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SECTION 1610 - WALLS AND STRUCTURAL FRAMING
1610.1 General. Walls
and structural framing shall be erected true and plumb in accordance
with the design.
1610.2 Interior Walls. Interior
walls, permanent partitions and temporary partitions which exceed
6 feet (1828 mm) in height shall be designed to resist all loads
to which they are subjected but not less than a force of 5 pounds
per square foot (0.24 kN/
) applied perpendicular
to the walls. The deflection of such walls under a load of 5 pounds
per square foot (0.24 kN/
) shall not exceed
1/240 of the span for walls with brittle finishes and 1/120 of
the span for walls with flexible finishes. See Table 16-O for
earthquake design requirements where such requirements are more
restrictive.
EXCEPTION: Flexible, folding
or portable partitions are not required to meet the load and deflection
criteria but must be anchored to the supporting structure to meet
the provisions of this code.
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