Load factor calibration for the proposed 2005 edition of the National Building Code of Canada: Statistics of loads and load effects.

Presents statistics for dead load, live load due to use and occupancy, snow load and wind load that have been adopted for calibration in Canada. Background on the companion-action format for load combinations to be adopted by the proposed 2005 edition of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC); Results of a survey of typical construction tolerances in the country; Details of the live load reduction factor equation used in the NBCC.