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Is the Allowable 4' Horizontal Offset Deleted Now?

Is the Allowable 4' Horizontal Offset Deleted Now?

Is the Allowable 4' Horizontal Offset Deleted Now?

(OP)
Another structural engineer recently told me that the allowable 4 foot offset for combining shear walls into one shearwall line (flexible diaphragm analysis only) has been deleted from the 2006 IBC / ASCE 7, and the new offset value is only 6 inches. Can anyone confirm or deny this with a code reference?  I cannot find it.  Thanks in advance.

RE: Is the Allowable 4' Horizontal Offset Deleted Now?

(OP)
I did finally find the IBC section - 2308.9.3 - apparently still allowing the 4 foot horizontal offset.  I still wonder though if there is a code exception/restriction to this allowance somewhere else in the code.

RE: Is the Allowable 4' Horizontal Offset Deleted Now?

(OP)
It was a misinterpretation of ASCE 7, section 14.5.2.  No worries.

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