AJS Series I-Joists PR-L310 Boise Cascade Wood Products, LLC
AJS Series I-Joists PR-L310 Boise Cascade Wood Products, LLC
AJS Series I-Joists PR-L310 Boise Cascade Wood Products, LLC
2. Product description:
The AJS® Series I-joists covered by this report, as described in Table 1, are made with
lumber flanges and OSB webs in accordance with the in-plant manufacturing standard
approved by APA.
3. Design properties:
Table 2 lists the design properties for AJS Series I-joists. The allowable spans for AJS
Series I-joists covered by this report shall be in accordance with the recommendations
provided by the manufacturer (www.bc.com/wood/ewp).
4. Product installation:
AJS Series I-joists covered by this report shall be installed in accordance with the
recommendations provided by the manufacturer. Permissible web holes and cantilever
reinforcements shall be in accordance with the recommendations provided by the
manufacturer.
5. Fire-rated assemblies:
Fire-rated assemblies shall be constructed in accordance with the recommendations
provided by the manufacturer or as shown in APA Product Report PR-S201. AJS Series I-
joists may be used in the fire rated assemblies described in the 2018, 2015, 2012, and 2009
IBC as follows:
6. Limitations:
a) AJS Series I-joists covered by this report shall be designed in accordance with the code
using the design properties specified in this report.
b) AJS Series I-joists covered by this report are limited to dry service conditions where the
average equilibrium moisture content of sawn lumber is less than 16 percent.
c) AJS Series I-joists covered by this report are produced at the Boise Cascade Wood
Products, LLC facility in St. Jacques, New Brunswick under a quality assurance program
audited by APA.
d) This report is subject to re-examination in one year.
7. Identification:
The AJS Series prefabricated wood I-joists described in this report are identified by a label
bearing the manufacturer's name (Boise Cascade Wood Products, LLC) and/or trademark,
the APA assigned plant number (1108), the I-joist series, the APA logo, the report number
PR-L310, and a means of identifying the date of manufacture. AJS-150, AJS-20, AJS-24
and AJS-25 are permitted to be labelled as NJ40H, NJ60H, NJ40U and NJ60U, respectively.
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Washington. The information contained herein is based on the product evaluation in accordance
with the references noted in this report. Neither APA, nor its members make any warranty,
expressed or implied, or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the use, application of,
and/or reference to opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations included in this report.
Consult your local jurisdiction or design professional to assure compliance with code,
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workmanship or the conditions under which engineered wood products are used, it cannot accept
responsibility for product performance or designs as actually constructed.