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  1. padgett01

    Bearing Wall Seismic Force System 65' Height Restriction

    I have noticed that building codes before approx. 1999 allow a maximum building height of 160' for a bearing wall with light frame shear walls as the seismic-force-resisting-system for seismic design category D or worse. But then in the 2000 & 2003 IBC, ASCE 7-05, etc, the height restriction...

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