13-52-320 Interior non-load bearing partitions.

   Interior non-load bearing partitions shall be capable of sustaining a horizontal uniform pressure of not less than five pounds per square foot between lateral supports.

(Prior code § 68-4.3; Added Coun. J. 11-29-89, p. 8387)

13-52-330 Tornados.

   Tornados have not been considered in developing the basic wind-speed distributions of this Code. For those structures or buildings for which design to resist tornadic winds are considered by the owner, the designer is referred to the references in the ANSI A58.1-1982 Appendix (A6.5) on tornado-resistant designs.

(Prior code § 68-4.4; Added Coun. J. 11-29-89)

13-52-340 Earthquakes.

   Special provisions for seismic design shall not apply. The basic wind design provisions for buildings, portions thereof, cladding and components and other structures shall apply.

(Prior code § 68-4.5; Added Coun. J. 11-29-89, p. 8387)

13-52-350 Soil and hydrostatic pressure.

   Sections 13-52-360 and 13-52-370 set out provisions on soil and hydrostatic pressure.

(Prior code § 68-5; Added Coun. J. 11-29-89, p. 8387)

13-52-360 Pressure on basement walls.

   In the design of basement walls and similar approximately vertical structures below grade, provision shall be made for the lateral pressure of adjacent soil. Due allowance shall be made for possible surcharge from fixed or moving loads. When a portion or the whole of the adjacent soil is below a free-water surface, computations shall be based on the weight of the soil diminished by buoyancy, plus full hydrostatic pressure.

(Prior code § 68-5.1; Added Coun. J. 11-29-89, p. 8387)

13-52-370 Uplift on floors.

   In the design of basement floors and similar approximately horizontal construction below grade, the upward pressure of water, if any, shall be taken as the full hydrostatic head and shall be measured from the underside of the construction. Basement slabs reinforced or otherwise shall have a minimum thickness of four inches.

(Prior code § 68-5.2; Added Coun. J. 11-29-89, p. 8387)

13-52-380 Other loads.

   Scuttles And Skylights. Scuttles and ribs of skylights shall be designed to support a concentrated load of 200 pounds occupying an area of two and one- half feet square and so placed as to produce maximum stresses in the affected members.

(Prior code § 68-6; Amend Coun. J. 10-1-03, p. 9163, § 4.6)