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4. All connection details between structural, ceiling, partition and exterior
wall components must be designed with due regard to the dimensional
and construction tolerances and to the acoustic separation and fire
protection requirements of each.
5. Structural design must include a load factor for relocatable partitions as
well as permanent partitions. (See Table 310.2.)
The detailed design of the partition system must provide for furring
around columns, shear walls and exterior walls where required.
6. Gravity drains are the only component of service distribution which
feed through the floor. Since services should not penetrate beams,
careful consideration must be given to beam sizing, spacing and
location to impose the least possible restriction on the location of
drains. Since plumbing fixtures are usually located on partitions, a
restriction on the location of drains is also a restriction on the location
of those particular partitions. (See Sections 225.3 and 333.4. See also
item 14 below.)
7. The structure must provide adequate support and efficient passage for
all service components, with minimum penetration of structural
components. No service component may penetrate any structural
component except shear walls and floor slabs, and such penetration
may occur only via openings specifically provided for that purpose by
the structural system. (See Sections 313.5.5 and 316.2.) All
penetrations must be carefully detailed with regard to acoustic and fire
separation requirements. No service components which could ever
require access for any reason may be completely enclosed by
structural components.
Dimensions of service bays must be adequate to house all required
mechanical and electrical equipment, and all required vertical service
distribution components, including plenum shafts, with allowance for
expansion. (See Section 223.)
If accelerated scheduling techniques are being used, structural design
should be expedited to allow the earliest possible bidding of site work
and foundations. Service distribution strategy must be sufficiently
developed to have determined, or to allow reasonable assumptions
about, special foundation requirements, utility services and central
plant or station locations.
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