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International Building Code, New Jersey Edition

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1 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE® NEW JERSEY EDITION 2015
2 COPYRIGHT
3 PREFACE
9 EFFECTIVE USE OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE
19 TABLE OF CONTENTS
25 CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION DELETED
27 CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 201 GENERAL
SECTION 202 DEFINITIONS
57 CHAPTER 3 USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION
SECTION 301 GENERAL
SECTION 302 CLASSIFICATION
SECTION 303 ASSEMBLY GROUP A
58 SECTION 304 BUSINESS GROUP B
SECTION 305 EDUCATIONAL GROUP E
SECTION 306 FACTORY GROUP F
59 SECTION 307 HIGH-HAZARD GROUP H
61 TABLE 307.1(1) MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE QUANTITY PER CONTROL AREA OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS POSING A PHYSICAL HAZARDa, j, m, n, p
62 TABLE 307.1(1)—continued MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE QUANTITY PER CONTROL AREA OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS POSING A PHYSICAL HAZARDa, j, m, n, p
63 [F] TABLE 307.1(2) MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE QUANTITY PER CONTROL AREA OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL POSING A HEALTH HAZARDa, c, f, h, i
64 SECTION 308 INSTITUTIONAL GROUP I
65 SECTION 309 MERCANTILE GROUP M
SECTION 310 RESIDENTIAL GROUP R
66 SECTION 311 STORAGE GROUP S
67 SECTION 312 UTILITY AND MISCELLANEOUS GROUP U
69 CHAPTER 4 SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE AND OCCUPANCY
SECTION 401 SCOPE
SECTION 402 COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS
72 EQUATION 4-1
73 SECTION 403 HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
74 TABLE 403.2.4 MINIMUM BOND STRENGTH
76 SECTION 404 ATRIUMS
77 SECTION 405 UNDERGROUND BUILDINGS
78 SECTION 406 MOTOR-VEHICLE-RELATED OCCUPANCIES
80 TABLE 406.5.4 OPEN PARKING GARAGES AREA AND HEIGHT
82 SECTION 407 GROUP I-2
85 SECTION 408 GROUP I-3
87 SECTION 409 MOTION PICTURE PROJECTION ROOMS
88 SECTION 410 STAGES, PLATFORMS AND TECHNICAL PRODUCTION AREAS
90 SECTION 411 SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDINGS
SECTION 412 AIRCRAFT-RELATED OCCUPANCIES
91 TABLE 412.3.1 HEIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERS
92 [F] TABLE 412.4.6 HANGAR FIRE SUPPRESSION REQUIREMENTSa,b,c
93 TABLE 412.7 AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE
SECTION 413 COMBUSTIBLE STORAGE
94 SECTION 414 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
[F] TABLE 414.2.2 DESIGN AND NUMBER OF CONTROL AREAS
95 [F] TABLE 414.2.5(1) MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE QUANTITY PER INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CONTROL AREA IN GROUP M AND S OCCUPANCIES NONFLAMMABLE SOLIDS AND NONFLAMMABLE AND NONCOMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDSd,e,f
96 [F] TABLE 414.2.5(2) MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE QUANTITY OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS IN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL SALES OCCUPANCIES PER CONTROL AREAa
97 [F] TABLE 414.5.1 EXPLOSION CONTROL REQUIREMENTSa, h
SECTION 415 GROUPS H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4 AND H-5
99 [F] TABLE 415.6.2 DETACHED BUILDING REQUIRED
102 [F] TABLE 415.11.1.1.1 QUANTITY LIMITS FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN A SINGLE FABRICATION AREA IN GROUP H-5a
107 SECTION 416 APPLICATION OF FLAMMABLE FINISHES
SECTION 417 DRYING ROOMS
SECTION 418 ORGANIC COATINGS
SECTION 419 LIVE/WORK UNITS
108 SECTION 420 GROUPS I-1, R-1, R-2, R-3 AND R-4
109 SECTION 421 HYDROGEN FUEL GAS ROOMS
SECTION 422 AMBULATORY CARE FACIILITIES
110 SECTION 423 STORM SHELTERS
SECTION 424 CHILDREN’S PLAY STRUCTURES
SECTION 425 HYPERBARIC FACILITIES
SECTION [F] 426 COMBUSTIBLE DUSTS, GRAIN PROCESSING AND STORAGE
113 CHAPTER 5 GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS
SECTION 501 GENERAL
SECTION 502 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 503 GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS
SECTION 504 BUILDING HEIGHT AND NUMBER OF STORIES
114 TABLE 504.3a ALLOWABLE BUILDING HEIGHT IN FEET ABOVE GRADE PLANE
SECTION 505 MEZZANINES AND EQUIPMENT PLATFORMS
115 TABLE 504.4a, b ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF STORIES ABOVE GRADE PLANE
116 TABLE 504.4a, b—continued ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF STORIES ABOVE GRADE PLANE
117 SECTION 506 BUILDING AREA
EQUATION 5-1
EQUATION 5-2
EQUATION 5-3
118 TABLE 506.2a, b ALLOWABLE AREA FACTOR (At = NS, S1, S13R, or SM, as applicable) IN SQUARE FEET
119 TABLE 506.2a, b—continued ALLOWABLE AREA FACTOR (At = NS, S1, S13R, or SM, as applicable) IN SQUARE FEET
120 TABLE 506.2a,b—continued ALLOWABLE AREA FACTOR (At = NS, S1, S13R, or SM, as applicable) IN SQUARE FEET
EQUATION 5-4
EQUATION 5-5
SECTION 507 UNLIMITED AREA BUILDINGS
122 SECTION 508 MIXED USE AND OCCUPANCY
123 SECTION 509 INCIDENTAL USES
124 TABLE 508.4 REQUIRED SEPARATION OF OCCUPANCIES (HOURS)
SECTION 510 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
125 TABLE 509 INCIDENTAL USES
127 CHAPTER 6 TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 601 GENERAL
TABLE 601 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING ELEMENTS (HOURS)
SECTION 602 CONSTRUCTION CLASSIFICATION
128 TABLE 602 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTERIOR WALLS BASED ON FIRE SEPARATION DISTANCEa, d, g
TABLE 602.4 WOOD MEMBER SIZE EQUIVALENCIES
129 SECTION 603 COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL IN TYPES I AND II CONSTRUCTION
131 CHAPTER 7 FIRE AND SMOKE PROTECTION FEATURES
SECTION 701 GENERAL
SECTION 702 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 703 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS AND FIRE TESTS
132 SECTION 704 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING OF STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
134 SECTION 705 EXTERIOR WALLS
TABLE 705.2 MINIMUM DISTANCE OF PROJECTION
135 EQUATION 7-1
136 FIGURE 705.7 EQUIVALENT OPENING FACTOR
EQUATION 7-2
137 TABLE 705.8 MAXIMUM AREA OF EXTERIOR WALL OPENINGS BASED ON FIRE SEPARATION DISTANCE AND DEGREE OF OPENING PROTECTION
138 SECTION 706 FIRE WALLS
139 TABLE 706.4 FIRE WALL FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS
140 SECTION 707 FIRE BARRIERS
TABLE 707.3.10 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE BARRIER ASSEMBLIES OR HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN FIRE AREAS
141 SECTION 708 FIRE PARTITIONS
142 SECTION 709 SMOKE BARRIERS
143 SECTION 710 SMOKE PARTITIONS
SECTION 711 HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES
144 SECTION 712 VERTICAL OPENINGS
146 SECTION 713 SHAFT ENCLOSURES
147 SECTION 714 PENETRATIONS
150 SECTION 715 FIRE-RESISTANT JOINT SYSTEMS
151 SECTION 716 OPENING PROTECTIVES
TABLE 716.3 MARKING FIRE-RATED GLAZING ASSEMBLIES
152 TABLE 716.5 OPENING FIRE PROTECTION ASSEMBLIES, RATINGS AND MARKINGS
153 TABLE 716.5—continued OPENING FIRE PROTECTION ASSEMBLIES, RATINGS AND MARKINGS
156 TABLE 716.6 FIRE WINDOW ASSEMBLY FIRE PROTECTION RATINGS
157 SECTION 717 DUCTS AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS
TABLE 717.3.2.1 FIRE DAMPER RATING
161 SECTION 718 CONCEALED SPACES
163 SECTION 719 FIRE-RESISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PLASTER
SECTION 720 THERMAL- AND SOUND-INSULATING MATERIALS
164 SECTION 721 PRESCRIPTIVE FIRE RESISTANCE
165 TABLE 721.1(1) MINIMUM PROTECTION OF STRUCTURAL PARTS BASED ON TIME PERIODS FOR VARIOUS NONCOMBUSTIBLE INSULATING MATERIALSm
166 TABLE 721.1(1)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION OF STRUCTURAL PARTS BASED ON TIME PERIODS FOR VARIOUS NONCOMBUSTIBLE INSULATING MATERIALSm
167 TABLE 721.1(1)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION OF STRUCTURAL PARTS BASED ON TIME PERIODS FOR VARIOUS NONCOMBUSTIBLE INSULATING MATERIALSm
168 TABLE 721.1(1) —continued MINIMUM PROTECTION OF STRUCTURAL PARTS BASED ON TIME PERIODS FOR VARIOUS NONCOMBUSTIBLE INSULATING MATERIALSm
169 TABLE 721.1(2) RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS a, o, p
170 TABLE 721.1(2)—continued RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS a, o, p
171 TABLE 721.1(2) —continued RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS a, o, p
172 TABLE 721.1(2)—continued RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS a, o, p
173 TABLE 721.1(2)—continued RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS a, o, p
174 TABLE 721.1(2)—continued RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS a, o, p
175 TABLE 721.1(2)—continued RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS a, o, p
176 TABLE 721.1(2)—continued RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS a, o, p
177 TABLE 721.1(2)—continued RATED FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS FOR VARIOUS WALLS AND PARTITIONS a,
TABLE 721.1(3) MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa, q
178 TABLE 721.1(3)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa, q
179 TABLE 721.1(3)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa, q
180 TABLE 721.1(3) —continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa, q
181 TABLE 721.1(3) —continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa, q
182 TABLE 721.1(3)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa, q
183 TABLE 721.1(3)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa, q
184 TABLE 721.1(3)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa, q
185 TABLE 721.1(3)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa, q
186 TABLE 721.1(3)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa, q
187 TABLE 721.1(3)—continued MINIMUM PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMSa, q
188 SECTION 722 CALCULATED FIRE RESISTANCE
TABLE 722.2.1.1 MINIMUM EQUIVALENT THICKNESS OF CAST-IN-PLACE OR PRECAST CONCRETE WALLS, LOAD-BEARING OR NONLOAD-BEARING
189 EQUATION 7-3
EQUATION 7-4
FIGURE 722.2.1.2 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS OF TWO-WYTHE CONCRETE WALLS
190 TABLE 722.2.1.2(1) VALUES OF Rn0.59 FOR USE IN EQUATION 7-4
TABLE 722.2.1.2(2) FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS BASED ON R0.59
FIGURE 722.2.1.3.1 CERAMIC FIBER JOINT PROTECTION
191 TABLE 722.2.1.4(1) MULTIPLYING FACTOR FOR FINISHES ON NONFIRE-EXPOSED SIDE OF WALL
TABLE 722.2.1.4(2) TIME ASSIGNED TO FINISH MATERIALS ON FIRE-EXPOSED SIDE OF WALL
192 TABLE 722.2.2.1 MINIMUM SLAB THICKNESS (inches)
FIGURE 722.2.2.1.2 DETERMINATION OF SLAB THICKNESS FOR SLOPING SOFFITS
EQUATION 7-5
FIGURE 722.2.2.1.3 SLABS WITH RIBBED OR UNDULATING SOFFITS
193 FIGURE 722.2.2.2 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS FOR TWO-COURSE CONCRETE FLOORS
FIGURE 722.2.2.3(1) FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS FOR CONCRETE ROOF ASSEMBLIES
194 FIGURE 722.2.2.3(2) FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS FOR CONCRETE ROOF ASSEMBLIES
TABLE 722.2.3(1) COVER THICKNESS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOOR OR ROOF SLABS (inches)
TABLE 722.2.3(2) COVER THICKNESS FOR PRESTRESSED CONCRETE FLOOR OR ROOF SLABS (inches)
195 TABLE 722.2.3(3) MINIMUM COVER FOR MAIN REINFORCING BARS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMSc (APPLICABLE TO ALL TYPES OF STRUCTURAL CONCRETE)
TABLE 722.2.3(4) MINIMUM COVER FOR PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BEAMS 8 INCHES OR GREATER IN WIDTHb
TABLE 722.2.3(5) MINIMUM COVER FOR PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BEAMS OF ALL WIDTHS
196 TABLE 722.2.4 MINIMUM DIMENSION OF CONCRETE COLUMNS (inches)
EQUATION 7-6
197 TABLE 722.3.2 MINIMUM EQUIVALENT THICKNESS (inches) OF BEARING OR NONBEARING CONCRETE MASONRY WALLSa,b,c,d
EQUATION 7-7
TABLE 722.3.4 MINIMUM COVER OF LONGITUDINAL REINFORCEMENT IN FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED REINFORCED CONCRETE MASONRY LINTELS (inches)
198 TABLE 722.3.5 MINIMUM DIMENSION OF CONCRETE MASONRY COLUMNS (inches)
EQUATION 7-8
TABLE 722.4.1(1) FIRE-RESISTANCE PERIODS OF CLAY MASONRY WALLS
TABLE 722.4.1(2) FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS FOR BEARING STEEL FRAME BRICK VENEER WALLS OR PARTITIONS
199 EQUATION 7-9
TABLE 722.4.1(3) VALUES OF Rn 0.59
TABLE 722.4.1(4) COEFFICIENTS FOR PLASTER, pl a
TABLE 722.4.1(5) REINFORCED MASONRY LINTELS
TABLE 722.4.1(6) REINFORCED CLAY MASONRY COLUMNS
EQUATION 7-10
EQUATION 7-11
200 FIGURE 722.5.1(1) DETERMINATION OF THE HEATED PERIMETER OF STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS
EQUATION 7-12
EQUATION 7-13
201 FIGURE 722.5.1(2) GYPSUM-PROTECTED STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS WITH SHEET STEEL COLUMN COVERS
EQUATION 7-14
EQUATION 7-15
202 FIGURE 722.5.1(3) GYPSUM-PROTECTED STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS WITH STEEL STUD/SCREW ATTACHMENT SYSTEM
FIGURE 722.5.1(4) FIRE RESISTANCE OF STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS PROTECTED WITH VARIOUS THICKNESSES OF TYPE X GYPSUM WALLBOARD
FIGURE 722.5.1(5) WIDE FLANGE STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS WITH SPRAYED FIRE-RESISTANT MATERIALS
203 EQUATION 7-16
FIGURE 722.5.1(6) CONCRETE PROTECTED STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNSa,b
FIGURE 722.5.1(7) CONCRETE OR CLAY MASONRY PROTECTED STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS
204 TABLE 722.5.1(1) W/D RATIOS FOR STEEL COLUMNS
TABLE 722.5.1(2) PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE
205 TABLE 722.5.1(3) THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF CONCRETE OR CLAY MASONRY UNITS
TABLE 722.5.1(4) WEIGHT-TO-HEATED-PERIMETER RATIOS (W/D) FOR TYPICAL WIDE FLANGE BEAM AND GIRDER SHAPES
206 TABLE 722.5.1(4)—continued WEIGHT-TO-HEATED-PERIMETER RATIOS (W/D) FOR TYPICAL WIDE FLANGE BEAM AND GIRDER SHAPES
207 TABLE 722.5.1(4)—continued WEIGHT-TO-HEATED-PERIMETER RATIOS (W/D) FOR TYPICAL WIDE FLANGE BEAM AND GIRDER SHAPES
208 TABLE 722.5.1(5) FIRE RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE MASONRY PROTECTED STEEL COLUMNS
209 TABLE 722.5.1(5)—continued FIRE RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE MASONRY PROTECTED STEEL COLUMNS
210 TABLE 722.5.1(6) FIRE RESISTANCE OF CLAY MASONRY PROTECTED STEEL COLUMNS
211 TABLE 722.5.1(7) MINIMUM COVER (inch) FOR STEEL COLUMNS ENCASED IN NORMAL-WEIGHT CONCRETEa [FIGURE 722.5.1(6)(c)]
TABLE 722.5.1(8) MINIMUM COVER (inch) FOR STEEL COLUMNS ENCASED IN STRUCTURAL LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETEa [FIGURE 722.5.1(6)(c)]
212 TABLE 722.5.1(9) MINIMUM COVER (inch) FOR STEEL COLUMNS IN NORMAL WEIGHT PRECAST COVERSa [FIGURE 722.5.1(6)(a)]
TABLE 722.5.1(10) MINIMUM COVER (inch) FOR STEEL COLUMNS IN STRUCTURAL LIGHTWEIGHT PRECAST COVERSa [FIGURE 722.5.1(6)(a)]
213 FIGURE 722.5.2 DETERMINATION OF THE HEATED PERIMETER OF STRUCTURAL STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS
EQUATION 7-17
214 TABLE 722.6.2(1) TIME ASSIGNED TO WALLBOARD MEMBRANESa, b, c, d
215 TABLE 722.6.2(2) TIME ASSIGNED FOR CONTRIBUTION OF WOOD FRAME a, b, c
TABLE 722.6.2(3) MEMBRANEa ON EXTERIOR FACE OF WOOD STUD WALLS
TABLE 722.6.2(4) FLOORING OR ROOFING OVER WOOD FRAMINGa
TABLE 722.6.2(5) TIME ASSIGNED FOR ADDITIONAL PROTECTION
217 CHAPTER 8 INTERIOR FINISHES
SECTION 801 GENERAL
SECTION 802 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 803 WALL AND CEILING FINISHES
219 TABLE 803.11 INTERIOR WALL AND CEILING FINISH REQUIREMENTS BY OCCUPANCYk
220 SECTION 804 INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH
SECTION 805 COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IN TYPES I AND II CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 806 DECORATIVE MATERIALS AND TRIM
221 SECTION 807 INSULATION
SECTION 808 ACOUSTICAL CEILING SYSTEMS
223 CHAPTER 9 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
SECTION 901 GENERAL
SECTION 902 DEFINITIONS
224 SECTION 903 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
226 [F] TABLE 903.2.5.2 GROUP H-5 SPRINKLER DESIGN CRITERIA
228 [F] TABLE 903.2.11.6 ADDITIONAL REQUIRED SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS
229 TABLE 903.2.13 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM THRESHOLDS
231 SECTION 904 ALTERNATIVE AUTOMATIC FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
233 SECTION 905 STANDPIPE SYSTEMS
237 SECTION 906 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
[F] TABLE 906.1 ADDITIONAL REQUIRED PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE
238 [F]TABLE 906.3(1) FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FOR CLASS A FIRE HAZARDS
[F] TABLE 906.3(2) FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FOR FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS WITH DEPTHSLESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.25 INCH
239 SECTION 907 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS
249 [F] TABLE 907.5.2.3.2 VISIBLE ALARMS
250 SECTION 908 EMERGENCY ALARM SYSTEMS
251 SECTION 909 SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS
252 EQUATION 9-1
253 EQUATION 9-3
258 SECTION 910 SMOKE AND HEAT REMOVAL
EQUATION 9-4
EQUATION 9-5
259 SECTION 911 FIRE COMMAND CENTER
260 SECTION 912 FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS
261 SECTION 913 FIRE PUMPS
SECTION 914 EMERGENCY RESPONDER SAFETY FEATURES
262 SECTION 915 CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTION
263 SECTION 916 EMERGENCY RESPONDER RADIO COVERAGE
265 CHAPTER 10 MEANS OF EGRESS
SECTION 1001 ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 1002 DEFINITIONS
266 SECTION 1003 GENERAL MEANS OF EGRESS
267 SECTION 1004 OCCUPANT LOAD
TABLE 1004.1.2 MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA ALLOWANCES PER OCCUPANT
268 SECTION 1005 MEANS OF EGRESS SIZING
269 SECTION 1006 NUMBER OF EXITS AND EXIT ACCESS DOORWAYS
270 TABLE 1006.2.1 SPACES WITH ONE EXIT OR EXIT ACCESS DOORWAY
271 TABLE 1006.3.1 MINIMUM NUMBER OF EXITS OR ACCESS TO EXITS PER STORY
TABLE 1006.3.2(1) STORIES WITH ONE EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR R-2 OCCUPANCIES
272 1006.3.2(2) STORIES WITH ONE EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR OTHER OCCUPANCIES
SECTION 1007 EXIT AND EXIT ACCESS DOORWAY CONFIGURATION
SECTION 1008 MEANS OF EGRESS ILLUMINATION
273 SECTION 1009 ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS
276 SECTION 1010 DOORS, GATES AND TURNSTILES
277 TABLE 1010.1.4.1(1) MAXIMUM DOOR SPEED MANUAL REVOLVING DOORS
TABLE 1010.1.4.1(2) MAXIMUM DOOR SPEED AUTOMATIC OR POWER-OPERATED REVOLVING DOORS
283 SECTION 1011 STAIRWAYS
286 SECTION 1012 RAMPS
287 SECTION 1013 EXIT SIGNS
288 SECTION 1014 HANDRAILS
290 SECTION 1015 GUARDS
291 SECTION 1016 EXIT ACCESS
292 SECTION 1017 EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE
TABLE 1017.2 EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCEa
293 SECTION 1018 AISLES
SECTION 1019 EXIT ACCESS STAIRWAYS AND RAMPS
294 SECTION 1020 CORRIDORS
TABLE 1020.1 CORRIDOR FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING
TABLE 1020.2 MINIMUM CORRIDOR WIDTH
295 SECTION 1021 EGRESS BALCONIES
SECTION 1022 EXITS
296 SECTION 1023 INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAYS AND RAMPS
297 SECTION 1024 EXIT PASSAGEWAYS
298 SECTION 1025 LUMINOUS EGRESS PATH MARKINGS
299 SECTION 1026 HORIZONTAL EXITS
300 SECTION 1027 EXTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAYS AND RAMPS
301 SECTION 1028 EXIT DISCHARGE
302 SECTION 1029 ASSEMBLY
304 TABLE 1029.6.2 CAPACITY FOR AISLES FOR SMOKE-PROTECTED ASSEMBLY
306 TABLE 1029.12.2.1 SMOKE-PROTECTED ASSEMBLY AISLE ACCESSWAYS
308 SECTION 1030 EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE
311 CHAPTER 11 ACCESSIBILITY
SECTION 1101 GENERAL
312 SECTION 1102 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1103 SCOPING REQUIREMENTS
313 SECTION 1104 ACCESSIBLE ROUTE
315 SECTION 1105 ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES
SECTION 1106 PARKING AND PASSENGER LOADING FACILITIES
TABLE 1106.1 ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES
316 SECTION 1107 DWELLING UNITS AND SLEEPING UNITS
318 TABLE 1107.6.1.1 ACCESSIBLE DWELLING UNITS AND SLEEPING UNITS
319 SECTION 1108 SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES
320 TABLE 1108.2.2.1 ACCESSIBLE WHEELCHAIR SPACES
TABLE 1108.2.7.1 RECEIVERS FOR ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEMS
321 TABLE 1108.3 ACCESSIBLE SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITIES
SECTION 1109 OTHER FEATURES AND FACILITIES
324 TABLE 1109.12.2 ACCESSIBLE CHECK-OUT AISLES
325 SECTION 1110 RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
326 TABLE 1110.4.9.1 BOAT SLIPS
SECTION 1111 SIGNAGE
327 SECTION 1112 VARIATIONS
329 CHAPTER 12 INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT
SECTION 1201 GENERAL
SECTION 1202 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1203 VENTILATION
330 TABLE 1203.3 INSULATION FOR CONDENSATION CONTROL
331 SECTION 1204 TEMPERATURE CONTROL DELETED
SECTION 1205 LIGHTING
332 SECTION 1206 YARDS OR COURTS
SECTION 1207 SOUND TRANSMISSION
SECTION 1208 INTERIOR SPACE DIMENSIONS
333 SECTION 1209 ACCESS TO UNOCCUPIED SPACES
SECTION 1210 TOILET AND BATHROOM REQUIREMENTS
335 CHAPTER 13 ENERGY EFFICIENCY DELETED
337 CHAPTER 14 EXTERIOR WALLS
SECTION 1401 GENERAL
SECTION 1402 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1403 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
338 SECTION 1404 MATERIALS
339 SECTION 1405 INSTALLATION OF WALL COVERINGS
TABLE 1405.2 MINIMUM THICKNESS OF WEATHER COVERINGS
340 TABLE 1405.3.2 CLASS III VAPOR RETARDERS
344 SECTION 1406 COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF EXTERIOR WALLS
345 TABLE 1406.2.1.1.2 MINIMUM FIRE SEPARATION FOR COMBUSTIBLE EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS
SECTION 1407 METAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS (MCM)
347 TABLE 1407.11.3.4 AREA LIMITATION AND SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MCM PANELS
348 SECTION 1408 EXTERIOR INSULATION AND FINISH SYSTEMS (EIFS)
SECTION 1409 HIGH-PRESSURE DECORATIVE EXTERIOR-GRADE COMPACT LAMINATES (HPL)
349 SECTION 1410 PLASTIC COMPOSITE DECKING
351 CHAPTER 15 ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND ROOFTOP STRUCTURES
SECTION 1501 GENERAL
SECTION 1502 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1503 WEATHER PROTECTION
352 SECTION 1504 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
TABLE 1504.1.1 CLASSIFICATION OF ASPHALT SHINGLES
353 TABLE 1504.8 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE MEAN ROOF HEIGHT PERMITTED FOR BUILDINGS WITH AGGREGATE ON THE ROOF IN AREAS OUTSIDE A HURRICANE-PRONE REGION
SECTION 1505 FIRE CLASSIFICATION
TABLE 1505.1a, b MINIMUM ROOF COVERING CLASSIFICATION FOR TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
354 SECTION 1506 MATERIALS
SECTION 1507 REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOF COVERINGS
356 TABLE 1507.2.9.2 VALLEY LINING MATERIAL
357 TABLE 1507.3.7 CLAY AND CONCRETE TILE ATTACHMENTa, b, c
358 TABLE 1507.4.3(1) METAL ROOF COVERINGS
TABLE 1507.4.3(2) MINIMUM CORROSION RESISTANCE
360 TABLE 1507.7.6 SLATE SHINGLE HEADLAP
361 TABLE 1507.8.5 WOOD SHINGLE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
TABLE 1507.8.7 WOOD SHINGLE WEATHER EXPOSURE AND ROOF SLOPE
362 TABLE 1507.8 WOOD SHINGLE AND SHAKE INSTALLATION
363 TABLE 1507.9.6 WOOD SHAKE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
364 TABLE 1507.9.8 WOOD SHAKE WEATHER EXPOSURE AND ROOF SLOPE
TABLE 1507.10.2 BUILT-UP ROOFING MATERIAL STANDARDS
365 TABLE 1507.14.3 PROTECTIVE COATING MATERIAL STANDARDS
366 SECTION 1508 ROOF INSULATION
[BF] TABLE 1508.2 MATERIAL STANDARDS FOR ROOF INSULATION
SECTION 1509 RADIANT BARRIERS INSTALLED ABOVE DECK
SECTION 1510 ROOFTOP STRUCTURES
369 SECTION 1511 REROOFING
SECTION 1512 PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS AND MODULES
371 CHAPTER 16 STRUCTURAL DESIGN
SECTION 1601 GENERAL
SECTION 1602 DEFINITIONS AND NOTATIONS
SECTION 1603 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
372 SECTION 1604 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
373 TABLE 1604.3 DEFLECTION LIMITSa, b, c, h, i
375 TABLE 1604.5 RISK CATEGORY OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
SECTION 1605 LOAD COMBINATIONS
376 EQUATION 16-1
EQUATION 16-2
EQUATION 16-3
EQUATION 16-4
EQUATION 16-5
EQUATION 16-6
EQUATION 16-7
EQUATION 16-8
EQUATION 16-9
EQUATION 16-10
EQUATION 16-11
EQUATION 16-12
EQUATION 16-13
EQUATION 16-14
EQUATION 16-15
EQUATION 16-16
377 EQUATION 16-17
EQUATION 16-18
EQUATION 16-19
EQUATION 16-20
EQUATION 16-21
EQUATION 16-22
SECTION 1606 DEAD LOADS
SECTION 1607 LIVE LOADS
378 TABLE 1607.1 MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, L0, AND MINIMUM CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
TABLE 1607.1—continued MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, L0,AND MINIMUM CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
379 TABLE 1607.1—continued MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, L0, AND MINIMUM CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
TABLE 1607.1—continued MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS, Lo, AND MINIMUM CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADSg
381 EQUATION 16-23
TABLE 1607.10.1 LIVE LOAD ELEMENT FACTOR, KLL
382 EQUATION 16-24
EQUATION 16-25
EQUATION 16-26
EQUATION 16-27
EQUATION 16-28
EQUATION 16-29
EQUATION 16-30
EQUATION 16-31
EQUATION 16-32
384 SECTION 1608 SNOW LOADS
TABLE 1608.2 GROUND SNOW LOADS, pg, FOR ALASKAN LOCATIONS
SECTION 1609 WIND LOADS
385 TABLE 1609.1.2 WIND-BORNE DEBRIS PROTECTION FASTENING SCHEDULE FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANELSa, b, c, d
386 EQUATION 16-33
387 FIGURE 1608.2 GROUND SNOW LOADS, pg, FOR THE UNITED STATES (psf)
388 FIGURE 1608.2—continued GROUND SNOW LOADS, pg, FOR THE UNITED STATES (psf)
389 FIGURE 1609.3(1) ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEEDS, vult, FOR RISK CATEGORY II BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
390 FIGURE 1609.3(2) ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEEDS, vult, FOR RISK CATEGORY III AND IV BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
391 FIGURE 1609.3(3) ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEEDS, vult, FOR RISK CATEGORY I BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
392 TABLE 1609.3.1 WIND SPEED CONVERSIONSa, b, c
EQUATION 16-34
393 EQUATION 16-35
SECTION 1610 SOIL LATERAL LOADS
394 TABLE 1609.6.2 NET PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS, Cneta, b
395 TABLE 1609.6.2—continued NET PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS, Cneta, b
396 TABLE 1609.6.2—continued NET PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS, Cneta, b
397 TABLE 1609.6.2—continued NET PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS, Cnet a, b
398 SECTION 1611 RAIN LOADS
EQUATION 16-36
FIGURE 1611.1 100-YEAR, 1-HOUR RAINFALL (INCHES) WESTERN UNTED STATES DELETED
SECTION 1612 FLOOD LOADS
399 SECTION 1613 EARTHQUAKE LOADS
400 EQUATION 16-37
EQUATION 16-38
EQUATION 16-39
EQUATION 16-40
TABLE 1613.3.3(1) VALUES OF SITE COEFFICIENT Fa a
TABLE 1613.3.3(2) VALUES OF SITE COEFFICIENT FV a
401 FIGURE 1613.3.1(1) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES OF 0.2-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
402 FIGURE 1613.3.1(1)—continued RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES OF 0.2-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
403 FIGURE 1613.3.1(2) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES OF 1-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
404 FIGURE 1613.3.1(2)—continued RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES OF 1-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
405 FIGURE 1613.3.1(3) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR HAWAII OF 0.2- AND 1-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
406 FIGURE 1613.3.1(4) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR ALASKA OF 0.2-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
407 FIGURE 1613.3.1(5) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR ALASKA OF 1.0-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
408 FIGURE 1613.3.1(6) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS OF 0.2- AND 1-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
409 FIGURE 1613.3.1(7) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS OF 0.2- AND 1-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
410 FIGURE 1613.3.1(8) RISK-TARGETED MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE (MCER) GROUND MOTION RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS FOR AMERICAN SAMOA OF 0.2- AND 1-SECOND SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION (5% OF CRITICAL DAMPING), SITE CLASS B
411 TABLE 1613.3.5(1) SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY BASED ON SHORT-PERIOD (0.2 second) RESPONSE ACCELERATION
TABLE 1613.3.5(2) SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY BASED ON 1-SECOND PERIOD RESPONSE ACCELERATION
412 SECTION 1614 ATMOSPHERIC ICE LOADS
SECTION 1615 STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
413 EQUATION 16-41
EQUATION 16-42
414 FIGURE 1615.4 LONGITUDINAL, PERIMETER, TRANSVERSE AND VERTICAL TIES
415 CHAPTER 17 SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
SECTION 1701 GENERAL
SECTION 1702 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1703 APPROVALS
416 SECTION 1704 SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS, CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY AND STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION
418 SECTION 1705 REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
419 TABLE 1705.2.3 REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS OF OPEN-WEB STEEL JOISTS AND JOIST GIRDERS
420 TABLE 1705.3 REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS OF CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
421 TABLE 1705.6 REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS OF SOILS
TABLE 1705.7 REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS OF DRIVEN DEEP FOUNDATION ELEMENTS
TABLE 1705.8 REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS OF CAST-IN-PLACE DEEP FOUNDATION ELEMENTS
425 SECTION 1706 DESIGN STRENGTHS OF MATERIALS
SECTION 1707 ALTERNATIVE TEST PROCEDURE
SECTION 1708 IN-SITU LOAD TESTS
426 SECTION 1709 PRECONSTRUCTION LOAD TESTS
429 CHAPTER 18 SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
SECTION 1801 GENERAL
SECTION 1802 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1803 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS
431 SECTION 1804 EXCAVATION, GRADING AND FILL
432 SECTION 1805 DAMPPROOFING AND WATERPROOFING
433 SECTION 1806 PRESUMPTIVE LOAD-BEARING VALUES OF SOILS
434 TABLE 1806.2 PRESUMPTIVE LOAD-BEARING VALUES
SECTION 1807 FOUNDATION WALLS, RETAINING WALLS AND EMBEDDED POSTS AND POLES
435 TABLE 1807.1.6.2 CONCRETE FOUNDATION WALLSb, c
436 TABLE 1807.1.6.3(1) PLAIN MASONRY FOUNDATION WALLSa, b, c
437 TABLE 1807.1.6.3(2) 8-INCH MASONRY FOUNDATION WALLS WITH REINFORCEMENT WHERE d ≥ 5 INCHESa, b, c
438 TABLE 1807.1.6.3(3) 10-INCH MASONRY FOUNDATION WALLS WITH REINFORCEMENT WHERE d ≥ 6.75 INCHES a, b, c
439 EQUATION 18-1
TABLE 1807.1.6.3(4) 12-INCH MASONRY FOUNDATION WALLS WITH REINFORCEMENT WHERE d ≥ 8.75 INCHESa, b, c
440 EQUATION 18-2
EQUATION 18-3
SECTION 1808 FOUNDATIONS
441 FIGURE 1808.7.1 FOUNDATION CLEARANCES FROM SLOPES
442 TABLE 1808.8.1 MINIMUM SPECIFIED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH f´C OF CONCRETE OR GROUT
TABLE 1808.8.2 MINIMUM CONCRETE COVER
443 SECTION 1809 SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS
444 TABLE 1809.7 PRESCRIPTIVE FOOTINGS SUPPORTING WALLS OF LIGHT-FRAME CONSTRUCTIONa, b, c, d, e
445 SECTION 1810 DEEP FOUNDATIONS
447 TABLE 1810.3.2.6 ALLOWABLE STRESSES FOR MATERIALS USED IN DEEP FOUNDATION ELEMENTS
449 EQUATION 18-4
451 EQUATION 18-5
452 EQUATION 18-6
EQUATION 18-7
EQUATION 18-8
EQUATION 18-9
EQUATION 18-10
EQUATION 18-11
459 CHAPTER 19 CONCRETE
SECTION 1901 GENERAL
SECTION 1902 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1903 SPECIFICATIONS FOR TESTS AND MATERIALS
SECTION 1904 DURABILITY REQUIREMENTS
460 SECTION 1905 MODIFICATIONS TO ACI 318
462 SECTION 1906 STRUCTURAL PLAIN CONCRETE
SECTION 1907 MINIMUM SLAB PROVISIONS
463 SECTION 1908 SHOTCRETE
465 CHAPTER 20 ALUMINUM
SECTION 2001 GENERAL
SECTION 2002 MATERIALS
467 CHAPTER 21 MASONRY
SECTION 2101 GENERAL
SECTION 2102 DEFINITIONS AND NOTATIONS
468 SECTION 2103 MASONRY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
TABLE 2103.2.3 CERAMIC TILE MORTAR COMPOSITIONS
469 SECTION 2104 CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 2105 QUALITY ASSURANCE
SECTION 2106 SEISMIC DESIGN
SECTION 2107 ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN
EQUATION 21-1
470 SECTION 2108 STRENGTH DESIGN OF MASONRY
SECTION 2109 EMPIRICAL DESIGN OF MASONRY
TABLE 2109.2.1 ALLOWABLE STRESS GROSS CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA FOR DRY-STACKED, SURFACE-BONDED CONCRETE MASONRY WALLS
471 EQUATION 21-2
TABLE 2109.3.3.1 ALLOWABLE SHEAR ON BOLTS IN ADOBE MASONRY
472 SECTION 2110 GLASS UNIT MASONRY
SECTION 2111 MASONRY FIREPLACES
474 FIGURE 2111.12 ILLUSTRATION OF EXCEPTION TO FIREPLACE CLEARANCE PROVISION
SECTION 2112 MASONRY HEATERS
475 SECTION 2113 MASONRY CHIMNEYS
478 FIGURE 2113.16 FLUE SIZES FOR MASONRY CHIMNEYS
479 TABLE 2113.16(1) NET CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF ROUND FLUE SIZESa
TABLE 2113.16(2) NET CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF SQUARE AND RECTANGULAR FLUE SIZES
FIGURE 2113.19 ILLUSTRATION OF EXCEPTION THREE CHIMNEY CLEARANCE PROVISION
481 CHAPTER 22 STEEL
SECTION 2201 GENERAL
SECTION 2202 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 2203 IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF STEEL FOR STRUCTURAL PURPOSES
SECTION 2204 CONNECTIONS
SECTION 2205 STRUCTURAL STEEL
482 SECTION 2206 COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL STEEL AND CONCRETE STRUCTURES
SECTION 2207 STEEL JOISTS
483 SECTION 2208 STEEL CABLE STRUCTURES
SECTION 2209 STEEL STORAGE RACKS
SECTION 2210 COLD-FORMED STEEL
SECTION 2211 COLD-FORMED STEEL LIGHT-FRAME CONSTRUCTION
485 CHAPTER 23 WOOD
SECTION 2301 GENERAL
SECTION 2302 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 2303 MINIMUM STANDARDS AND QUALITY
489 SECTION 2304 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
490 TABLE 2304.6.1 MAXIMUM NOMINAL DESIGN WIND SPEED, Vasd PERMITTED FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL WALL SHEATHING USED TO RESIST WIND PRESSURESa, b, c
491 TABLE 2304.8(1) ALLOWABLE SPANS FOR LUMBER FLOOR AND ROOF SHEATHINGa, b
TABLE 2304.8(2) SHEATHING LUMBER, MINIMUM GRADE REQUIREMENTS: BOARD GRADE
TABLE 2304.8(3) ALLOWABLE SPANS AND LOADS FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL SHEATHING AND SINGLE-FLOOR GRADES CONTINUOUS OVER TWO OR MORE SPANS WITH STRENGTH AXIS PERPENDICULAR TO SUPPORTSa, b
492 TABLE 2304.8(4) ALLOWABLE SPAN FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL COMBINATION SUBFLOOR-UNDERLAYMENT (SINGLE FLOOR)a, b (Panels Continuous Over Two or More Spans and Strength Axis Perpendicular to Supports)
TABLE 2304.8(5) ALLOWABLE LOAD (PSF) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL ROOF SHEATHING CONTINUOUS OVER TWO OR MORE SPANS AND STRENGTH AXIS PARALLEL TO SUPPORTS (Plywood Structural Panels Are Five-Ply, Five-Layer Unless Otherwise Noted)a, b
495 TABLE 2304.10.1 FASTENING SCHEDULE
496 TABLE 2304.10.1—continued FASTENING SCHEDULE
497 TABLE 2304.10.1—continued FASTENING SCHEDULE
498 TABLE 2304.10.1—continued FASTENING SCHEDULE
499 TABLE 2304.10.1—continued FASTENING SCHEDULE
500 SECTION 2305 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEMS
EQUATION 23-1
501 TABLE 2305.2(1) en VALUES (inches) FOR USE IN CALCULATING DIAPHRAGM AND SHEAR WALL DEFLECTION DUE TO FASTENER SLIP (Structural I)a, c
EQUATION 23-2
SECTION 2306 ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN
502 TABLE 2305.2(2) VALUES OF Gt FOR USE IN CALCULATING DEFLECTION OF WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL SHEAR WALLS AND DIAPHRAGMS
503 TABLE 2306.1.4 ALLOWABLE LOADS FOR LUMBER DECKING
SECTION 2307 LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN
SECTION 2308 CONVENTIONAL LIGHT-FRAME CONSTRUCTION
TABLE 2308.2.1 ALLOWABLE STORY HEIGHT
504 TABLE 2306.2(1) ALLOWABLE SHEAR VALUES (POUNDS PER FOOT) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL DIAPHRAGMS UTILIZING STAPLES WITH FRAMING OF DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH, OR SOUTHERN PINEa FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADINGf
505 TABLE 2306.2(1)—continued ALLOWABLE SHEAR VALUES (POUNDS PER FOOT) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL DIAPHRAGMS UTILIZING STAPLES WITH FRAMING OF DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH, OR SOUTHERN PINEa FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADINGf
506 TABLE 2306.2(2) ALLOWABLE SHEAR VALUES (POUNDS PER FOOT) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL BLOCKED DIAPHRAGMS UTILIZING MULTIPLE ROWS OF STAPLES (HIGH-LOAD DIAPHRAGMS) WITH FRAMING OF DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH OR SOUTHERN PINEa FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADINGb, g, h
507 TABLE 2306.2(2)—continued ALLOWABLE SHEAR VALUES (POUNDS PER FOOT) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL BLOCKED DIAPHRAGMS UTILIZING MULTIPLE ROWS OF STAPLES (HIGH-LOAD DIAPHRAGMS) WITH FRAMING OF DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH OR SOUTHERN PINE FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADING
508 TABLE 2306.3(1) ALLOWABLE SHEAR VALUES (POUNDS PER FOOT) FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL SHEAR WALLS UTILIZING STAPLES WITH FRAMING OF DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH OR SOUTHERN PINEa FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADINGb, f, g, i
TABLE 2306.3(2) ALLOWABLE SHEAR VALUES (plf) FOR WIND OR SEISMIC LOADING ON SHEAR WALLS OF FIBERBOARD SHEATHING BOARD CONSTRUCTION UTILIZING STAPLES FOR TYPE V CONSTRUCTION ONLYa, b, c, d, e
509 TABLE 2306.3(3) ALLOWABLE SHEAR VALUES FOR WIND OR SEISMIC FORCES FOR SHEAR WALLS OF LATH AND PLASTER OR GYPSUM BOARD WOOD FRAMED WALL ASSEMBLIES UTILIZING STAPLES
511 TABLE 2308.4.1.1(1) HEADER AND GIRDER SPANSa, b FOR EXTERIOR BEARING WALLS (Maximum spans for Douglas Fir-Larch, Hem-Fir, Southern Pine and Spruce-Pine-Firb and required number of jack studs)
512 TABLE 2308.4.1.1(1)—continued HEADER AND GIRDER SPANSa, b FOR EXTERIOR BEARING WALLS (Maximum spans for Douglas Fir-Larch, Hem-Fir, Southern Pine and Spruce-Pine-Firb and required number of jack studs)
TABLE 2308.4.1.1(2) HEADER AND GIRDER SPANSa, b FOR INTERIOR BEARING WALLS (Maximum spans for Douglas Fir-Larch, Hem-Fir, Southern Pine and Spruce-Pine-Firb and required number of jack studs)
513 TABLE 2308.4.2.1(1) FLOOR JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Residential sleeping areas, live load = 30 psf, L/∆ = 360)
514 TABLE 2308.4.2.1(1)—continued FLOOR JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Residential sleeping areas, live load = 30 psf, L/∆ = 360)
515 TABLE 2308.4.2.1(2) FLOOR JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Residential living areas, live load = 40 psf, L/∆ = 360)
516 TABLE 2308.4.2.1(2)—continued FLOOR JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Residential living areas, live load = 40 psf, L/∆ = 360)
517 FIGURE 2308.4.4.1(1) OPENINGS IN FLOOR AND ROOF DIAPHRAGMS
518 FIGURE 2308.4.4.1(2) OPENING LIMITATIONS FOR FLOOR AND ROOF DIAPHRAGMS
FIGURE 2308.4.4.2 PORTIONS OF FLOOR LEVEL OFFSET VERTICALLY
519 TABLE 2308.5.1 SIZE, HEIGHT AND SPACING OF WOOD STUDSc
520 TABLE 2308.5.11 MINIMUM THICKNESS OF WALL SHEATHING
521 FIGURE 2308.6.1 BASIC COMPONENTS OF THE LATERAL BRACING SYSTEM
522 TABLE 2308.6.1a WALL BRACING REQUIREMENTS
523 TABLE 2308.6.3(1) BRACING METHODS
524 TABLE 2308.6.3(1)—continued BRACING METHODS
TABLE 2308.6.3(2) EXPOSED PLYWOOD PANEL SIDING
525 TABLE 2308.6.3(3) WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL WALL SHEATHINGb (Not Exposed to the Weather, Strength Axis Parallel or Perpendicular to Studs Except as Indicated Below)
TABLE 2308.6.3(4) ALLOWABLE SPANS FOR PARTICLEBOARD WALL SHEATHING (Not Exposed to the Weather, Long Dimension of the Panel Parallel or Perpendicular to Studs)
TABLE 2308.6.3(5) HARDBOARD SIDING
526 FIGURE 2308.6.5.1 ALTERNATE BRACED WALL PANEL (ABW)
527 FIGURE 2308.6.5.2 PORTAL FRAME WITH HOLD-DOWNS (PFH)
528 FIGURE 2308.6.7.2(1) BRACED WALL LINE TOP PLATE CONNECTION
529 FIGURE 2308.6.7.2(2) BRACED WALL PANEL TOP PLATE CONNECTION
530 FIGURE 2308.6.8.2(1) ROOF IN SDC D OR E NOT SUPPORTED ON ALL EDGES
FIGURE 2308.6.8.2(2) ROOF EXTENSION IN SDC D OR E BEYOND BRACED WALL LINE
531 FIGURE 2308.6.8.3 STEPPED FOOTING CONNECTION DETAILS
533 TABLE 2308.7.5 REQUIRED RATING OF APPROVED UPLIFT CONNECTORS (pounds)a, b, c, e, f, g, h
534 TABLE 2308.7.1(1) CEILING JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Uninhabitable Attics Without Storage, Live Load = 10 psf, L/Δ = 240)
535 TABLE 2308.7.1(1)—continued CEILING JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Uninhabitable Attics Without Storage, Live Load = 10 psf, L/Δ = 240)
536 TABLE 2308.7.1(2) CEILING JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Uninhabitable Attics With Limited Storage, Live Load = 20 psf, L/Δ = 240)
537 TABLE 2308.7.1(2)—continued CEILING JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Uninhabitable Attics With Limited Storage, Live Load = 20 psf, L/Δ = 240)
538 TABLE 2308.7.2(1) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Roof Live Load = 20 psf, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 180)
539 TABLE 2308.7.2(1)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Roof Live Load = 20 psf, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 180)
540 TABLE 2308.7.2(2) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Roof Live Load = 20 psf, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 240)
541 TABLE 2308.7.2(2)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Roof Live Load = 20 psf, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 240)
542 TABLE 2308.7.2(3) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 30 psf, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 180)
543 TABLE 2308.7.2(3)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 30 psf, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 180)
544 TABLE 2308.7.2(4) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 50 psf, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 180)
545 TABLE 2308.7.2(4) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 50 psf, Ceiling Not Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 180)
546 TABLE 2308.7.2(5) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 30 psf, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 240)
547 TABLE 2308.7.2(5)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 30 psf, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 240)
548 TABLE 2308.7.2(6) RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 50 psf, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 240)
549 TABLE 2308.7.2(6)—continued RAFTER SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (Ground Snow Load = 50 psf, Ceiling Attached to Rafters, L/Δ = 240)
550 TABLE 2308.7.3.1 RAFTER TIE CONNECTIONSg
551 TABLE 2308.7.12 ALLOWABLE SPANS FOR 2-INCH TONGUE-AND-GROOVE DECKING
552 TABLE 2308.7.12—continued ALLOWABLE SPANS FOR 2-INCH TONGUE-AND-GROOVE DECKING
SECTION 2309 WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION MANUAL
553 CHAPTER 24 GLASS AND GLAZING
SECTION 2401 GENERAL
SECTION 2402 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 2403 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GLASS
SECTION 2404 WIND, SNOW, SEISMIC AND DEAD LOADS ON GLASS
EQUATION 24-1
EQUATION 24-2
EQUATION 24-3
554 EQUATION 24-4
EQUATION 24-5
EQUATION 24-6
EQUATION 24-7
EQUATION 24-8
EQUATION 24-9
EQUATION 24-10
EQUATION 24-11
EQUATION 24-12
555 SECTION 2405 SLOPED GLAZING AND SKYLIGHTS
556 EQUATION 24-13
EQUATION 24-14
EQUATION 24-15
SECTION 2406 SAFETY GLAZING
557 TABLE 2406.2(1) MINIMUM CATEGORY CLASSIFICATION OF GLAZING USING CPSC 16 CFR PART 1201
TABLE 2406.2(2) MINIMUM CATEGORY CLASSIFICATION OF GLAZING USING ANSI Z97.1
558 SECTION 2407 GLASS IN HANDRAILS AND GUARDS
SECTION 2408 GLAZING IN ATHLETIC FACILITIES
559 SECTION 2409 GLASS IN WALKWAYS, ELEVATOR HOISTWAYS AND ELEVATOR CARS
561 CHAPTER 25 GYPSUM BOARD, GYPSUM PANEL PRODUCTS AND PLASTER
SECTION 2501 GENERAL
SECTION 2502 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 2503 INSPECTION
SECTION 2504 VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES
SECTION 2505 SHEAR WALL CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 2506 GYPSUM BOARD AND GYPSUM PANEL PRODUCT MATERIALS
562 TABLE 2506.2 GYPSUM BOARD AND GYPSUM PANEL PRODUCTS MATERIALS AND ACCESSORIES
SECTION 2507 LATHING AND PLASTERING
TABLE 2507.2 LATH, PLASTERING MATERIALS AND ACCESSORIES
SECTION 2508 GYPSUM CONSTRUCTION
563 TABLE 2508.1 INSTALLATION OF GYPSUM CONSTRUCTION
TABLE 2508.5 SHEAR CAPACITY FOR HORIZONTAL WOOD-FRAME GYPSUM BOARD DIAPHRAGM CEILING ASSEMBLIES
564 SECTION 2509 SHOWERS AND WATER CLOSETS
TABLE 2509.2 BACKERBOARD MATERIALS
SECTION 2510 LATHING AND FURRING FOR CEMENT PLASTER (STUCCO)
SECTION 2511 INTERIOR PLASTER
565 TABLE 2511.1.1 INSTALLATION OF PLASTER CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 2512 EXTERIOR PLASTER
TABLE 2512.6 CEMENT PLASTERS
566 SECTION 2513 EXPOSED AGGREGATE PLASTER
SECTION 2514 REINFORCED GYPSUM CONCRETE
567 CHAPTER 26 PLASTIC
SECTION 2601 GENERAL
SECTION 2602 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 2603 FOAM PLASTIC INSULATION
570 FIGURE 2603.8 TERMITE INFESTATION PROBABILITY MAP
571 TABLE 2603.12.1 CLADDING MINIMUM FASTENING REQUIREMENTS FOR DIRECT ATTACHMENT OVER FOAM PLASTIC SHEATHING TO SUPPORT CLADDING WEIGHTa
572 TABLE 2603.12.2 FURRING MINIMUM FASTENING REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION OVER FOAM PLASTIC SHEATHING TO SUPPORT CLADDING WEIGHTa
SECTION 2604 INTERIOR FINISH AND TRIM
573 SECTION 2605 PLASTIC VENEER
SECTION 2606 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTICS
574 SECTION 2607 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC WALL PANELS
TABLE 2607.4 AREA LIMITATION AND SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC WALL PANELSa
575 SECTION 2608 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC GLAZING
SECTION 2609 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC ROOF PANELS
576 TABLE 2609.4 AREA LIMITATIONS FOR LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC ROOF PANELS
SECTION 2610 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC SKYLIGHT GLAZING
SECTION 2611 LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC INTERIOR SIGNS
577 SECTION 2612 PLASTIC COMPOSITES
SECTION 2613 FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER
578 SECTION 2614 REFLECTIVE PLASTIC CORE INSULATION
579 CHAPTER 27 ELECTRICAL
SECTION 2701 GENERAL DELETED
SECTION 2702 EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS
581 CHAPTER 28 MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DELETED
583 CHAPTER 29 PLUMBING SYSTEMS DELETED
585 CHAPTER 30 ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
SECTION 3001 GENERAL
SECTION 3002 HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES
586 SECTION 3003 EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
SECTION 3004 CONVEYING SYSTEMS
SECTION 3005 MACHINE ROOMS
587 SECTION 3006 ELEVATOR LOBBIES AND HOISTWAY OPENING PROTECTION
588 SECTION 3007 FIRE SERVICE ACCESS ELEVATOR
589 FIGURE 3007.6.5 FIRE SERVICE ACCESS ELEVATOR SYMBOL
SECTION 3008 OCCUPANT EVACUATION ELEVATORS
593 CHAPTER 31 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 3101 GENERAL
SECTION 3102 MEMBRANE STRUCTURES
594 SECTION 3103 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
595 SECTION 3104 PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS AND TUNNELS
596 SECTION 3105 AWNINGS AND CANOPIES
SECTION 3106 MARQUEES
SECTION 3107 SIGNS
SECTION 3108 TELECOMMUNICATION AND BROADCAST TOWERS
597 SECTION 3109 SWIMMING POOLS, SPAS AND HOT TUBS
598 SECTION 3110 AUTOMATIC VEHICULAR GATES
SECTION 3111 PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS AND MODULES
599 CHAPTER 32 ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
SECTION 3201 GENERAL
SECTION 3202 ENCROACHMENTS
601 CHAPTER 33 SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 3301 GENERAL
SECTION 3302 CONSTRUCTION SAFEGUARDS
SECTION 3303 DEMOLITION
SECTION 3304 SITE WORK
SECTION 3305 SANITARY DELETED
SECTION 3306 PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS
602 TABLE 3306.1 PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS
603 SECTION 3307 PROTECTION OF ADJOINING PROPERTY
SECTION 3308 TEMPORARY USE OF STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
SECTION 3309 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
SECTION 3310 MEANS OF EGRESS
SECTION 3311 STANDPIPES
SECTION 3312 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM
604 SECTION 3313 WATER SUPPLY FOR FIRE PROTECTION
605 CHAPTER 34 RESERVED
607 CHAPTER 35 REFERENCED STANDARDS
AA
AAMA
ACI
608 AISC
AISI
ALI
609 AMCA
ANSI
APA
610 ASABE
ASCE/SEI
611 ASME
ASSE
ASTM
617 AWC
618 AWCI
AWPA
AWS
BHMA
CEN
619 CGSB
CPA
CPSC
CSA
620 CSSB
DASMA
DOC
DOL
621 DOTn
FEMA
FM
GA
622 HPVA
ICC
623 ISO
MHI
NAAMM
NCMA
NFPA
625 PCI
PTI
RMI
SBCA
626 SDI
SJI
SPRI
TIA
627 TMS
TPI
UL
628 ULC
629 USC
WCLIB
WDMA
WRI
631 APPENDIX A EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS DELETED
APPENDIX B BOARD OF APPEALS DELETED
APPENDIX C GROUP U—AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS DELETED
APPENDIX D FIRE DISTRICTS DELETED
APPENDIX E SUPPLEMENTARY ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS DELETED
APPENDIX F RODENTPROOFING DELETED
APPENDIX G FLOOD-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION DELETED
633 APPENDIX H SIGNS
SECTION H101 GENERAL
SECTION H102 DEFINITIONS
SECTION H103 LOCATION
SECTION H104 IDENTIFICATION
SECTION H105 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
634 SECTION H106 ELECTRICAL
SECTION H107 COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
SECTION H108 ANIMATED DEVICES
SECTION H109 GROUND SIGNS
SECTION H110 ROOF SIGNS
635 SECTION H111 WALL SIGNS
SECTION H112 PROJECTING SIGNS
636 SECTION H113 MARQUEE SIGNS
SECTION H114 PORTABLE SIGNS
TABLE 4-A SIZE, THICKNESS AND TYPE OF GLASS PANELS IN SIGNS
TABLE 4-B THICKNESS OF PROJECTION SIGN
SECTION H115 REFERENCED STANDARDS
637 APPENDIX I PATIO COVERS DELETED
APPENDIX J GRADING DELETED
APPENDIX K ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS DELETED
APPENDIX L EARTHQUAKE RECORDING INSTRUMENTATION DELETED
APPENDIX M TSUNAMI-GENERATED FLOOD HAZARD DELETED
639 INDEX
677 VALUABLE GUIDES TO CHANGES IN THE 2015 I-CODES®
678 2015 I-CODE ESSENTIALS
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