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4.1.8.15.(2) | Application | Intent |
OS2 | OP2 |
Objective | OP2 Structural Sufficiency of the Building |
Attribution | |
Application | Application 1: Seismic Force Resisting Systems with discontinuous
columns, walls or braced frames for buildings where
IEFaSa(0.2) is equal to or greater than 0.35.
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Intent | Intent 1: To limit the probability that the design of elements supporting
a discontinuous column, wall or braced frame will not be based on the capacity
of the discontinuous element, which could lead to yielding in the discontinuity,
which could lead to a sudden brittle failure, which could lead to:
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