Composite Materials & Engineering Center
ICC Accredited Testing Laboratory
Accreditation by the International Code Council – Accreditation Service as a testing laboratory indicates that we meet the highest international quality standards, and applicants for an evaluation report may use our reports and services as evidence of code compliance. We are also willing to expand the scope of our accreditation for projects; please call 509-335-2262 or e-mail cmec@wsu.edu for more information.
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Fasteners and Connectors
- AC155: Acceptance Criteria for Hold-Downs (Tie-Downs) Attached to Wood Members
- ASTM D1761: Standard Test Method for Mechanical Fasteners in Wood
- ASTM D5652: Standard Test Method for Bolted Connections in Wood and Wood-Base Products
- ASTM D5764: Standard Test Method for Evaluating Dowel-Bearing Strength of Wood and Wood-Based Products
- ASTM F1575: Standard Test Method for Determining Bending Yield Moment of Nails
Deck Board & Guardrail Systems
- AC174: Acceptance Criteria for Deck Board Span Ratings and Guardrail Systems (Guards & Handrails)
- ASTM D7032: Standard Specification for Establishing Performance Ratings for Wood-Plastic Composite Deck Boards and Guardrail Systems (Guards or Handrails)
Physical/Structural Testing of Wood & Wood-Based Products
- AC47: Acceptance Criteria for Structural Composite Lumber
- AC124: Acceptance Criteria for Wood-Based Rim Board Products
- AC424 Acceptance Criteria for Wood-Based Exterior Composite Trim Treated With Zinc Borate (ZB) Preservative by a Non-Pressure Process
- ASTM D143: Standard Test Methods for Small Clear Specimens of Timber
- ASTM D198: Standard Test Methods of Static Tests of Lumber in Structural Sizes
- ASTM D2395: Standard Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Wood and Wood-Based Materials
- ASTM D2915: Standard Practice for Evaluating Allowable Properties for Grades of Structural Lumber
- ASTM D3737 Standard Practice for Establishing Allowable Properties for Structural Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam)
- ASTM D4442: Standard Test Methods for Direct Moisture Content Measurement of Wood and Wood-Base Materials
- ASTM D4761: Standard Test Methods for Mechanical Properties of Lumber and Wood-Base Structural Materials
- ASTM D4933: Standard Guide for Moisture Conditioning of Wood and Wood-Based Materials
- ASTM D5456: Standard Specification for Evaluation of Structural Composite Lumber Products
- ASTM D6815: Standard Specification for Evaluation of Duration of Load and Creep Effects of Wood and Wood-Based Products
- ASTM D7031: Standard Guide for Evaluating Mechanical and Physical Properties of Wood-Plastic Composite Products
- ASTM D7032: Standard Specification for Establishing Performance Ratings for Wood-Plastic Composite Deck Boards and Guardrail Systems (Guards or Handrails)
Panels
- ASTM D1037: Standard Test Methods for Evaluating Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials
- ASTM E72: Standard Test Methods of Conducting Strength Tests of Panels for Building Construction
- ASTM E330/E330M Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Doors, Skylights, and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference
- PS 2-92 Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels
- APA PRP-401 Performance Standard for APA EWS Rim Boards
- ANSI/APA PRR 410 Standard for Performance Rated Engineered Wood Rim Boards
- ANSI A315.6 Hardboard Siding
I-Joists
- AC14: Acceptance Criteria for Prefabricated Wood I-Joists
- ASTM D7147: Standard Specification for Testing and Establishing Allowable Loads of Joist Hangers
Assemblies
- AC130: Acceptance Criteria for Prefabricated Wood Shear Panels
- ASTM D7032: Standard Specification for Establishing Performance Ratings for Wood-Plastic Composite Deck Boards and Guardrail Systems (Guards or Handrails)
- ASTM E455: Standard Test Method for Static Load Testing of Framed Floor or Roof Diaphragm Construction for Buildings
- ASTM E564: Standard Practice for Static Load Test for Shear Resistance of Framed Walls for Buildings
- ASTM E2126: Standard Test Methods for Cyclic (Reversed) Load Test for Shear Resistance of Walls for Buildings