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4.2.4.4.(2) | Application | Intent |
| OP2 |
| Objective | OP2 Structural Sufficiency of the Building |
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| Application | Application 1: Protection against frost action where
the bearing surface of a foundation is
not below the level of potential damage from frost.
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| Intent | Intent 1: To limit the probability that a foundation unit will not
be designed for frost action expected to occur below the foundation, which
could lead to excessive upward displacement of the unit, which could lead
to:
Intent 2: To exempt from the application of Sentence 4.2.4.4.(1) foundations
where conditions are such that they are unlikely to be negatively affected
by frost action. |
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