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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:: TABLE 1605.2 - WINDBORNE DEBRIS PROTECTION FASTENING SCHEDULE FOR WOOD STRUCTURAL PANELS a,b,c,d




a.   This table is based on a 140
mph basic design wind speeds and a 45-foot mean roof height. 




On Risk Category I:


Buildings and other structures that represent a low hazard to
human life in the event of failure, including but not limited to:





·         Agricultural
facilities.




·         Certain Temporary
facilities that will be used for 6 weeks or less, such as open-air
concert and public event stages, tents, shade structures, lighting and speaker
towers, and low grandstands and bleachers.


·         Minor storage
facilities.





·         Screened
enclosures.




On Risk Category III:


          .


          .


·         Power-generating
stations, water treatment facilities for potable water, waste water treatment
facilities and other public utility facilities not included in Risk Category IV.




·         Other
public utility facilities not included in Risk Category IV.



 





On Risk Category IV:


         .


         .





·         Ambulatory care
facilities having emergency surgery or emergency treatment facilities, dialysis
centers, and oncology treatment centers.









·         First
response medical facilities 


·         Fire, rescue,
ambulance and police stations and emergency vehicle garages



          .


          .




·         Buildings and
other structures having critical national defense functions.


·       Water treatment
facilities for potable water and waste water treatment facilities.



·         Water storage
facilities and pump structures required to maintain water pressure for fire
suppression.





·         Power
generating plants (i.e., thermoelectric plants, fossil fuel renewable energy
plants, solar and wind farms, etc.) and/or stations, and all related
infrastructure systems including, but not limited, to substations, transmission
and distribution systems, including their supports.  





·         Fuel/gas
storage and dispatch facilities and service stations. 


Self-standing communication towers for tv, radio and mobile phone
equipment. 










REASON/SUBSTANTIATION/BIBLIOGRAPHY:: During the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, it was observed throughout the island that electrical service related to Power Station, Substations, Transmission and Distribution lines was severely damaged affecting not only the delivery of power utility service but a series of other services and utilities including, but not limited to medical facilities, police stations, potable water and waste water stations and fuel/gas distribution stations.

COST IMPACT:: Minimum.  No changes in design cost.  Between 5 to 10% increase in construction cost.

Myself: No
Other: No
PROPOSAL NUMBER #: IBC-S
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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: 04/18/2018
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