Is Exposure B the same as Exposure B in the 1997 UBC? It sounds like Exposure B in ASCE 7 is applicable in typical suburban/urban areas. OTOH, I’ve never been able to get UBC Exposure B to fly here without rigorous hoop jumping.
Thanks,
T. William (Bill) Allen, S.E.
Consulting Structural Engineers
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