IBC 2000 Deflection Limit

TABLE 1604L3 -1605.2.
1 STRUCTURAIL DESIGN
TABLE 1604.3 alternative test procedures in accordance with Section 1704,

DEFLECTION LlMITS a , b, C
shall be load tested in accordance with Section 1709.
CONSTRUCTION L Sor Wf D+ L d,g
1604.8 Anchorage.
Roof members: e
Supporting plaster ceiling 11360 1/360 11240 1604.8.1 General. Anchorage of the roof to walls and
Supporting nonplaster ceiling 11240 11240 11180 columns, and of walls and columns to foundations, shall
Not supporting ceiling 11180 11180 11120
be provided to resist the uplift and sliding forces that
Floor members 11360 - 11240 result from the application of the prescribed loads.
Exterior walls and interior
partitions: 1604.8.2 Concrete and masonry walas. Concrete and
With brittle finishes - 11240 - masonry walls shall be anchored to floors, roofs and other
With flexible finishes - 11120 - structural elements that provide lateral support for the wall.
Such anchorage shall provide a positive direct connection
Farm buildings - - 11180
capable of resisting the horizontal forces specified in this
Green houses - - 11120 chapter but not less than a minimum horizontal force of 200
pounds per linear foot (2.92 kN/m) of wall, substituted for
For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm.
"E." Walls shall be designed to resist bending between
a. For structural roofing and siding made of formed metal sheets, the total
load deflection shall not exceed 1/60. For secondary roof structural mem- anchors where the anchor spacing exceeds 4 feet (1219
bers supporting fonned metal roofing, the live load deflection shall not mm). Required anchors in masonry walls of hollow units or
exceed //150. For secondary wall members supporting formed metal sid- cavity walls shall be embedded in a reinforced grouted
ing, the design wind load deflection shall not exceed 1/90. For roofs this
exception only applies when the metal sheets have no roof covering. structural element of the wall. See Sections 1609.1.3 and
b. Interior partitions not exceeding 6 feet in height and flexible, folding and 1620 for wind and earthquake design requirements.
portable partitions are not governed by the provisions of this section. The
deflection criteria for interior partitions is based on the horizontal load
defined in Section 1607.13. Jl604.8.3 Decks. Where supported by attachment to an
c. See Section 2403 for glass supports. exterior wall, decks shall be positively anchored to the pri-
d. For wood structural members having a moisture content of less than 16 mary structure and designed for both vertical and lateral
percent at time of installation and used under dry conditions, the deflec-
tion resulting from L + 0.5D is permitted to be substituted for the deflec-
loads as applicable. Such attachment shall not be accom-
tion resulting from L + D. plished by the use of toenails or nails subject to with-
e. The above deflections do not ensure against ponding. Roofs that do not drawal. Where positive connection to the primary building
have sufficient slope or camber to assure adequate drainage shall be structure cannot be verified during inspection, decks shall
investigated for ponding. See Section 1611 for rain and ponding require-
ments and Section 1503.4 for roof drainage requirements. be self-supporting. For decks with cantilevered framing
f. The wind load is permitted to be taken as 0.7 times the "component and members, connections to exterior walls or other framing
cladding" loads for the purpose of determining deflection limits herein. members shall be designed and constructed to resist uplift
g. For steel structural members the dead load shall be taken as zero.
resulting from the full live load specified in Table 1607.1
acting on the cantilevered portion of the deck.
SECTION 1605
LOAD COMBINATIONS
Jl604.5 Importance factors. The value for snow load, wind 1605.1 General. Buildings and other structures and portions
load and seismic load importance factors shall be determined thereof shall be designed to resist the load combinations
in accordance with Table 1604.S. specified in Section 160S.2 or 160S.3 and Chapters 18
through 23, and the special seismic load combinations of
1604.6 In-situ load tests. The building official is authorized Section 160S.4 where required by Section 1620.1.6, 1620.1.9
to require an engineering analysis or a load test, or both, of or 1620.3.4. Applicable loads shall be considered, including
any construction whenever there is reason to question the both earthquake and wind, in accordance with the specified
safety of the construction for the intended occupancy. load combinations. Effects from one or more transient loads
Engineering analysis and load tests shall be conducted in not acting shall be investigated.
accordance with Section 1713.
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1605.2 Load combinations usilllg strength design or load
Jl604.7 PJreconstruction load tests. Materials and methods and resistance factor design.
of construction that are not capable of being designed by
approved engineering analysis or that do not comply with the 1605.2.1 Basic load combinations. Where strength
applicable material design standards listed in Chapter 3S, or design or load and resistance factor design is, used,
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TABLE 1604L3 -1605.2.

TABLE 1604.3 alternative test procedures in accordance with Section 1704,

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