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ICC IBC Commentary Vol 2 2015

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International Building Code and Commentary Volume 2

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A practical tool that helps you to master the code you deal with everyday! This comprehensive yet concise publication provides a convenient reference for regulations in chapters 16 through 35 of the 2015 International Building Code® (IBC®).

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1 2015 IBC® CODE AND COMMENTARY VOLUME 2
2 2015 IBC® CODE AND COMMENTARY VOLUME 2 TITLE PAGE
3 COPYRIGHT
4 PREFACE
5 S.I. CONVERSION CHART FOR ENGLISH UNITS
6 TABLE OF CONTENTS
8 CHAPTER 16: STRUCTURAL DESIGN
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 1601 GENERAL
SECTION 1602 DEFINITIONS AND NOTATIONS
10 SECTION 1603 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
12 SECTION 1604 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
13 TABLE 1604.3 DEFLECTION LIMITS
14 FIGURE 1604.3.6 CONCRETE ROOF MEMBER DEFLECTION CRITERIA
16 TABLE 1604.5 RISK CATEGORY OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
19 EQUATION 16-6
EQUATION 16-7
EQUATION 16-15
EQUATION 16-16
20 EQUATION 16-22
SECTION 1605 LOAD COMBINATIONS
21 FIGURE 1605.1(1) EXAMPLES OF DISCONTINUOUS SHEAR WALLS
22 FIGURE 1605.1(2) COLLECTORS
EQUATION 16-1
EQUATION 16-2
EQUATION 16-3
EQUATION 16-4
EQUATION 16-5
EQUATION 16-6
EQUATION 16-7
23 EQUATION 16-8
EQUATION 16-9
EQUATION 16-10
EQUATION 16-11
EQUATION 16-12
EQUATION 16-13
EQUATION 16-14
EQUATION 16-15

EQUATION 16-16
24 EQUATION 16-17
EQUATION 16-18
EQUATION 16-19
EQUATION 16-20
EQUATION 16-21
EQUATION 16-22
25 SECTION 1606 DEAD LOADS
26 SECTION 1607 LIVE LOADS
FIGURE 1607.1(1) SUMMARY OF MINIMUM LIVE LOAD REQUIRED IN UNINHABITABLE ATTICS
FIGURE 1607.1(2) DETERMINATION OF ATTIC LIVE LOAD IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 1607.1 FOOTNOTES I, J, AND K
27 TABLE 1607.1 MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, L0, AND MINIMUM CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
28 TABLE 1607.1—continued MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, L0, ANDMINIMUM CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
TABLE 1607.1—continued MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, L0, AND MINIMUM CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
29 TABLE 1607.1—continued MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, Lo, AND MINIMUM CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
32 FIGURE 1607.8.1 HANDRAIL DESIGN LOAD
FIGURE 1607.8.1.2 COMPONENT DESIGN LOAD
33 FIGURE 1607.8.3 VEHICLE BARRIER REQUIREMENTS
34 EQUATION 16-23
TABLE 1607.10.1 LIVE LOAD ELEMENT FACTOR, KLL
35 FIGURE 1607.10.1 LIVE LOAD REDUCTION EXAMPLE
36 EQUATION 16-24
EQUATION 16-25
37 FIGURE 1607.11 PARTIAL LOADING
38 EQUATION 16-26
EQUATION 16-27
EQUATION 16-28
EQUATION 16-29
EQUATION 16-30
EQUATION 16-31
EQUATION 16-32
FIGURE 1607.12.2.1 MINUMUM ROOF LIVE LOAD IN ACCORDANCE WITH EQUATION 16-26
40 FIGURE 1607.13 TOP-RUNNING BRIDGE CRANE
41 SECTION 1608 SNOW LOADS
42 FIGURE 1608.1(1) BALANCED AND UNBALANCED LOADS FOR A SAWTOOTH ROOF
FIGURE 1608.1(2) DRIFTING SNOW ON LOW ROOFS AND DECKS
FIGURE 1608.1(3) DRIFTING SNOW ONTO ADJACENT LOW STRUCTURE
43 TABLE 1608.2 GROUND SNOW LOADS, pg, FOR ALASKAN LOCATIONS
SECTION 1609 WIND LOADS
44 FIGURE 1609.1(1) WIND PRESSURES CAUSED BY EXTERNAL WIND FLOW
FIGURE 1609.1(2) OPENING IN EXTERIOR WALL OF BUILDING
45 FIGURE 1608.2 GROUND SNOW LOADS, pg, FOR THE UNITED STATES
46 FIGURE 1608.2—continued GROUND SNOW LOADS, pg, FOR THE UNITED STATES
48 FIGURE 1609.1.1.1 WIND SPEED-UP EFFECT
49 TABLE 1609.1.2 WIND-BORNE DEBRIS PROTECTION FASTENING SCHEDULE FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANELS
50 FIGURE 1609.1.2EFFECTS OF OPENINGS IN THE BUILDING ENVELOPE
52 EQUATION 16-33
TABLE 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED CONVERSIONS
53 FIGURE 1609.3(1) ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEEDS, vult, FOR RISK CATEGORY II BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
54 FIGURE 1609.3(2) ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEEDS, vult, FOR RISK CATEGORY III AND IV BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
55 FIGURE 1609.3(3) ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEEDS, vult, FOR RISK CATEGORY I BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
57 EQUATION 16-34
58 EQUATION 16-35
59 TABLE 1609.6.2 NET PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS
60 TABLE 1609.6.2—continued NET PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS
61 TABLE 1609.6.2—continued NET PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS
62 TABLE 1609.6.2—continued NET PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS
63 SECTION 1610 SOIL LATERAL LOADS
TABLE 1610.1 LATERAL SOIL LOAD
64 SECTION 1611 RAIN LOADS
EQUATION 16-36
FIGURE 1611.1(1) SECONDARY ROOF DRAINAGE NOT REQUIRED
65 FIGURE 1611.1(2) FLOW RATE, IN GALLONS PER MINUTE, OF VARIOUS ROOF DRAINS AT VARIOUS WATER DEPTHS AT DRAIN INLETS (INCHES)
FIGURE 1611.1(3) SEPARATE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROOF DRAINS
66 FIGURE 1611.1(4) EQUATION 16-36 COEFFICIENT
67 FIGURE 1611.1(5) RAIN LOAD EXAMPLE
68 FIGURE 1611.1 100-YEAR, 1-HOUR RAINFALL (INCHES) WESTERN UNITED STATES
69 FIGURE 1611.1—continued 100-YEAR, 1-HOUR RAINFALL (INCHES) CENTRAL UNITED STATES
70 FIGURE 1611.1—continued 100-YEAR, 1-HOUR RAINFALL (INCHES) EASTERN UNITED STATES
71 FIGURE 1611.1—continued 100-YEAR, 1-HOUR RAINFALL (INCHES) ALASKA
72 FIGURE 1611.1—continued 100-YEAR, 1-HOUR RAINFALL (INCHES) HAWAII
73 SECTION 1612 FLOOD LOADS
76 SECTION 1613 EARTHQUAKE LOADS
79 FIGURE 1613.3.1(1) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES OF 0.2-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION(5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
80 FIGURE 1613.3.1(1)—continued RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES OF 0.2-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION(5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
81 FIGURE 1613.3.1(2) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES OF 1-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION(5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
82 FIGURE 1613.3.1(2)—continued RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES OF 1-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION(5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
83 FIGURE 1613.3.1(3) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR HAWAII OF 0.2- AND 1-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION(5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
84 FIGURE 1613.3.1(4) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR ALASKA OF 0.2-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION(5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
85 FIGURE 1613.3.1(5) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR ALASKA OF 1.0-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION(5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
86 FIGURE 1613.3.1(6) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS OF 0.2- AND 1-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION(5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
87 FIGURE 1613.3.1(7) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS OF 0.2- AND 1-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION(5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
88 FIGURE 1613.3.1(8) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR AMERICAN SAMOA OF 0.2- AND 1-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
89 EQUATION 16-37
EQUATION 16-38
EQUATION 16-39
EQUATION 16-40
TABLE 1613.3.3(1) VALUES OF SITE COEFFICIENT Fa a
90 TABLE 1613.3.3(2) VALUES OF SITE COEFFICIENT FV a
91 TABLE 1613.3.5(1) SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY BASED ON SHORT-PERIOD (0.2 second) RESPONSE ACCELERATION
TABLE 1613.3.5(2) SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY BASED ON 1-SECOND PERIOD RESPONSE ACCELERATION
92 SECTION 1614 ATMOSPHERIC ICE LOADS
SECTION 1615 STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
94 EQUATION 16-41
FIGURE 1615.4 LONGITUDINAL, PERIMETER, TRANSVERSE AND VERTICAL TIES
95 EQUATION 16-42
BIBLIOGRAPHY
98 CHAPTER 17: SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 1701 GENERAL
99 SECTION 1702 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1703 APPROVALS
101 FIGURE 1703.5.3 TYPICAL LABEL INFORMATION
SECTION 1704 SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS, CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY AND STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION
106 SECTION 1705 REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
107 TABLE 1705.2.3 REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS OF OPEN-WEB STEEL JOISTS AND JOIST GIRDERS
108 TABLE 1705.3 REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS OF CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
110 TABLE 1705.6 REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS OF SOILS
111 TABLE 1705.7 REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS OF DRIVEN DEEP FOUNDATION ELEMENTS
TABLE 1705.8 REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS OF CAST-IN-PLACE DEEP FOUNDATION ELEMENTS
121 SECTION 1706 DESIGN STRENGTHS OF MATERIALS
SECTION 1707 ALTERNATIVE TEST PROCEDURE
SECTION 1708 IN-SITU LOAD TESTS
122 SECTION 1709 PRECONSTRUCTION LOAD TESTS
124 BIBLIOGRAPHY
126 CHAPTER 18: SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
127 SECTION 1801 GENERAL
SECTION 1802 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1803 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS
128 FIGURE 1803.5.2 TYPICAL SETUP FOR CONDUCTING STATIC LOAD TESTS
129 FIGURE 1803.5.3 SWELLING POTENTIAL OF SOILS AND PLASTICITY INDEX
133 SECTION 1804 EXCAVATION, GRADING AND FILL
136 SECTION 1805 DAMPPROOFING AND WATERPROOFING
139 FIGURE 1805.2.2 MATERIALS FOR WATERPROOFING AND DAMPROOFING INSTALLATIONS
141 FIGURE 1805.3.2 MATERIALS FOR WATERPROOFING INSTALLATIONS
142 FIGURE 1805.3.3(1) DETAIL—MEMBRANE PLACEMENT THROUGH A KEY JOINT
FIGURE 1805.3.3(2) PIPE DETAIL—PROPER PLACEMENT OF WATERPROOFING ELEMENTS
143 FIGURE 1805.4.2 FOUNDATION DRAINAGE SYSTEM
144 SECTION 1806 PRESUMPTIVE LOAD-BEARING VALUES OF SOILS
145 TABLE 1806.2 PRESUMPTIVE LOAD-BEARING VALUES
146 SECTION 1807 FOUNDATION WALLS, RETAINING WALLS AND EMBEDDED POSTS AND POLES
FIGURE 1807.1.2 UNBALANCED BACKFILL HEIGHT
147 FIGURE 1807.1.4 WOOD FOUNDATION
149 TABLE 1807.1.6.2 CONCRETE FOUNDATION WALLS
151 FIGURE 1807.1.6.3 TIE AT TOP COURSE BED JOINT
TABLE 1807.1.6.3(1) PLAIN MASONRY FOUNDATION WALLS
152 TABLE 1807.1.6.3(2) 8-INCH MASONRY FOUNDATION WALLS WITH REINFORCEMENT WHERE d ≥ 5 INCHES
153 TABLE 1807.1.6.3(3) 10-INCH MASONRY FOUNDATION WALLS WITH REINFORCEMENT WHERE d ≥ 6.75 INCHES
154 TABLE 1807.1.6.3(4) 12-INCH MASONRY FOUNDATION WALLS WITH REINFORCEMENT WHERE d ≥ 8.75 INCHES
156 EQUATION 18-1
EQUATION 18-2
EQUATION 18-3
157 SECTION 1808 FOUNDATIONS
160 FIGURE 1808.7.1 FOUNDATION CLEARANCES FROM SLOPES
161 FIGURE 1808.7.1 BUILDINGS ADJACENT TO ASCENDING SLOPE EXCEEDING 1 TO 1
FIGURE 1808.7.2 BUILDINGS ADJACENT TO DESCENDING SLOPE EXCEEDING 1 TO 1
162 FIGURE 1808.7.4 FOOTING ELEVATION ON GRADED SITES
163 TABLE 1808.8.1 MINIMUM SPECIFIED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH f´C OF CONCRETE OR GROUT
164 TABLE 1808.8.2 MINIMUM CONCRETE COVER
165 SECTION 1809 SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS
166 FIGURE 1809.6 ISOLATED FOOTINGS
TABLE 1809.7 PRESCRIPTIVE FOOTINGS SUPPORTING WALLS OF LIGHT-FRAME CONSTRUCTION
167 FIGURE 1809.8 PUNCHING SHEAR (EXAGGERATED ILLUSTRATION)
168 FIGURE 1809.9.2 BRICK FOOTING OFFSET
169 FIGURE 1809.10 FOUNDATION WALL CLAY MASONRY CURTAIN WALL WITH CONCRETE MASONRY PIERS
171 SECTION 1810 DEEP FOUNDATIONS
175 FIGURE 1810.3.1.2 COMPOSITE ELEMENTS
176 FIGURE 1810.3.1.6 STEEL CASINGS
177 FIGURE 1810.3.2.4 TIMBER PILES
179 TABLE 1810.3.2.6 ALLOWABLE STRESSES FOR MATERIALS USED IN DEEP FOUNDATION ELEMENTS
183 EQUATION 18-4
186 FIGURE 1810.3.5.3.1 STEEL H-PILE SECTIONS
189 FIGURE 1810.3.8 PRECAST NONPRESTRESSED AND PRESTRESSED CONCRETE PILES
191 EQUATION 18-5
EQUATION 18-6
EQUATION 18-7
EQUATION 18-8
EQUATION 18-9
EQUATION 18-10
192 EQUATION 18-11
195 FIGURE 1810.3.9.5 BELLED DRILLED SHAFTS
FIGURE 1810.3.9.6 SOCKETED DRILLED SHAFTS
200 FIGURE 1810.4.1.5 TYPICAL EFFECTS OF OVERDRIVING TIMBER PILES
202 FIGURE 1810.4.7 ENLARGED BASE PILES—UNCASED OR CASED SHAFTS
204 BIBLIOGRAPHY
206 CHAPTER 19: CONCRETE
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 1901 GENERAL
207 SECTION 1902 DEFINITIONS
208 SECTION 1903 SPECIFICATIONS FOR TESTS AND MATERIALS
214 SECTION 1904 DURABILITY REQUIREMENTS
215 SECTION 1905 MODIFICATIONS TO ACI 318
219 SECTION 1906 STRUCTURAL PLAIN CONCRETE
220 SECTION 1907 MINIMUM SLAB PROVISIONS
SECTION 1908 SHOTCRETE
224 BIBLIOGRAPHY
226 CHAPTER 20: ALUMINUM
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 2001 GENERAL
SECTION 2002 MATERIALS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
228 CHAPTER 21: MASONRY
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
229 SECTION 2101 GENERAL
230 SECTION 2102 DEFINITIONS AND NOTATIONS
231 SECTION 2103 MASONRY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
235 TABLE 2103.2.3 CERAMIC TILE MORTAR COMPOSITIONS
236 SECTION 2104 CONSTRUCTION
237 SECTION 2105 QUALITY ASSURANCE
238 FIGURE 2104.1.2 MOLDED CORNICE
SECTION 2106 SEISMIC DESIGN
SECTION 2107 ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN
239 EQUATION 21-1
SECTION 2108 STRENGTH DESIGN OF MASONRY
240 SECTION 2109 EMPIRICAL DESIGN OF MASONRY
241 TABLE 2109.2.1 ALLOWABLE STRESS GROSS CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA FOR DRY-STACKED, SURFACE-BONDED CONCRETE MASONRY WALLS
242 EQUATION 21-2
243 TABLE 2109.3.3.1 ALLOWABLE SHEAR ON BOLTS IN ADOBE MASONRY
244 SECTION 2110 GLASS UNIT MASONRY
245 SECTION 2111 MASONRY FIREPLACES
FIGURE 2111.1 SECTION THROUGH FIREPLACE
247 FIGURE 2111.7 RUMFORD FIREPLACE
249 FIGURE 2111.11 HEARTH EXTENSION
250 FIGURE 2111.12 ILLUSTRATION OF EXCEPTION TO FIREPLACE CLEARANCE PROVISION
FIGURE 2111.12(1) COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS PROJECTION ABOVE FIREPLACE OPENING
251 FIGURE 2111.14.1 FACTORY-BUILT FIREPLACE EXTERIOR COMBUSTION AIR DUCT
252 SECTION 2112 MASONRY HEATERS
SECTION 2113 MASONRY CHIMNEYS
254 FIGURE 2113.5 CORBELING LIMITATIONS
255 FIGURE 2113.6 MASONRY CHIMNEY CHANGE IN SHAPE (OFFSET)
256 FIGURE 2113.9 MINIMUM TERMINATION OF CHIMNEYS
FIGURE 2113.9.1 MASONRY CHIMNEY CAP AND RAIN CAP
259 FIGURE 2113.11.2.3 MASONRY CHIMNEY FOR MEDIUM-HEAT APPLIANCE
261 FIGURE 2113.14 LOW-HEAT CHIMNEY WITH MORE THAN TWO FLUES
262 FIGURE 2113.16 FLUE SIZES FOR MASONRY CHIMNEYS
263 TABLE 2113.16(1) NET CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF ROUND FLUE SIZES
TABLE 2113.16(2) NET CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF SQUARE AND RECTANGULAR FLUE SIZES
264 FIGURE 2113.19 ILLUSTRATION OF EXCEPTION THREE CHIMNEY CLEARANCE PROVISION
265 FIGURE 2113.20(1) FIREBLOCKING
FIGURE 2113.20(2) FIREBLOCKING (SECTION)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
268 CHAPTER 22: STEEL
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 2201 GENERAL
SECTION 2202 DEFINITIONS
269 SECTION 2203 IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF STEEL FOR STRUCTURAL PURPOSES
SECTION 2204 CONNECTIONS
270 SECTION 2205 STRUCTURAL STEEL
271 SECTION 2206 COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL STEEL AND CONCRETE STRUCTURES
SECTION 2207 STEEL JOISTS
273 SECTION 2208 STEEL CABLE STRUCTURES
SECTION 2209 STEEL STORAGE RACKS
SECTION 2210 COLD-FORMED STEEL
274 SECTION 2211 COLD-FORMED STEEL LIGHT-FRAME CONSTRUCTION
FIGURE 2211.2 HEADER TYPES
275 BIBLIOGRAPHY
278 CHAPTER 23: WOOD
GENERAL COMMENTS
279 PURPOSE
SECTION 2301 GENERAL
SECTION 2302 DEFINITIONS
280 SECTION 2303 MINIMUM STANDARDS AND QUALITY
281 FIGURE 2303.1.1 TYPICAL LABELS (Grade Marks)
American Lumber Standards Committee, U.S.D.C.
291 SECTION 2304 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
293 TABLE 2304.6.1 MAXIMUM NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED, Vasd PERMITTED FORWOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL WALL SHEATHING USED TO RESIST WIND PRESSURES
294 TABLE 2304.8(1) ALLOWABLE SPANS FOR LUMBER FLOOR AND ROOF SHEATHING
295 TABLE 2304.8(2) SHEATHING LUMBER, MINIMUM GRADE REQUIREMENTS: BOARD GRADE
TABLE 2304.8(3) ALLOWABLE SPANS AND LOADS FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL SHEATHING AND SINGLE-FLOOR GRADES CONTINUOUS OVER TWO OR MORE SPANS WITH STRENGTH AXIS PERPENDICULAR TO SUPPORTS
296 TABLE 2304.8(4) ALLOWABLE SPAN FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL COMBINATION SUBFLOOR-UNDERLAYMENT (SINGLE FLOOR) (Panels Continuous Over Two or More Spans and Strength Axis Perpendicular to Supports)
297 TABLE 2304.8(5) ALLOWABLE LOAD (PSF) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL ROOF SHEATHING CONTINUOUS OVER TWO OR MORE SPANS AND STRENGTH AXIS PARALLEL TO SUPPORTS (Plywood Structural Panels Are Five-Ply, Five-Layer Unless Otherwise Noted)a, b
FIGURE 2304.9.2.1 SIMPLE SPAN PATTERN
298 FIGURE 2304.9.2.2 TWO-SPAN CONTINUOUS PATTERN
FIGURE 2304.9.2.3 COMBINATION SIMPLE AND TWO-SPAN CONTINUOUS PATTERN
299 FIGURE 2304.9.2.4 CANTILEVERED PIECES INTERMIXED PATTERN
300 FIGURE 2304.9.4.1 TWO-INCH TONGUE-AND-GROOVE DECKING
FIGURE 2304.9.4.3 CONTROLLED RANDOM PATTERN TWO-INCH TONGUE-AND-GROOVE DECKING
301 FIGURE 2304.9.5.1 THREE- AND FOUR-INCH TONGUE-AND-GROOVE DECKING
302 TABLE 2304.10.1 FASTENING SCHEDULE
303 TABLE 2304.10.1—continued FASTENING SCHEDULE
304 TABLE 2304.10.1—continued FASTENING SCHEDULE
305 TABLE 2304.10.1—continued FASTENING SCHEDULE
306 TABLE 2304.10.1—continued FASTENING SCHEDULE
307 FIGURE 2304.10.1 STANDARD NAILS AND STAPLES
308 FIGURE 2304.10.2 SHEATHING FASTENERS
312 FIGURE 2304.12.1.1 WOOD FRAMING CLEARANCES
313 FIGURE 2304.12.1.5(1) SIDING CLEARANCES
FIGURE 2304.12.1.5(2) SIDING CLEARANCE AT CONCRETE PATIO
314 FIGURE 2304.12.2.1 GIRDER END CLEARANCE
315 FIGURE 2304.12.2.2 POST AND COLUMN PROTECTION
316 FIGURE 2304.12.4 TERMITE INFESTATION PROBABILITY MAP
317 SECTION 2305 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEMS
318 EQUATION 23-1
319 TABLE 2305.2(1) en VALUES (inches) FOR USE IN CALCULATING DIAPHRAGM AND SHEAR WALL DEFLECTION DUE TO FASTENER SLIP (Structural I)a, c
EQUATION 23-2
SECTION 2306 ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN
320 TABLE 2305.2(2) VALUES OF Gt FOR USE IN CALCULATING DEFLECTION OF WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL SHEAR WALLS AND DIAPHRAGMS
323 FIGURE 2306.1 CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE
324 TABLE 2306.1.4 ALLOWABLE LOADS FOR LUMBER DECKING
326 FIGURE 2306.2(1) HOW WOOD SPLITS AND HOW STAGGERING MINIMIZES SPLITTING
FIGURE 2306.2(2) STAGGERED NAILING
327 TABLE 2306.2(1) ALLOWABLE SHEAR VALUES (POUNDS PER FOOT) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL DIAPHRAGMS UTILIZING STAPLES WITH FRAMING OF DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH, OR SOUTHERN PINEa FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADING
328 TABLE 2306.2(1)—continued ALLOWABLE SHEAR VALUES (POUNDS PER FOOT) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL DIAPHRAGMS UTILIZING STAPLES WITH FRAMING OF DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH, OR SOUTHERN PINEa FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADINGf
329 TABLE 2306.2(2) ALLOWABLE SHEAR VALUES (POUNDS PER FOOT) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL BLOCKED DIAPHRAGMS UTILIZING MULTIPLE ROWS OF STAPLES (HIGH-LOAD DIAPHRAGMS) WITH FRAMING OF DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH OR SOUTHERN PINEa FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADING
330 TABLE 2306.2(2)—continued ALLOWABLE SHEAR VALUES (POUNDS PER FOOT) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL BLOCKED DIAPHRAGMS UTILIZING MULTIPLE ROWS OF STAPLES (HIGH-LOAD DIAPHRAGMS) WITH FRAMING OF DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH OR SOUTHERN PINE FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADING
331 TABLE 2306.3(1) ALLOWABLE SHEAR VALUES (POUNDS PER FOOT) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL SHEAR WALLS UTILIZING STAPLES WITH FRAMING OF DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH OR SOUTHERN PINEa FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADING
332 TABLE 2306.3(2) ALLOWABLE SHEAR VALUES (plf) FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADING ON SHEAR WALLS OF FIBERBOARD SHEATHING BOARD CONSTRUCTION UTILIZING STAPLES FOR TYPE V CONSTRUCTION ONLY
SECTION 2307 LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN
SECTION 2308 CONVENTIONAL LIGHT-FRAME CONSTRUCTION
333 TABLE 2306.3(3) ALLOWABLE SHEAR VALUES FOR WIND OR SEISMIC FORCES FOR SHEAR WALLS OF LATH AND PLASTER OR GYPSUM BOARD WOOD FRAMED WALL ASSEMBLIES UTILIZING STAPLES
335 TABLE 2308.2.1 ALLOWABLE STORY HEIGHT
338 FIGURE 2308.4.1.1(1) HEADER SUPPORT CONDITIONS FOR EXTERIOR LOAD-BEARING WALLS
FIGURE 2308.4.1.1(2) HEADER SUPPORT CONDITIONS FOR INTERIOR LOAD-BEARING WALLS
339 TABLE 2308.4.1.1(1) HEADER AND GIRDER SPANSa, b FOR EXTERIOR BEARING WALLS (Maximum spans for Douglas Fir-Larch, Hem-Fir, Southern Pine and Spruce-Pine-Firb and required number of jack studs)
340 TABLE 2308.4.1.1(1)—continued HEADER AND GIRDER SPANSa, b FOR EXTERIOR BEARING WALLS (Maximum spans for Douglas Fir-Larch, Hem-Fir, Southern Pine and Spruce-Pine-Firb and required number of jack studs)
TABLE 2308.4.1.1(2) HEADER AND GIRDER SPANSa, b FOR INTERIOR BEARING WALLS (Maximum spans for Douglas Fir-Larch, Hem-Fir, Southern Pine and Spruce-Pine-Firb and required number of jack studs)
341 TABLE 2308.4.2.1(1) FLOOR JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Residential sleeping areas, live load = 30 psf, L/∆= 360)
342 TABLE 2308.4.2.1(1)—continued FLOOR JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Residential sleeping areas, live load = 30 psf, L/∆= 360)
343 TABLE 2308.4.2.1(2) FLOOR JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Residential living areas, live load = 40 psf, L/∆ = 360)
344 TABLE 2308.4.2.1(2)—continued FLOOR JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Residential living areas, live load = 40 psf, L/∆ = 360)
345 FIGURE 2308.4.2.3 CUTTING, NOTCHING AND BORING JOISTS
346 FIGURE 2308.4.4 FRAMING AROUND OPENING
347 FIGURE 2308.4.4.1(1) OPENINGS IN FLOOR AND ROOF DIAPHRAGMS
FIGURE 2308.4.4.1(2) OPENING LIMITATIONS FOR FLOOR AND ROOF DIAPHRAGMS
348 FIGURE 2308.4.4.2 PORTIONS OF FLOOR LEVEL OFFSET VERTICALLY
FIGURE 2308.4.5 JOISTS SUPPORTING PARTITIONS AND HEAVY LOADS
350 TABLE 2308.5.1 SIZE, HEIGHT AND SPACING OF WOOD STUDS
352 FIGURE 2308.5.5.1(1) STUDS AND HEADERS AROUND WALL OPENINGS
FIGURE 2308.5.5.1(2) STUDS AND HEADERS AROUND WALL OPENINGS—BAY WINDOWS
354 FIGURE 2308.5.9 CUTTING, NOTCHING AND BORED HOLES IN STUDS
355 TABLE 2308.5.11 MINIMUM THICKNESS OF WALL SHEATHING
357 FIGURE 2308.6.1 BASIC COMPONENTS OF THE LATERAL BRACING SYSTEM
358 TABLE 2308.6.1a WALL BRACING REQUIREMENTS
359 TABLE 2308.6.3(1) BRACING METHODS
360 TABLE 2308.6.3(1)—continued BRACING METHODS
TABLE 2308.6.3(2) EXPOSED PLYWOOD PANEL SIDING
361 TABLE 2308.6.3(3) WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL WALL SHEATHINGb (Not Exposed to the Weather, Strength Axis Parallel or Perpendicular to Studs Except as Indicated Below)
TABLE 2308.6.3(4) ALLOWABLE SPANS FOR PARTICLEBOARD WALL SHEATHING (Not Exposed to the Weather, Long Dimension of the Panel Parallel or Perpendicular to Studs)
TABLE 2308.6.3(5) HARDBOARD SIDING
362 FIGURE 2308.6.5.1 ALTERNATE BRACED WALL PANEL (ABW)
363 FIGURE 2308.6.5.2 PORTAL FRAME WITH HOLD-DOWNS (PFH)
365 FIGURE 2308.6.7.2(1) BRACED WALL LINE TOP PLATE CONNECTION
366 FIGURE 2308.6.7.2(2) BRACED WALL PANEL TOP PLATE CONNECTION
367 FIGURE 2308.6.8.2(1) ROOF IN SDC D OR E NOT SUPPORTED ON ALL EDGES
368 FIGURE 2308.6.8.2(2) ROOF EXTENSION IN SDC D OR E BEYOND BRACED WALL LINE
FIGURE 2308.6.8.3 STEPPED FOOTING CONNECTION DETAILS
371 FIGURE 2308.7.3 RAFTER END CUT AT RIDGE
FIGURE 2308.7.3.1 RAFTER TIES
373 TABLE 2308.7.1(1) CEILING JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Uninhabitable Attics Without Storage, Live Load = 10 psf, L/Δ = 240)
374 TABLE 2308.7.1(1)—continued CEILING JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Uninhabitable Attics Without Storage, Live Load = 10 psf, L/Δ = 240)
375 TABLE 2308.7.1(2) CEILING JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Uninhabitable Attics With Limited Storage, Live Load = 20 psf, L/Δ = 240)
376 TABLE 2308.7.1(2)—continued CEILING JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Uninhabitable Attics With Limited Storage, Live Load = 20 psf, L/Δ = 240)
377 TABLE 2308.7.2(1) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Roof Live Load = 20 psf, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 180)
378 TABLE 2308.7.2(1)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Roof Live Load = 20 psf, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 180)
379 TABLE 2308.7.2(2) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Roof Live Load = 20 psf, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 240)
380 TABLE 2308.7.2(2)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Roof Live Load = 20 psf, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 240)
381 TABLE 2308.7.2(3) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 30 psf, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 180)
382 TABLE 2308.7.2(3)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 30 psf, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 180)
383 TABLE 2308.7.2(4) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 50 psf, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 180)
384 TABLE 2308.7.2(4) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 50 psf, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 180)
385 TABLE 2308.7.2(5) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 30 psf, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 240)
386 TABLE 2308.7.2(5)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 30 psf, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 240)
387 TABLE 2308.7.2(6) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 50 psf, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 240)
388 TABLE 2308.7.2(6)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 50 psf, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 240)
389 TABLE 2308.7.3.1 RAFTER TIE CONNECTIONS
390 TABLE 2308.7.5 REQUIRED RATING OF APPROVED UPLIFT CONNECTORS
391 FIGURE 2308.7.7 BRACED RAFTER CONSTRUCTION
392 TABLE 2308.7.12 ALLOWABLE SPANS FOR 2-INCH TONGUE-AND-GROOVE DECKING
393 TABLE 2308.7.12—continued ALLOWABLE SPANS FOR 2-INCH TONGUE-AND-GROOVE DECKING
394 SECTION 2309 WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION MANUAL
BIBLIOGRAPHY
396 CHAPTER 24: GLASS AND GLAZING
GENERAL COMMENTS
397 PURPOSE
SECTION 2401 GENERAL
398 SECTION 2402 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 2403 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GLASS
FIGURE 2403.1 EXAMPLE IDENTIFYING MARK
400 SECTION 2404 WIND, SNOW, SEISMIC AND DEAD LOADS ON GLASS
EQUATION 24-1
EQUATION 24-2
EQUATION 24-3
401 EQUATION 24-4
EQUATION 24-5
EQUATION 24-6
EQUATION 24-7
402 EQUATION 24-8
EQUATION 24-9
EQUATION 24-10
EQUATION 24-11
403 EQUATION 24-12
SECTION 2405 SLOPED GLAZING AND SKYLIGHTS
405 FIGURE 2405.3(1) FULLY TEMPERED GLAZING—30° MAXIMUM SLOPE
406 FIGURE 2405.3(2) INACCESSIBLE AREA UNDER SLOPED GLAZING
407 EQUATION 24-13
EQUATION 24-14
EQUATION 24-15
408 SECTION 2406 SAFETY GLAZING
409 TABLE 2406.2(1) MINIMUM CATEGORY CLASSIFICATION OF GLAZING USING CPSC 16 CFR PART 1201
TABLE 2406.2(2) MINIMUM CATEGORY CLASSIFICATION OF GLAZING USING ANSI Z97.1
410 FIGURE 2406.4.1 EXAMPLES OF DOORS REQUIRING SAFETY GLAZING
412 FIGURE 2406.4.2(1) SAFETY GLAZING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO DOORS
413 FIGURE 2406.4.2(2) SAFETY GLAZING AT FULL-HEIGHT INTERVENING WALL
414 FIGURE 2406.4.2(3) SAFETY GLAZING AT INTERMEDIATE-HEIGHT INTERVENING WALL
415 FIGURE 2406.4.3(1) FIXED OR OPERABLE GLAZED OPENING
FIGURE 2406.4.3(2) HORIZONTAL RAIL AT GLAZED OPENINGS
416 FIGURE 2406.4.3(3) ELEVATED GLAZED OPENINGS
417 FIGURE 2406.4.5(1) SAFETY GLAZING AT WET SURFACES
418 FIGURE 2406.4.5(2) GLAZING IN POOL ENCLOSURE
419 SECTION 2407 GLASS IN HANDRAILS AND GUARDS
FIGURE 2407.1 GLASS GUARDS
420 SECTION 2408 GLAZING IN ATHLETIC FACILITIES
421 SECTION 2409 GLASS IN WALKWAYS, ELEVATOR HOISTWAYS AND ELEVATOR CARS
422 BIBLIOGRAPHY
424 CHAPTER 25: GYPSUM BOARD, GYPSUM PANEL PRODUCTS AND PLASTER
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 2501 GENERAL
425 SECTION 2502 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 2503 INSPECTION
SECTION 2504 VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES
426 SECTION 2505 SHEAR WALL CONSTRUCTION
427 FIGURE 2504.1.2(1) STUDLESS PLASTER PARTITION WITH GYPSUM BOARD LATH
SECTION 2506 GYPSUM BOARD AND GYPSUM PANEL PRODUCT MATERIALS
428 FIGURE 2504.1.2(2) STUDLESS PLASTER PARTITION WITH RIBBED METAL LATH
429 TABLE 2506.2 GYPSUM BOARD AND GYPSUM PANEL PRODUCTS MATERIALS AND ACCESSORIES
SECTION 2507 LATHING AND PLASTERING
430 TABLE 2507.2 LATH, PLASTERING MATERIALS AND ACCESSORIES
SECTION 2508 GYPSUM CONSTRUCTION
431 TABLE 2508.1 INSTALLATION OF GYPSUM CONSTRUCTION
433 TABLE 2508.5 SHEAR CAPACITY FOR HORIZONTAL WOOD-FRAME GYPSUM BOARD DIAPHRAGM CEILING ASSEMBLIES
434 FIGURE 2508.5(1) HORIZONTAL GYPSUM BOARD CEILING DIAPHRAGM CONSTRUCTION
FIGURE 2508.5(2) PARTITION SUPPORTED LATERALLY BY GYPSUM BOARD CEILING DIAPHRAGM
435 FIGURE 2508.5.3 PERIMETER BLOCKING
SECTION 2509 SHOWERS AND WATER CLOSETS
436 TABLE 2509.2 BACKERBOARD MATERIALS
SECTION 2510 LATHING AND FURRING FOR CEMENT PLASTER (STUCCO)
437 FIGURE 2510.5 THREE-COAT PLASTER ON UNSHEATHED EXTERIOR STUD WALL
439 SECTION 2511 INTERIOR PLASTER
440 TABLE 2511.1.1 INSTALLATION OF PLASTER CONSTRUCTION
FIGURE 2511.1(1) THREE-COAT PLASTER ON INTERIOR STUD WALL
441 FIGURE 2511.1(2) TWO-COAT PLASTER ON INTERIOR STUD WALL
442 SECTION 2512 EXTERIOR PLASTER
FIGURE 2512.1 THREE-COAT PLASTER ON EXTERIOR STUD WALL
443 FIGURE 2512.1.2 WEEP SCREED FOR EXTERIOR PLASTER ON STUD WALL AT SLAB ON GRADE
444 TABLE 2512.6 CEMENT PLASTERS
445 SECTION 2513 EXPOSED AGGREGATE PLASTER
446 SECTION 2514 REINFORCED GYPSUM CONCRETE
447 BIBLIOGRAPHY
448 CHAPTER 26: PLASTIC
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
449 SECTION 2601 GENERAL
SECTION 2602 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 2603 FOAM PLASTIC INSULATION
450 FIGURE 2603.1 FOAM PLASTIC COMPLIANCE
454 FIGURE 2603.4.1.6 FOAM PLASTIC, ATTIC AND CRAWL SPACES
459 FIGURE 2603.4.1.13 FOAM PLASTIC SPRAY APPLIED TO SILL PLATE AND HEADER
460 FIGURE 2603.8T ERMITE INFESTATION PROBABILITY MAP
461 TABLE 2603.12.1 CLADDING MINIMUM FASTENING REQUIREMENTS FOR DIRECT ATTACHMENT OVER FOAM PLASTIC SHEATHING TO SUPPORT CLADDING WEIGHT
462 SECTION 2604 INTERIOR FINISH AND TRIM
TABLE 2603.12.2 FURRING MINIMUM FASTENING REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION OVER FOAM PLASTIC SHEATHING TO SUPPORT CLADDING WEIGHT
463 SECTION 2605 PLASTIC VENEER
SECTION 2606 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTICS
466 SECTION 2607 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC WALL PANELS
467 TABLE 2607.4 AREA LIMITATION AND SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC WALL PANELSa
468 FIGURE 2607.4 FLAME BARRIER—EXCEPTION 1 SECTION 2607.4
SECTION 2608 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC GLAZING
469 SECTION 2609 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC ROOF PANELS
470 FIGURE 2609.2 PLASTIC ROOF PANEL SEPARATION FROM OTHER PANELS
471 FIGURE 2609.3 PLASTIC ROOF PANEL SEPARATION FROM EXTERIOR WALL
TABLE 2609.4 AREA LIMITATIONS FOR LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC ROOF PANELS
472 SECTION 2610 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC SKYLIGHT GLAZING
473 SECTION 2611 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC INTERIOR SIGNS
474 FIGURE 2611.3(1) MAXIMUM AREA OF LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC SIGNS—EXAMPLE 1
SECTION 2612 PLASTIC COMPOSITES
475 FIGURE 2611.3(2) MAXIMUM AREA OF LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC SIGNS—EXAMPLE 2
476 SECTION 2613 FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER
478 SECTION 2614 REFLECTIVE PLASTIC CORE INSULATION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
480 CHAPTER 27: ELECTRICAL
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 2701 GENERAL
SECTION 2702 EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS
484 CHAPTER 28: MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 2801 GENERAL
485 FIGURE 2801.1 EXAMPLE LABELS
486 CHAPTER 29: PLUMBING SYSTEMS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 2901 GENERAL
SECTION 2902 MINIMUM PLUMBING FACILITIES
489 [P] TABLE 2902.1 MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED PLUMBING FIXTURESa (See Sections 2902.1.1 and 2902.2)
490 [P] TABLE 2902.1—(continued) MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED PLUMBING FIXTURES (See Sections 2902.1.1 and 2902.2)
491 [P] TABLE 2902.1—continued MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED PLUMBING FIXTURES (See Sections 2902.1.1 and 2902.2)
494 FIGURE 2902.1.1(1) SOLUTION SUMMARY FOR SAMPLE PROBLEM 1
495 FIGURE 2902.1.1(2) SOLUTION SUMMARY FOR SAMPLE PROBLEM 2
497 FIGURE 2902.1.1(3) SOLUTION SUMMARY FOR SAMPLE PROBLEM 3
FIGURE 2902.1.1(4) SOLUTION SUMMARY FOR SAMPLE PROBLEM 4
FIGURE 2902.1.1(5) BUILDING PLUMBING FIXTURE TOTALS FOR SAMPLE PROBLEM 4
499 FIGURE 2902.3(1) RESTAURANT ENTRY SIGN
500 FIGURE 2902.3(2) QUICK TRANSACTION CUSTOMER AREA
501 FIGURE 2902.3.1(1) CUSTOMER TOILET ACCESS
502 FIGURE 2902.3.1(2) WALK-UP ICE CREAM SHOP WITH OUTDOOR SEATING
504 BIBLIOGRAPHY
506 CHAPTER 30: ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 3001 GENERAL
507 SECTION 3002 HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES
509 FIGURE 3002.3 ELEVATOR CORRIDOR CALL STATION PICTOGRAPH
510 FIGURE 3002.4(a) EXAMPLES: ELEVATOR CAR SIZING—3,500 lb PASSENGER ELEVATOR
511 FIGURE 3002.4(b) EXAMPLES: ELEVATOR CAR SIZING—4,000 lb PASSENGER ELEVATOR
FIGURE 3002.6 ADDITIONAL DOOR IN FRONT OF HOISTWAY
512 SECTION 3003 EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
514 SECTION 3004 CONVEYING SYSTEMS
515 FIGURE 3004.2.1 DRAFT AND SPRINKLER WATER CURTAIN
516 SECTION 3005 MACHINE ROOMS
517 FIGURE 3005.4 EXCEPTIONS, MACHINE ROOM FIRE RESISTANCE
SECTION 3006 ELEVATOR LOBBIES AND HOISTWAY OPENING PROTECTION
520 SECTION 3007 FIRE SERVICE ACCESS ELEVATOR
522 FIGURE 3007.6 LOBBY COMPARISON TABLE—FIRE SERVICES ACCESS ELEVATORS AND OCCUPANT EVACUATION ELEVATORS
524 FIGURE 3007.6.5 FIRE SERVICE ACCESS ELEVATOR SYMBOL
525 SECTION 3008 OCCUPANT EVACUATION ELEVATORS
530 BIBLIOGRAPHY
532 CHAPTER 31: SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 3101 GENERAL
SECTION 3102 MEMBRANE STRUCTURES
535 FIGURE 3102.6.1 NONCOMBUSTIBLE AND FLAME-RESISTANT MEMBRANE CONSTRUCTION
537 SECTION 3103 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
538 SECTION 3104 PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS AND TUNNELS
FIGURE 3104 EXAMPLE—PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
540 FIGURE 3104.5.1 PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY—BUILDING INTERFACE
541 FIGURE 3104.5.2 ALTERNATIVE SEPARATION
542 FIGURE 3104.5.3(1) OPEN SIDES ON PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY (NONSPRINKLERED)
543 FIGURE 3104.5.3(2) OPEN SIDES ON PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY (SPRINKLERED)
544 FIGURE 3104.5.4 EXTERIOR WALLS GREATER THAN 2 HOURS
SECTION 3105 AWNINGS AND CANOPIES
545 FIGURE 3104.10 TUNNELED WALKWAY
FIGURE 3105.1(1) EXAMPLE—CANOPY
FIGURE 3105.1(2) EXAMPLE—CANOPY STRUCTURE
546 FIGURE 3105.1(3) EXAMPLE—AWNING
SECTION 3106 MARQUEES
547 FIGURE 3106.1(1) EXAMPLE—MARQUEE
FIGURE 3106.1(2) EXAMPLE—MARQUEE
SECTION 3107 SIGNS
548 FIGURE 3106.2 PERMISSIBLE PROJECTION, HEIGHT AND CLEARANCES FOR MARQUEES
549 SECTION 3108 TELECOMMUNICATION AND BROADCAST TOWERS
SECTION 3109 SWIMMING POOL ENCLOSURES AND SAFETY DEVICES
SECTION 3110 AUTOMATIC VEHICULAR GATES
550 SECTION 3111 PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS AND MODULES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
552 CHAPTER 32: ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 3201 GENERAL
553 SECTION 3202 ENCROACHMENTS
FIGURE 3202.1.1 ENCROACHMENT BELOW GRADE
FIGURE 3202.1.3 AREAWAYS
554 FIGURE 3202.2.1 STEPS
555 FIGURE 3202.2.3 AWNINGS
556 FIGURE 3202.3.1 AWNINGS, CANOPIES, MARQUEES AND SIGNS 8 FEET OR MORE ABOVE GRADE
FIGURE 3202.3.2 WINDOWS, BALCONIES, ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
558 CHAPTER 33: SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 3301 GENERAL
SECTION 3302 CONSTRUCTION SAFEGUARDS
559 SECTION 3303 DEMOLITION
560 SECTION 3304 SITE WORK
SECTION 3305 SANITARY
SECTION 3306 PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS
561 TABLE 3306.1 PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS
563 SECTION 3307 PROTECTION OF ADJOINING PROPERTY
SECTION 3308 TEMPORARY USE OF STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
564 SECTION 3309 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
SECTION 3310 MEANS OF EGRESS
SECTION 3311 STANDPIPES
565 SECTION 3312 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM
SECTION 3313 WATER SUPPLY FOR FIRE PROTECTION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
566 CHAPTER 34: RESERVED
568 CHAPTER 35: REFERENCED STANDARDS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
569 FIGURE 35 REFERENCED STANDARD
570 AA
AAMA
ACI
571 AISC
AISI
ALI
572 AMCA
ANSI
APA
573 APSP
ASABE
ASCE/SEI
574 ASME
ASSE
ASTM
581 AWC
AWCI
AWPA
582 AWS
BHMA
CEN
CGSB
CPA
583 CPSC
CSA
CSSB
DASMA
584 DOC
DOL
DOTn
FEMA
585 FM
GA
HPVA
ICC
586 ISO
MHI
587 NAAMM
NCMA
NFPA
588 PCI
589 PTI
RMI
SBCA
SDI
SJI
590 SPRI
TIA
TMS
TPI
UL
592 ULC
USC
WCLIB
593 WDMA
WRI
594 APPENDIX A: EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION A101 BUILDING OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS
595 SECTION A102 REFERENCED STANDARDS
596 APPENDIX B: BOARD OF APPEALS

GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION B101 GENERAL
600 APPENDIX C: GROUP U-AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION C101 GENERAL
601 SECTION C102 ALLOWABLE HEIGHT AND AREA
TABLE C102.1 BASIC ALLOWABLE AREA FOR A GROUP U, ONE STORY IN HEIGHT AND MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF SUCH OCCUPANCY
602 SECTION C103 MIXED OCCUPANCIES
SECTION C104 EXITS
604 APPENDIX D: FIRE DISTRICTS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION D101 GENERAL
605 FIGURE D101.2.1 EXAMPLE OF FIRE DISTRICTS
606 FIGURE D101.2.2 BUFFER ZONES
SECTION D102 BUILDING RESTRICTIONS
607 FIGURE D101.2.3 ADDING ADJACENT BLOCKS
609 SECTION D103 CHANGES TO BUILDINGS
SECTION D104 BUILDINGS LOCATED PARTIALLY IN THE FIRE DISTRICT
SECTION D105 EXCEPTIONS TO RESTRICTIONS IN FIRE DISTRICT
610 FIGURE D104 BUILDINGS PARTIALLY WITHIN FIRE DISTRICTS
SECTION D106 REFERENCED STANDARDS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
612 APPENDIX E: SUPPLEMENTARY ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
613 SECTION E101 GENERAL
SECTION E102 DEFINITIONS
SECTION E103 ACCESSIBLE ROUTE
SECTION E104 SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES
614 TABLE E104.2.1 DWELLING OR SLEEPING UNITS WITH ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATION FEATURES
615 SECTION E105 OTHER FEATURES AND FACILITIES
616 SECTION E106 TELEPHONES
TABLE E106.2 WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES
617 FIGURE E106.4 EXAMPLE OF TELEPHONE WITH TTY
618 SECTION E107 SIGNAGE
619 FIGURE E107.2 EXAMPLE OF ROOM DESIGNATION SIGNAGE
FIGURE E107.3 EXAMPLE OF DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE
620 SECTION E108 BUS STOPS
621 SECTION E109 TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES AND STATIONS
622 SECTION E110 AIRPORTS
623 SECTION E111 REFERENCED STANDARDS
BIBILIOGRAPHY
624 APPENDIX F: RODENTPROOFING
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION F101 GENERAL
626 APPENDIX G: FLOOD-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION G101 ADMINISTRATION
627 SECTION G102 APPLICABILITY
628 SECTION G103 POWERS AND DUTIES
631 SECTION G104 PERMITS
632 SECTION G105 VARIANCES
634 SECTION G201 DEFINITIONS
635 SECTION G301 SUBDIVISIONS
636 SECTION G401 SITE IMPROVEMENT
637 SECTION G501 MANUFACTURED HOMES
639 SECTION G601 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
SECTION G701 TANKS
SECTION G801 OTHER BUILDING WORK
640 SECTION G901 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND TEMPORARY STORAGE
SECTION G1001 UTILITY AND MISCELLANEOUS GROUP U
641 SECTION G1101 REFERENCED STANDARDS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
644 APPENDIX H: SIGNS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION H101 GENERAL
645 SECTION H102 DEFINITIONS
646 SECTION H103 LOCATION
SECTION H104 IDENTIFICATION
SECTION H105 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
647 SECTION H106 ELECTRICAL
SECTION H107 COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
648 SECTION H108 ANIMATED DEVICES
SECTION H109 GROUND SIGNS
649 SECTION H110 ROOF SIGNS
650 SECTION H111 WALL SIGNS
SECTION H112 PROJECTING SIGNS
651 SECTION H113 MARQUEE SIGNS
SECTION H114 PORTABLE SIGNS
652 TABLE 4-A SIZE, THICKNESS AND TYPE OF GLASS PANELS IN SIGNS
TABLE 4-B THICKNESS OF PROJECTION SIGN
SECTION H115 REFERENCED STANDARDS
654 APPENDIX I: PATIO COVERS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION I101 GENERAL
SECTION I102 DEFINITION
SECTION I103 EXTERIOR WALLS AND OPENINGS
655 SECTION I104 HEIGHT
SECTION I105 STRUCTURAL PROVISIONS
656 APPENDIX J: GRADING
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION J101 GENERAL
SECTION J102 DEFINITIONS
657 SECTION J103 PERMITS REQUIRED
SECTION J104 PERMIT APPLICATION AND SUBMITTALS
658 SECTION J105 INSPECTIONS
SECTION J106 EXCAVATIONS
659 SECTION J107 FILLS
FIGURE J107.3 BENCHING DETAILS
660 SECTION J108 SETBACKS
FIGURE J108.1 DRAINAGE DIMENSIONS
661 SECTION J109 DRAINAGE AND TERRACING
SECTION J110 EROSION CONTROL
662 SECTION J111 REFERENCED STANDARDS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
664 APPENDIX K: ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION K101 GENERAL
SECTION K102 APPLICABILITY
SECTION K103 PERMITS
665 SECTION K104 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
SECTION K105 ALTERNATIVE ENGINEERED DESIGN
SECTION K106 REQUIRED INSPECTIONS
SECTION K107 PREFABRICATED CONSTRUCTION
666 SECTION K108 TESTING
SECTION K109 RECONNECTION
SECTION K110 CONDEMNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
SECTION K111 ELECTRICAL PROVISIONS
668 APPENDIX L: EARTHQUAKE RECORDING INSTRUMENTATION
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION L101 GENERAL
670 APPENDIX M: TSUNAMI-GENERATED FLOOD HAZARD
GENERAL COMMENTS
671 PURPOSE
SECTION M101 TSUNAMI-GENERATED FLOOD HAZARD
673 SECTION M102 REFERENCED STANDARDS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
674 INDEX
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