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9.20.6.1.(1)
ApplicationIntent
OH1OS2OP2OH4OS3
ObjectiveOS2 Structural Safety
Attribution
[F20-OS2.1,OS2.5]
[F22-OS2.5]
[F20,F22-OS2.3] Applies to elements that support or are part of an environmental separator.
Application
Application 1: 
Minimum thickness of above-ground, unreinforced masonry exterior walls not more than 2.8 m high at the eaves and 4.6 m high at the peaks of gable ends, where the wall height above the foundation wall does not exceed 11 m, and in which the roof or floor system above the first storey is not of concrete construction in:
  • 1-storey buildings,
  • the top storeys of 2- and 3-storey buildings, and
  • loadbearing masonry exterior walls of buildings of more than one storey in regions where the spectral response acceleration Sa(0.2) is greater than 0.55 that are reinforced in accordance with Sentence 9.20.1.2.(1) and loadbearing masonry exterior walls of 3-storey buildings in regions where the spectral response acceleration Sa(0.2) is greater than 0.35 and less than or equal to 0.55 that are reinforced in accordance with Sentence 9.20.1.2.(2).
This applies to buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of Part 9].
Exceptions: 
except:
  • for cavity walls, and
  • as stated in Sentence 9.20.1.1.(2), which applies to buildings other than described above, or where the masonry is designed for specified loads on the basis of ultimate and serviceability limit states.
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability that masonry exterior walls will be unable to resist expected structural loads.
This is to limit the probability of compromised structural integrity, which could lead to:
  • structural failure of masonry construction, or
  • where masonry construction is part of an environmental separator, the excessive deformation, displacement or failure of required environmental separation elements, which could lead to deterioration, which could lead to further compromised structural integrity.
This is to limit the probability of harm to persons.
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