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9.20.6.2.(2) | Application | Intent |
OH1 | OS2 | OP2 | OH4 | OS3 | OS1 |
Objective | OS2 Structural Safety |
Attribution | |
Application | Application 1: In buildings to which Part
9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of
Part 9], width of cavities in above-ground, unreinforced and nominally reinforced
masonry cavity walls, loadbearing masonry cavity 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 cavity 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):
Exceptions:
except 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 of:
This is to limit the probability of compromised
structural integrity, which could lead to:
This is to limit the probability of harm to persons.
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