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4.1.8.12.(4) | Application | Intent |
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Attribution |
(b)
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Application | Application 1: Effects of accidental torsional moments in the design
of buildings for earthquake when dynamic analysis
is used on structures with B less than 1.7 (i.e. torsionally stiff).
Exceptions:
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Intent | Intent 1: To supersede the application of Clause (a) and allow the
use of a smaller accidental eccentricity that does not include a dynamic amplification
of the static effect of accidental eccentricity for torsionally stiff structures.
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