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4.1.5.15.(1) | Application | Intent |
| OS2 |
| Objective | OS2 Structural Safety |
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| Application | Application 1: Minimum specified horizontal loads for the design
of guards, their connections and their supporting
structures.
Application 2: This also applies to certain windows in stairways,
as stated in Clause 3.4.6.5.(6)(b). Application 3: This also applies, in buildings to
which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application
of Part 9], to:
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| Intent | Intent 1: To limit the probability that the horizontal load for the
design of a guard and its supporting elements will not take into account the
maximum expected horizontal forces exerted by persons based on the use and
occupancy of the guarded area, which could lead to structural failure, which
could lead to harm to persons. |
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