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[BS] A504.3 Site Ground Motion for Tier 3 Analysis
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The site ground motion shall be an elastic design response spectrum prepared in conformance to the building code but having spectral acceleration values equal to 75 percent of the code design response spectrum. The spectral acceleration values shall be increased by the occupancy importance factor when required by the building code.
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