Building Codes Design Criteria
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Soil Bearing Capacity |
Assumed 1500 psf max Without engineered soil bearing analysis |
Seismic |
Residential - C for 2021 Oregon Residential Specialty Code Commercial - D assumed, unless geotechnical report provided |
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Weathering |
Severe |
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Frost Depth |
18" min. |
Wind Exposure |
"C“ Assumed |
| Snow Load |
Determination of Snow Load is site specific and requires the use of the Oregon Snow Load Map. Snow Loads are sensitive to geographic location and elevation and must be determined for each project site:
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Design Wind Speed |
Residential: See 2021 ORSC: Section R301.2.1 Commercial: See 2022 OSSC Section 1609 for Wind Loads and the referenced ASCE 7-2016 |
