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4.1.5.17.(1) | Application | Intent |
OS2 |
Objective | OS2 Structural Safety |
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Application | Application 1: Specified horizontal loads for the design of walls
in buildings, including walls around a shaft, where
the floor elevation on one side of a wall is more than 600 mm higher
than the elevation of the floor or ground on the other side.
Application 2: This also applies to certain windows in stairways,
as stated in Clause 3.4.6.5.(6)(b). |
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Intent | Intent 1: To limit the probability that the horizontal load for the
design of a wall acting as a guard will not take into account the maximum
expected horizontal forces exerted by persons based on the use and occupancy
of the guarded area, which could lead to structural failure, which could lead
to harm to persons. |
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