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9.23.11.3.(1) | Application | Intent |
OS2 | OP2 | OH1 | OH4 | OS1 | OS3 |
Objective | OH1 Indoor Conditions |
Attribution | |
Application | Application 1: Minimum number of top wall plates in loadbearing stud
walls, in wood-frame constructions to which Section 9.23. applies
[see Sentence 9.23.1.1.(1) for application of Section 9.23.].
Exceptions:
except as stated in Sentences 9.23.11.3.(2) to (4), which apply where studs are
directly beneath the supported framing above, or where lintels provide the
required support.
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Intent | Intent 1: To limit the probability of inadequate capacity to transfer
loads from supported floor and roof framing members, which could lead to an
inability to resist expected gravity and lateral loads, which could lead to:
Where wood-frame construction supports or
is part of an environmental separator, this is to limit the probability of
the displacement or failure of required environmental separation elements,
which could lead to:
This is to limit the probability of:
This is to limit the probability of:
This is to limit the probability of harm to persons.
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