Construction Code: (no title)
Title:
Name::
PABLO VAZQUEZ-RUIZ
Date::
4/18/2018
Entity/Company::
COLEGIO DE INGENIEROS Y AGRIMENSORES DE PR
Submitted on Behalf::
IIC-CIAPR
Address::
PO Box 363845
City::
SAN JUAN
State::
PR
Zip::
00936-3845
Phone::
+17874245832
Ext::
Fax::
e-mail::
presidente@ciapr.org
CODE IDENTIFICATION:
S
PROPONENT::
CRUZADO, FIGUEROA, HERRERA
REPRESENTING::
CIAPR
CODE IDENTIFICATION label::
CHAPTER/SECTION::
1609.4
PROPOSED TEXT::
1609.4.3 Exposure categories.
An exposure category shall be determined in accordance with the following:
Exposure B. For buildings with a mean roof height of less than or
equal to 30 feet (9144 mm), Exposure B shall apply where the ground surface
roughness, as defined by Surface Roughness B, prevails in the upwind
direction for a distance of at least 1,500 feet (457 m). For buildings with a
mean roof height greater than 30 feet (9144 mm), Exposure B shall apply where
Surface Roughness B prevails in the upwind direction for a distance of at least
2,600 feet (792 m) or 20 times the height of the building, whichever is
greater.
Exposure D. Exposure D shall apply where the ground surface
roughness, as defined by Surface Roughness D, prevails in the upwind
direction for a distance of at least 5,000 feet (1524 m) or 20 times the height
of the building, whichever is greater. Exposure D shall also apply where the ground
surface roughness immediately upwind of the site is B or C, and the site is
within a distance of 600 feet (183 m) or 20 times the building height,
whichever is greater, from an Exposure D condition as defined in the previous
sentence.
REASON/SUBSTANTIATION/BIBLIOGRAPHY::
To eliminate unnecessary and confusing wordiness, particularly where a water surface applies.
COST IMPACT::
None
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Other:
No
PROPOSAL NUMBER #:
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myself:
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Firma:
PABLO VAZQUEZ RUIZ
Please type or print full name:
PABLO VAZQUEZ-RUIZ
Company:
CIAPR
Entity Represented:
CIAPR
Contact info: Phone:
787-424-5832
e-mail:
presidente@ciapr.org
Date signed:
4/18/2018
field15:
No
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