Mauro,
Seismic Design Category A or B has no seismic bracing required. A free pass to ignore any seismic requirements. Hope that helps!
Andrea Mayes
ISAT Seismic Bracing
714-994-6353
www.ISATsb.com
From: Mauro Bono [mailto:mbing.london@yahoo.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 7:19 AM
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: Seismic design requirements for nonstructural components
| What are the seismic requirements for nonstructural components for a building in seismic design category A? I'm currently using IBC 2003 and ASCE 7-05 on a project in the UAE. It is my understanding that chapter 13 of ASCE-7 does not applies to category A building but I'm not totally sure. Thanks for any hints Mauro Mauro Bono Senior Structural Engineer Italy |