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4.2.4.13.(1)
ApplicationIntent
OS2OP2OS1
ObjectiveOS2 Structural Safety
Attribution
(a) [F20-OS2.2] [F21-OS2.5]
Application
Application 1: 
Buildings placed on fill.
This applies to buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A and buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A] that are required to be designed to the requirements of Part 4.
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability that placing a building on fill will not take into account the soil properties of the fill, which could lead to insufficient capacity of the foundation, which could lead to structural failure, which could lead to harm to persons.
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