Table 3: Comparison between the experimental characteristic moment capacity and that of the commercial joist product [²²].

Joist Depth (mm)	Bending Moment (kNm)
	Experimental		Commercial [22]		Ratio x 100
241	Characteristic Bending Moment	2.84	ASD Moment	4.60	61.7%
			Short-term Design Moment	6.90	41.1%
305	Characteristic Bending Moment	6.66	ASD Moment	5.97	111.6%
			Short-term Design Moment	8.95	74.4%