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Volume 1
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Division B
Folder: volume-1/division-b/part-4
149 items under this folder.
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4. Structural Design
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4.1.1.1. Scope
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4.1.1.2. Definitions
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4.1.1.3. Design Requirements
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4.1.1.4. Reserved
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4.1.1.5. Design Basis
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4.1.2.1. Loads and Effects
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4.1.2.2. Loads Not Listed
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4.1.3.1. Definitions
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4.1.3.2. Strength and Stability
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4.1.3.3. Fatigue
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4.1.3.4. Serviceability
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4.1.3.5. Deflection
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4.1.3.6. Vibration
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4.1.4.1. Dead Loads
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4.1.5.1. Loads Due to Use of Floors and Roofs
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4.1.5.10. Sway Forces in Assembly Occupancies
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4.1.5.11. Crane-Supporting Structures and Impact of Machinery and Equipment
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4.1.5.12. Bleachers
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4.1.5.13. Helicopter Landing Areas
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4.1.5.14. Loads on Guards and Handrails
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4.1.5.15. Loads on Vehicle Guardrails
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4.1.5.16. Loads on Walls Acting As Guards
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4.1.5.17. Firewalls
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4.1.5.2. Uses Not Stipulated
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4.1.5.3. Full and Partial Loading
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4.1.5.4. Loads for Occupancy Served
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4.1.5.5. Loads on Exterior Areas
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4.1.5.6. Loads for Dining Areas
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4.1.5.7. More Than One Occupancy
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4.1.5.8. Variation With Tributary Area
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4.1.5.9. Concentrated Loads
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4.1.6.1. Specified Load Due to Rain or to Snow and Associated Rain
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4.1.6.10. Arch Roofs, Curved Roofs and Domes
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4.1.6.11. Snow Loads Due to Sliding
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4.1.6.12. Valleys in Curved or Sloped Roofs
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4.1.6.13. Specific Weight of Snow
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4.1.6.14. Snow Removal
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4.1.6.15. Ice Loading of Structures
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4.1.6.16. Roofs with Solar Panels
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4.1.6.2. Specified Snow Load
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4.1.6.3. Full and Partial Loading
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4.1.6.4. Specified Rain Load
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4.1.6.5. Multi-Level Roofs
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4.1.6.6. Horizontal Gap Between a Roof and a Higher Roof
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4.1.6.7. Areas Adjacent to Roof Projections
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4.1.6.8. Snow Drift at Corners
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4.1.6.9. Gable Roofs
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4.1.7.1. Specified Wind Load
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4.1.7.10. Interior Walls and Partitions
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4.1.7.11. Exterior Ornamentations, Equipment and Appendages
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4.1.7.12. Attached Canopies on Low Buildings with a Height H ≤ 20 m
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4.1.7.13. Roof-Mounted Solar Panels on Buildings of Any Height
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4.1.7.14. Wind Tunnel Procedure
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4.1.7.2. Classification of Buildings
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4.1.7.3. Static Procedure
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4.1.7.4. Topographic Factor
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4.1.7.5. External Pressure Coefficients
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4.1.7.6. External Pressure Coefficients for Low Buildings
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4.1.7.7. Internal Pressure Coefficient
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4.1.7.8. Dynamic Procedure
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4.1.7.9. Full and Partial Wind Loading
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4.1.8.1. Analysis
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4.1.8.10. Additional System Restrictions
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4.1.8.11. Equivalent Static Force Procedure for Structures Satisfying the Conditions of Article 4.1.8.7.
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4.1.8.12. Dynamic Analysis Procedure
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4.1.8.13. Deflections and Drift Limits
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4.1.8.14. Structural Separation
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4.1.8.15. Design Provisions
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4.1.8.16. Foundation Provisions
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4.1.8.17. Site Stability
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4.1.8.18. Elements of Structures, Non-Structural Components and Equipment
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4.1.8.19. Seismic Isolation
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4.1.8.2. Notation
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4.1.8.20. Seismic Isolation Design Provisions
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4.1.8.21. Supplemental Energy Dissipation
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4.1.8.22. Supplemental Energy Dissipation Design Considerations
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4.1.8.23. Additional Performance Requirements for Post-disaster Buildings, High Importance Category Buildings, and a Subset of Normal Importance Category Buildings
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4.1.8.3. General Requirements
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4.1.8.4. Site Properties
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4.1.8.5. Importance Factor and Seismic Category
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4.1.8.6. Structural Configuration
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4.1.8.7. Methods of Analysis
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4.1.8.8. Direction of Loading
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4.1.8.9. Force Reduction Factors, System Overstrength Factors, and General Restrictions
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4.2.1.1. Application
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4.2.2.1. Subsurface Investigation
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4.2.2.2. Reserved
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4.2.2.3. Field Review
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4.2.2.4. Altered Subsurface Condition
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4.2.3.1. Wood
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4.2.3.10. Corrosion of Steel
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4.2.3.2. Preservation Treatment of Wood
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4.2.3.3. Plain and Reinforced Masonry
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4.2.3.4. Prevention of Deterioration of Masonry
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4.2.3.5. Concrete
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4.2.3.6. Protection Against Chemical Attack
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4.2.3.7. Steel
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4.2.3.8. Steel Piles
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4.2.3.9. High Strength Steel Tendons
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4.2.4.1. Design Basis
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4.2.4.10. Permafrost
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4.2.4.11. Swelling and Shrinking Soils
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4.2.4.12. Expanding and Deteriorating Rock
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4.2.4.13. Construction on Fill
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4.2.4.14. Structural Design
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4.2.4.2. Subsurface Investigation
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4.2.4.3. Identification
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4.2.4.4. Depth of Foundations
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4.2.4.5. Sloping Ground
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4.2.4.6. Eccentric and Inclined Loads
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4.2.4.7. Dynamic Loading
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4.2.4.8. Hydrostatic Uplift
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4.2.4.9. Groundwater Level Change
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4.2.5.1. Design of Excavations
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4.2.5.2. Excavation Construction
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4.2.5.3. Supported Excavations
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4.2.5.4. Unsupported Excavations
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4.2.5.5. Control of Water Around Excavations
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4.2.5.6. Loss of Ground
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4.2.5.7. Protection and Maintenance at Excavations
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4.2.5.8. Backfilling
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4.2.6.1. Design of Shallow Foundations
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4.2.6.2. Support of Shallow Foundations
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4.2.6.3. Incorrect Placement of Shallow Foundations
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4.2.6.4. Damaged Shallow Foundations
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4.2.7.1. General
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4.2.7.2. Design for Deep Foundations
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4.2.7.3. Tolerance in Alignment and Location
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4.2.7.4. Incorrect Alignment and Location
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4.2.7.5. Installation of Deep Foundations
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4.2.7.6. Damaged Deep Foundation Units
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4.2.8.1. General
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4.2.8.2. Use of Existing Foundations
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4.3.1.1. Design Basis for Wood
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4.3.1.2. Glue-Laminated Members
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4.3.1.3. Termites
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4.3.2.1. Design Basis for Plain and Reinforced Masonry
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4.3.3.1. Design Basis for Plain, Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete
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4.3.4.1. Design Basis for Structural Steel
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4.3.4.2. Design Basis for Cold-Formed Steel
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4.3.4.3. Steel Building Systems
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4.3.5.1. Design Basis for Aluminum
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4.3.6.1. Design Basis for Glass
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4.4.1.1. Design Basis for Air-, Cable- and Frame-Supported Membrane Structures
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4.4.2.1. Design Basis for Storage Garages and Repair Garages
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4.4.3.1. Design Basis for Storage Racks
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4.4.4.1. Guards Over Retaining Walls
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4.4.5.1. Anchor Systems on Building Exterior