9.20.2.1.(1)

Intent 1:

To limit the probability that performance, with respect to loadbearing capacity, water transfer and freeze-thaw resistance, will fall significantly below expectations, which could lead to an inability to resist expected gravity or lateral loads, as well as moisture or temperature loads.

This is to limit the probability of:

• compromised structural integrity of masonry construction,
• where masonry construction is part of an environmental separator, the displacement or failure of required environmental separation elements, which could lead to deterioration, or
• in assemblies exposed to moisture or the exterior, damage and deterioration.

For floors and elements supporting floors, this is to limit the probability of excessive movement, deflection or vibration, which could lead to negative effects on the psychological well-being of persons.