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Strength of a member, cross section, or connection required to resist factored loads or related internal moments and forces in such combinations as stipulated by these Provisions.
Industry:Construction
Strength of a member or cross section calculated in accordance with the requirements and assumptions of the strength design methods of these Provisions (or the referenced standards) before application of any strength reduction factors.
Industry:Construction
Nominal strength multiplied by a strength reduction factor, N.
Industry:Construction
The summation of design lateral forces at levels above the story under consideration.
Industry:Construction
Any story having its finished floor surface entirely above grade, except that a story shall be considered as a story above grade where the finished floor surface of the story immediately above is more that 6 ft (1829 mm ) above the grade plane, more than 6 ft (1829 mm) above the finished ground level for more than 40 percent of the total structure perimeter, or more than 12 ft (3658 mm ) above the finished ground level at any point.
Industry:Construction
The portion of a structure between the top to top of two successive finished floor surfaces and, for the topmost story, from the top of the floor finish to the top of the roof structural element.
Industry:Construction
Include industrial pallet racks, movable shelf racks, and stacker racks made of cold-formed or hot-rolled structural members. Does not include other types of racks such as drive-in and drive-through racks, cantilever racks, portable racks, or racks made of materials other than steel.
Industry:Construction
A classification assigned to a site based on the types of soils present and their engineering properties as defined in Sec. 4.1.2.
Industry:Construction
A floor, roof, or wall component sheathed to act as a shear wall or diaphragm.
Industry:Construction
