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[BS] A111.6.4 New Seismic Force-Resisting Elements

California Existing Building Code 2019 > A Guidelines for the Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings > A111 Special Procedure > A111.6 Shear Walls (In-Plane Loading) > A111.6.4 New Seismic Force-Resisting Elements

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New seismic force-resisting elements such as moment frames, braced frames or shear walls shall be designed as required by the building code, except that the seismic forces shall be as specified in Section A111.6.1, and the story drift ratio shall be limited to 0.015, except as further limited by Section A112.4.2 for moment frames.

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