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Structure: Dimensions
The basic design will enable a two-story space to be achieved by omitting
an intermediate floor over a limited portion of the building. The structural
acceptability of the location of such a two-story space must be verified by
the A/E.
313.3
BUILDING HEIGHT
On the basis of the floor-to-floor heights described above, the structural
system is appropriate to a range of building heights from two to nine
stories above ground.
The Uniform Building Code lateral design requirements change for
buildings over 160 feet in height, so for simplicity this height has been
used as a limit.
If required, towers over 160 feet in height may be built, but they would
require varying degrees of change to the basic structural system
depending upon seismic zone, local design wind pressures, and site
conditions. See Section 721.4 for discussion of requirements for buildings
over 160 feet.
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