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Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 2 DOL adjustment factor KD in CSA O86

From: Comparison of reliability evaluation methods between China and Canada standards for wood structures featuring duration of load

Duration of load

KD

Typical load conditions

Short-term

1.15

Earthquake, impact

Standard

1.0

Residential live load, snow load

Long-term

0.65

Dead load

  1. DOL factor KDOL = 0.8KD
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