
Standard Specification for Evaluating Structural Capacities of Rim Board Products and Assemblies
STANDARD published on 1.11.2026
Designation standards: ASTM D7672-26
Publication date standards: 1.11.2026
The number of pages: 18
Approximate weight : 54 g (0.12 lbs)
Country: American technical standard
Category: Technical standards ASTM
This specification provides procedures for testing and establishing the structural capacities of proprietary rim board products and assemblies for use in light-frame wood construction using I-joist or structural composite lumber joist framing. This specification also establishes several procedures used to test rim board products and assemblies, to judge their acceptability, and to establish allowable design capacities.
Keywords:
concentrated vertical load transfer, deck ledger, deck ledger attachment, floor, I-joists, lateral load transfer, light-frame construction, oriented strand board, platform, plywood, rim board, rim board assembly, roof, structural composite lumber, thickness swell, uniform vertical load transfer, wood,, ICS Number Code 79.060.01 (Wood-based panels in general),91.080.20 (Timber structures)