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[BS] A111.7.2 Walls with diaphragms in different regions

Los Angeles Existing Building Code > A Guidelines for the Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings > A111 Special Procedure > A111.7 Out-of-plane forces—unreinforced masonry walls > A111.7.2 Walls with diaphragms in different regions
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When diaphragms above and below the wall under consideration have demand-capacity ratios in different regions of Figure A1-1, the lesser height-to-thickness ratio shall be used.
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