| 9.17.2.2. |
Lateral Support
- Columns shall be securely fastened to the supported member to reduce the likelihood of lateral differential movement between the column and the supported member. (See also Article 9.23.6.2.)
- Except as permitted by Sentence (3), columns shall be laterally supported to resist racking
- directly, or
- by connection to the supported members. (See Note A-9.17.2.2.(2).)
- Columns need not be provided with lateral support as described in Sentence (2), where
- the distance from finished ground to the underside of the joists is not more than 600 mm, and
- the columns support a deck with no superstructure.
|