standards
National Building Code of Canada Requirements for Precast Certification
Concrete Design and Material Standards
CSA Concrete Design Standards
  • CSA A23.3 - Design of concrete structures
  • CSA S413 - Design of parking structures
  • CSA S6 - Canadian highway bridge design code
  • CSA S806 - Design and Construction of Building Components with Fibre-Reinforced Polymers
  • CSA S16 - Limit states design of steel structures (precast connections)
CSA Concrete Material and Construction Standards
  • CSA 23.4 - Precast concrete – Materials and construction
  • CSA A23.1 - Concrete materials and methods of concrete construction
  • CSA A23.2 - Methods of test and standard practices for concrete
  • CSA A3000-Series - Cementitious materials compendium
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Quality Control Standards
  • Manual for Quality Control for Plants and Production of Precast and Prestressed Concrete Products – MNL-116
  • Manual for Quality Control for Plants and Production of Architectural Precast Concrete Products – MNL-117
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NBCC Requirements for Precast Certification
National Building Code of Canada (2005) – Division B:
Clause 4.3.3.1.(1) - Buildings and their structural members made of plain, reinforced and prestressed concrete shall conform to CSA A23.3, Design of Concrete Structures.
Clause A-4.3.3.1.(1) - Precast Concrete- CSA A23.3, Design of Concrete Structures, requires precast concrete members to conform to CAN/CSA-A23.4, Precast Concrete – Materials and Construction
CSA A23.3 – Design of concrete structures:
CSA-A23.3-04 - Clause 16.2.1 – All precast concrete elements covered by this standard shall be manufactured and erected in accordance with CSA A23.4.
CSA A23.4 – Precast concrete – Materials and construction:
CSA-A23.4-05 - Clause 4.2.1 – Precast concrete elements produced and erected in accordance with this standard shall be produced by certified manufacturers, with certification demonstrating the capability of a manufacturer to fabricate precast concrete elements to the requirements of this Standard.
It is not a requirement of the National Building Code, Provincial Building Codes or CSA Standards that products and systems are required to be certified by CSA.
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