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1103.3 Lateral Force-Resisting System

Existing Building Code 2015 of Pennsylvania > 11 Additions > 1103 Structural > 1103.3 Lateral Force-Resisting System
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The lateral force-resisting system of existing buildings to which additions are made shall comply with Sections 1103.3.1, 1103.3.2 and 1103.3.3.
Exceptions:
  1. Buildings of Group R occupancy with no more than five dwelling or sleeping units used solely for residential purposes where the existing building and the addition comply with the conventional light-frame construction methods of the International Building Code or the provisions of the International Residential Code.
  2. Any existing lateral load-carrying structural element whose demand-capacity ratio with the addition considered is not more than 10 percent greater than its demand-capacity ratio with the addition ignored shall be permitted to remain unaltered. For purposes of this exception, comparisons of demand-capacity ratios and calculation of design lateral loads, forces and capacities shall account for the cumulative effects of additions and alterations since original construction. For purposes of calculating demand-capacity ratios, the demand shall consider applicable load combinations involving International Building Code-level seismic forces in accordance with Section 301.1.4.1.

1103.3.1 Vertical Addition

Any element of the lateral force-resisting system of an existing building subjected to an increase in vertical or lateral loads from the vertical addition shall comply with the International Building Code wind provisions and the International Building Code-level seismic forces specified in Section 301.1.4.1 of this code.

1103.3.2 Horizontal Addition

Where horizontal additions are structurally connected to an existing structure, all lateral force-resisting elements of the existing structure affected by such addition shall comply with the International Building Code wind provisions and the IBClevel seismic forces specified in Section 301.1.4.1 of this code.

1103.3.3 Voluntary Addition of Structural Elements to Improve the Lateral Force-Resisting System

Voluntary addition of structural elements to improve the lateral force-resisting system of an existing building shall comply with Section 807.6.

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