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// CODE SNIPPET

2109.2.1.1 Cumulative Length of Shear Walls

2010 Building Code of NY > 21 Masonry > 2109 Empirical Design of Masonry > 2109.2 Lateral Stability > 2109.2.1 Shear Walls > 2109.2.1.1 Cumulative Length of Shear Walls
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In each direction in which shear walls are required for lateral stability, shear walls shall be positioned in two separate planes. The minimum cumulative length of shear walls provided shall be 0.4 times the long dimension of the building. Cumulative length of shear walls shall not include openings or any element with a length that is less than one-half its height.

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