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4.1.8.17.(4)
ApplicationIntent
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Application
Application 1: 
Element or component factor, Cp, for calculating the lateral force in Sentence 4.1.8.17.(1) for the earthquake design of machinery, fixtures, equipment, ducts and tanks (including contents) in buildings in areas where IEFaSa(0.2) is equal to or greater than 0.35 or in post-disaster buildings.
Exceptions: 
except as stated in Sentence 4.1.8.1.(1), which applies to areas where the spectral response acceleration amplified for site conditions equals the floor levels found in low seismicity regions with Site Class C (i.e. very dense soil and soft rock).
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) of Division A 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 define components that are:
  • both rigid and rigidly connected, or
  • both flexible and flexibly connected.
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