- Branche: Government
- Number of terms: 10940
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The written acceptance by the authority having jurisdiction of documentation that establishes the qualification of a material, system, component, procedure, or person to fulfill the requirements of these provisions for the intended use.
Industry:Construction
An architectural component such as a canopy, marquee, ornamental balcony, or statuary.
Industry:Construction
Any construction or renovation to an existing structure other than an addition.
Industry:Construction
The reference resistance adjusted to include the effects of all applicable adjustment factors resulting from end use and other modifying factors. Time effect factor (8) adjustments are not included.
Industry:Construction
An increase in building area, aggregate floor area, height, or number of stories of a structure.
Industry:Construction
A fault for which there is an average historic slip rate of 1 mm per year or more and geologic evidence of seismic activity within Holocene times (past 11,000 years).
Industry:Construction
An eccentric braced frame (EBF) in which the stem of the Y is the link of the EBF system.
Industry:Construction
A concentric braced frame (CBF) in which a pair of diagonal braces crosses near the midlength of the braces.
Industry:Construction
The collection of structural elements that provides restraint of the seismic-isolated structure for wind loads. The wind-restraint system may be either an integral part of isolator units or a separate device.
Industry:Construction
