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3306.8.2 Masonry Buildings With Wooden Floors
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Demolition of masonry buildings with
wooden floors shall comply with the following requirements:
- Demolition of walls and partitions shall proceed in a systematic manner, and all work above each tier of floor beams shall be completed before any of the supporting structural members are disturbed.
- Sections of masonry walls shall not be loosened or permitted to fall in such masses as to affect the carrying capacity of floors or the stability of structural supports.
- No section of masonry wall with a height to thickness ratio greater than 22 shall be permitted to stand without the wall being braced. Such bracing shall be designed by a registered design professional.
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