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4.2.4.4.(1) | Application | Intent |
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| Objective | OP2 Structural Sufficiency of the Building |
| Attribution |
[F21-OP2.4]
Applies to portion of Code text: “… the bearing
surface of a foundation shall be below the
level of potential damage, including damage resulting from frost
action …”
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| Application | Application 1: Minimum depth of bearing surface of foundations.
Exceptions:
except as exempted in Sentence 4.2.4.4.(2), which applies
to foundations not below the level of potential
damage from frost.
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| Intent | Intent 1: To limit the probability that frost action will occur below
a foundation unit, which could lead to excessive upward displacement of the
unit, which could lead to:
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