D9Stuct:
What about where IBC 06 (Section 1605.1) refers you to Section 12.10.2.1 of ASCE 7 and it tells you that collector elements, splices, and their connections need to resist the load combinations with omega?
I used to work for a metal building company that used an omega equal to 1 for the x-bracing in sesismic categories A through C. Now, the company I work for uses omega equal to 3 for all applications of x-bracing. Which is correct?