Div. B › Part 9 › 9.20 › 9.20.15 — Reinforcement for Earthquake Resistance

9.20.15.1 — Amount of Reinforcement

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(1) Where reinforcement is required in this Section, masonry walls shall be reinforced horizontally and vertically with steel having a total cross-sectional area of not less than 0.002 times the horizontal cross-sectional area of the wall, so that not less than one-third of the required steel area is installed either horizontally or vertically and the remainder in the other direction.
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