Civil MDC

Flexible Diaphragm with an Opening 2

Flexible Diaphragm with an Opening

Diaphragms shall be considered flexible for the purposes of this paragraph when the maximum lateral deformation of the diaphragm is more than two times the average story drift of the associated story. … Strictly following this code definition would result in many light-frame diaphragms being classified as rigid

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