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9.20.6.5.(1) | Application | Intent |
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| Objective | OS2 Structural Safety |
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| Application | Application 1: Maximum height of unreinforced and nominally reinforced
masonry parapet walls, on buildings to which Part
9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of
Part 9]:
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 an excessively high height-to-thickness
ratio, which could lead to an inadequate resistance to expected wind loads.
This is to limit the probability of:
This is to limit the probability of harm to persons.
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