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9.4.2.3.(1) | Application | Intent |
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| Objective | OS2 Structural Safety | ||||||||
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| Application | Application 1: Minimum specified load due to snow and occupancy for
balconies, decks and other accessible exterior platforms intended for occupancy
and subject to snow loads, where the construction, or each segregated area
of the construction, serves a single dwelling unit.
This applies to light-frame buildings to
which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application
of Part 9], whose wall, floor and roof planes are generally comprised of frames
of small repetitive structural members, and where:
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| Intent | Intent 1: To limit the probability of inadequate load-carrying capacity,
which could lead to an inadequate resistance to gravity loads, which could
lead to structural failure, which could lead to structural collapse, which
could lead to harm to persons. | ||||||||
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