SERVICEABILITY CONSIDERATIONS

CLADDING

CLADDING
STRUCTURAL RECOMMEN-
SUPPORT DEFORMATION LOADING
ELEMENT DATION
TYPE
DRIFT
METAL PANELS / H / 60 TO H/ 100
PERPENDICULAR 10 YEAR WIND
BARE FRAME MAXIMUM
TO WALL

METAL PANELS / HORIZONTAL L / 120

10 YEAR WIND
GIRTS DEFLECTION MAXIMUM

METAL PANELS / HORIZONTAL L / 120

10 YEAR WIND
WIND COLUMNS DEFLECTION MAXIMUM

FOUNDATION DRIFT
PRECAST WALLS / H / 100
PERPENDICULAR 10 YEAR WIND
BARE FRAME MAXIMUM
TO WALL
UNRIENFORCED DRIFT
1 / 16 IN. CRACK
MASONRY WALLS / PERPENDICULAR 10 YEAR WIND
BASE OF WALL
BARE FRAME TO WALL
RIENFORCED DRIFT
H / 200
MASONRY WALLS / PERPENDICULAR 10 YEAR WIND
MAXIMUM
BARE FRAME TO WALL

MASONRY WALLS / HORIZONTAL L / 240 ≤ 1.5 IN.

10 YEAR WIND
GIRTS DEFLECTION MAXIMUM

MASONRY WALLS / HORIZONTAL L / 240 ≤ 1.5 IN.

10 YEAR WIND
WIND COLUMNS DEFLECTION MAXIMUM

MASONRY WALLS / VERTICAL L / 600 ≤ 0.3 IN.

DL + LL
LINTEL DEFLECTION MAXIMUM

MASONRY WALLS / ≤ 1 DEGREE

ROTATION DL + LL
LINTEL MAXIMUM

PRE-ASSEMBLED RELATIVE 1 / 4 IN.

UNITS / COLUMNS SHORTENING MAXIMUM 0.5 × LL
COLUMN

PRE-ASSEMBLED
UNITS / BARE RACKING H / 500 10 YEAR WIND
FRAME

CURTAIN WALLS /
RACKING H / 500 10 YEAR WIND
BARE FRAME

CURTAIN WALLS / VERTICAL 3 / 8 IN. DL PRIOR TO

SPANDREL
SPANDRELS DEFLECTION MAXIMUM CLADDING

CURTAIN WALLS / VERTICAL L / 480 ≤ 5 / 8 IN.

TOTAL DL
SPANDRELS DEFLECTION MAXIMUM

L / 360
CURTAIN WALLS / VERTICAL
SPANDRELS DEFLECTION
≤ 1 / 4 - 1 / 2 IN. 0.5 × LL
MAXIMUM

CURTAIN WALLS / VERTICAL L / 600 ≤ 3 / 8 IN. DL INCL.

SPANDRELS DEFLECTION MAXIMUM CLADDING WEIGHT

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CEILINGS AND PARTITIONS

FINISH STRUCTURAL RECOMMEN-

DEFORMATION LOADING
TYPE ELEMENT DATION

PLASTERED
ROOF MEMBER
VERTICAL L / 360 0.5 × LL OR
CEILING DEFLECTION MAXIMUM 50 YEAR SNOW

ROOF MEMBER
VERTICAL L / 240 0.5 × LL OR
DEFLECTION MAXIMUM 50 YEAR SNOW
NON-PLASTERED
CEILING
FLOOR BEAM / VERTICAL L / 360 ≤ 1 IN.
DL
GIRDER DEFLECTION MAXIMUM

HORIZONTAL H / 500
FRAME 10 YEAR WIND
MOVEMENT MAXIMUM

PARTITION ROOF MEMBER

VERTICAL 3 / 8 IN. TO 1 IN. 0.5 × LL OR
DEFLECTION MAXIMUM 50 YEAR SNOW

FLOOR BEAM / VERTICAL L / 360 ≤ 3 / 8 IN. TO

GIRDER DEFLECTION 1 IN., MAXIMUM 0.5 × LL

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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT STRUCTURAL RECOMMEN-

DEFORMATION LOADING
TYPE ELEMENT DATION

RUNWAY TOTAL INWARD 1 /2 IN. LL OR

SUPPORTS MOVEMENT MAXIMUM 50 YEAR SNOW

RUNWAY TOAL OUTWARD 1 IN.

SNOW
SUPPORTS MOVEMENT MAXIMUM
TOP RUNNING
CRANES HORIZONTAL L / 400
RUNWAY BEAM CRANE LATERAL
DEFECTION MAXIMUM

RUNWAY BEAM VERTICAL L / 600 CRANE LATERAL

CMAA ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ DEFLECTION MAXIMUM STATIC LOAD

RUNWAY BEAM VERTICAL L / 800 CRANE LATERAL

CMAA ‘D’ DEFLECTION MAXIMUM STATIC LOAD

RUNWAY BEAM VERTICAL L / 1000 CRANE LATERAL

CMAA ‘E’ & ‘F’ DEFLECTION MAXIMUM STATIC LOAD

TOP RUNNING DRIFT AT RUNWAY H / 100 ≤ 1-IN. CRANE LATERAL

BARE FRAME
CAB OPERATED ELEVATION MAXIMUM OR 10 YR. WIND

TOP RUNNING
DRIFT AT RUNWAY H / 240 ≤ 1-IN. CRANE LATERAL
PENDANT BARE FRAME
ELEVATION MAXIMUM OR 10 YR. WIND
OPERATED

UNDERHUNG RUNWAY BEAM VERTICAL L / 450

CRANE VERTICAL
CRANE CMAA ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ DEFLECTION MAXIMUM

VERTICAL H / 225
JIB CRANE BOOM CRANE VERTICAL
DEFLECTION MAXIMUM

H / 500
BARE FRAME DRIFT 10 YEAR WIND
MAXIMUM

ELEVATORS
MACHINE / VERTICAL L / 1666
DL + LL
SHEAVE BEAMS DEFLECTION MAXIMUM

MACHINE /
VERTICAL H / 1666
SHEAVE BEAMS DL + LL
DEFLECTION MAXIMUM
SUPPORTS

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