Ontario’s 2012 Building Code

Division B, Part 4
Ontario Regulation 332/12
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 Overview
Division B, Part 4
LEGEND
Symbol Denotes
Revision
Moved/incorporated
New/expanded
Deletion
{2006}-1.2.3.4.(5) 2006 Building Code Reference
 Appendix A
New references to Appendix A throughout Part 4
 Division B
Table 4.1.2.1.A
Categories of Loads, Specified Loads and
Effects:
Crane loads now a separate loading condition:
• LXC (live load exclusive of crane loads)
• C (live load due to crane loads)
• Cd (self weight of all cranes positioned for
maximum effects)
• C7 (crane bumper impact load)
 Division B
4.1.3.2.(3)
Strength and Stability:
Must also consider load combinations with companion
loads taken as zero
 Division B
4.1.3.2.(9)
Strength and Stability:
When considering the weight of saturated soil, must
use a principal load factor of 1.5 (rather than 1.25)
 Division B
Table 4.1.5.3.
Specified Uniformly Distributed Live Loads on
an Area of Floor or Roof:
• Increased number of loading conditions for
assembly occupancies
• Clarify floor loading for garages
 Division B
Table 4.1.5.3.
Specified Uniformly Distributed Live Loads on
an Area of Floor or Roof:
Increase in loading for Part 9 bedrooms from
1.4 kPa to 1.9 kPa
 Division B
{2006} 4.1.5.7.
Floor Loads Due to Intended Use:
Former Article 4.1.5.7. has been removed because floor
loads due to intended use is adequately dealt with in
Article 4.1.5.1.
 Division B
Table 4.1.5.9.
Specified Concentrated Live Loads on an Area
of Floor or Roof:
• Revised areas over which the specified loads act
• Removed load criteria for ‘passenger cars’
• This change will have a significant impact on the
design of certain floors and roofs
 Division B
4.1.5.14.(1)
Loads on Guards:
The minimum specified horizontal load to be applied at
the minimum required guard height
 Division B
4.1.5.14.(1)(a)
Loads on Guards:
Open viewing stands without fixed seats added to
guards requiring design to 3.0 kN/m
 Division B
4.1.7.1.(5)(b) and (c)
Specified Wind Load:
Revised criteria for which a rough terrain factor can be
used, to a distance of 20 times the building height.
 Division B
4.1.7.2.(1) and (2)
Dynamic Effects of Wind:
Revised criteria for when a building must be designed
using experimental methods or dynamic approach
 Division B
4.1.8.2.(1)
Notation:
The definition of Rd revised to clarify that it relates to
dissipation of energy through cyclic inelastic behaviour
 Division B
4.1.8.2.(1)
Notation:
Added definition of Ved
 Division B
Notes to Table 4.1.8.4.A.
Site Classification for Seismic Site Response:
Notes (1) and (2) added which provide:
• a restriction on when site classes A and B can be
used
• alternative criteria for establishing the value
of , which effectively reduces design
loads when in situ testing is carried out
 Division B
4.1.8.4.(5)
Site Properties:
For Site Class F, dynamic site response analysis is no
longer a requirement for all designs
 Division B
4.1.8.4.(6)
Site Properties:
Buildings built on liquefiable soils with a fundamental
period of vibration equal to or less than 0.5 s can be
designed using a less complex method
 Division B
Table 4.1.8.6.
Structural Irregularities:
Revised definition of what constitutes a Type 4
irregularity
 Division B
Sentence 4.1.8.9.(4)
SFRS Force Reduction Factors, System
Overstrength Factors, and General Restrictions:
Revised sentence to accommodate design of certain
specialized rooftop structures exceeding 2 storeys in
height
 Division B
Table 4.1.8.9.
SFRS Ductility-Related Force Modification
Factors, Rd, Overstrength-Related Force
Modification Factors, Ro, and General
Restrictions:
• Revised design criteria for steel structures
• Added design criteria for cold formed steel
 Division B
4.1.8.10.(2)
Additional System Restrictions:
Additional control for the design of post-disaster
buildings
 Division B
4.1.8.11.(2)
Equivalent Static Force Procedure for Structures
Satisfying the Conditions of Article 4.1.8.7.:
Revise limits for the minimum lateral earthquake force,
V, for various force resisting systems
 Division B
4.1.8.11.(3)(d)(iv)
Equivalent Static Force Procedure for Structures
Satisfying the Conditions of Article 4.1.8.7.:
Clause added that assigns a fundamental period Ta for
other structures which are not currently addressed
 Division B
Table 4.1.8.11.
Higher Mode Factor, Mv, and Base Overturning
Reduction Factor, J:
Revised to provide for additional Mv and J factors.
 Division B
Table 4.1.8.11.
Higher Mode Factor, Mv, and Base Overturning
Reduction Factor, J:
Notes to the table have been revised
 Division B
4.1.8.11.(8)
Equivalent Static Force Procedure for Structures
Satisfying the Conditions of Article 4.1.8.7.:
Revised to require that natural and accidental torsional
moments be considered to act at the same time
 Division B
4.1.8.11.(10)
Equivalent Static Force Procedure for Structures
Satisfying the Conditions of Article 4.1.8.7.:
An additional design condition for torsional effects:
IE  Fa  Sa(0.2) < 0.35
 Division B
4.1.8.12.(4)
Dynamic Analysis Procedure:
Revision to the determination of Fx
 Division B
4.1.8.12.(5) and (6)
Dynamic Analysis Procedure:
Conditions for the selection of design elastic base shear
Ved added
 Division B
4.1.8.13.(3)
Deflections and Drift Limits:
The term ‘schools’ has been replaced with ‘High
Importance Category buildings’
 Division B
4.1.8.15 (2)
Design Provisions:
Sentence added to provide requirements for the design
and detailing of steel roof deck and timber diaphragm
systems
 Division B
4.1.8.15.(7)
Design Provisions:
Sets limits on the design forces associated with the
lateral capacity of a seismic force resisting system
(SFRS)
 Division B
4.1.8.17.(1)
Site Stability:
Designers must take slope stability into account
for the seismic design of structures and
foundations
 Division B
4.1.8.18.(8)(e) and (f)
Elements of Structures, Non-structural
Components and Equipment:
Revised criteria for certain non-structural ductile
connections, where the connections are capable of
dissipating energy through cyclic inelastic behaviour
 Division B
4.2.3.2.
Preservation Treatment of Wood:
Names of standards associated with wood preservation
have been revised - they are now national standards
 Division B
4.4.4.1.(1)
Anchor Systems on Building Exterior:
Clarification that this sentence applies to suspended
maintenance and suspended window cleaning
operations
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