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4.1.3.2.(3)
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ObjectiveOS2 Structural Safety
Attribution
Application
Application 1: 
Load factors and effects due to earth pressure, [H], pre-stress, [P], and dimensional changes and differential settlement, [T], to be considered in the design of buildings and their structural components.
This applies to buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A and to buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) for application of Part 9] that are required to be designed in accordance with the requirements of Part 4.
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability that the effects of contraction or expansion caused by temperature changes, shrinkage, moisture changes, creep in component materials, movement due to differential settlement, and lateral earth pressure as well as the effects of pre-stress will not be taken into account in the structural design, which could lead to structural failure, which could lead to harm to persons.
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