Name: Division B: Part 9: Housing and Small Buildings
Author: Guides Team

9.4.1. Structural Design Requirements and Application Limitations

9.4.1.

Structural Design Requirements and Application Limitations

9.4.1.1.

General
(See Note A-9.4.1.1.)

Subject to the application limitations defined elsewhere in this Part, structural members and their connections shall
1. conform to requirements provided elsewhere in this Part,
2. be designed according to good engineering practice such as that provided in CWC 2014, "Engineering Guide for Wood Frame Construction," or
3. be designed according to Part 4 using the loads and deflection and vibration limits specified in
  1. Part 9, or
  2. Part 4.
Where floor framing is designed in accordance with Clause (1)(b) or (c), and where supporting wall framing and fastenings, or footings, are designed according to Clause (1)(a), the maximum specified live load on the floor according to Table 4.1.5.3. shall not exceed 2.4 kPa.
Location-specific information for structural design, including snow and wind loads and seismic spectral response accelerations, shall be determined according to Subsection 1.1.3.