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// CODE SNIPPET

1607.8.4 Assembly Structures

NYC Building Code 2014 > 16 Structural Design > 1607 Live Loads > 1607.8 Impact Loads > 1607.8.4 Assembly Structures
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Seating areas in grandstands, stadiums, and similar assembly structures shall be designed to resist the simultaneous application of a horizontal swaying load of at least 24 plf (36 kg/m) of seats applied in a direction parallel to the row of the seats, and of at least 10 plf (15 kg/m) of seats in a direction perpendicular to the row of the seats. When this load is used in combination with wind for outdoor structures, the wind load shall be one-half of the design wind load.

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