= 4.4 — Structural system and load paths

== 4.4.1 The structural system shall include (a) through (g),
as applicable:
(a) Floor construction and roof construction, including
(b) Beams and joists
(c) Columns
(d) Walls
(e) Diaphragms
(f) Foundations
(g) Joints, connections, and anchors as required to transmit
forces from one component to another

== 4.4.2 Design of structural members including joints and
connections given in 4.4.1 shall be in accordance with
Chapters 7. through 18.

== 4.4.3 It shall be permitted to design a structural system
comprising structural members not in accordance with 4.4.1
and 4.4.2, provided the structural system is approved in
accordance with 1.10.1.

== 4.4.4 The structural system shall be designed to resist the
factored loads in load combinations given in 4.3 without
exceeding the appropriate member design strengths, considering
one or more continuous load paths from the point of
load application or origination to the final point of resistance.

== 4.4.5 Structural systems shall be designed to accommodate
anticipated volume change and differential settlement.

= R4.4 — Structural system and load paths

== R4.4.1 Structural concrete design has evolved from
emphasizing the design of individual members to designing
the structure as an entire system. A structural system
consists of structural members, joints, and connections, each
performing a specific role or function. A structural member
may belong to one or more structural systems, serving
different roles in each system and having to meet all the
detailing requirements of the structural systems of which
they are a part. Joints and connections are locations common
to intersecting members or are items used to connect one
member to another, but the distinction between members,
joints, and connections can depend on how the structure
is idealized. Throughout this chapter, the term “members”
often refers to “structural members, joints, and connections.”
 Although the Code is written considering that a structural
system comprises these members, many alternative arrangements
are possible because not all structural member types
are used in all building structural systems. The selection types
of the members to use in a specific project and the role or
roles these member types play is made by the licensed design
professional complying with requirements of the Code.

== R4.4.2 In the chapter for each type of structural member,
requirements follow the same general sequence and scope,
including general requirements, design limits, required
strength, design strength, reinforcement limits, reinforcement
detailing, and other requirements unique to the type
of member.

== R4.4.3 Some materials, structural members, or systems
that may not be recognized in the prescriptive provisions of
the Code may still be acceptable if they meet the intent of the
Code. Section 1.10.1 outlines the procedures for obtaining
approval of alternative materials and systems.

== R4.4.4 The design should be based on members and
connections that provide design strengths not less than the
strengths required to transfer the loads along the load path.
The licensed design professional may need to study one
or more alternative paths to identify weak links along the
sequence of elements that constitute each load path.

== R4.4.5 The effects of column and wall creep and
shrinkage, restraint of creep and shrinkage in long roof and
floor systems, creep caused by prestress forces, volume
changes caused by temperature variation, as well as potential
damage to supporting members caused by these volume
changes should be considered in design. Reinforcement,
closure strips, or expansion joints are common ways of
accommodating these effects. Minimum shrinkage and
temperature reinforcement controls cracking to an acceptable
level in many concrete structures of ordinary proportions
and exposures.
Differential settlement or heave may be an important
consideration in design. Geotechnical recommendations to
allow for nominal values of differential settlement and heave
are not normally included in design load combinations for
ordinary building structures.
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== 4.4.6 Seismic-force-resisting system

=== 4.4.6.1 Every structure shall be assigned to a Seismic
Design Category in accordance with the general building
code or as determined by the building official in areas
without a legally adopted building code.

=== 4.4.6.2 Structural systems designated as part of the
seismic-force-resisting system shall be restricted to those
systems designated by the general building code or as determined
by the building official in areas without a legally
adopted building code.

=== 4.4.6.3 Structural systems assigned to Seismic Design
Category A shall satisfy the applicable requirements of this
Code. Structures assigned to Seismic Design Category A are
not required to be designed in accordance with Chapter 18.

=== 4.4.6.4 Structural systems assigned to Seismic Design
Category B, C, D, E, or F shall satisfy the requirements of
Chapter 18 in addition to applicable requirements of other
chapters of this Code.

=== 4.4.6.5 Structural members assumed not to be part of the
seismic-force-resisting system shall be permitted, subject to
the requirements of 4.4.6.5.1 and 4.4.6.5.2.

==== 4.4.6.5.1 In structures assigned to Seismic Design Category
B, C, D, E, or F, the effects of those structural members
on the response of the system shall be considered and accommodated
in the structural design.

==== 4.4.6.5.2 In structures assigned to Seismic Design Category
B, C, D, E, or F, the consequences of damage to those
structural members shall be considered.

==== 4.4.6.5.3 In structures assigned to Seismic Design Category
D, E, or F, structural members not considered part of
the seismic-force-resisting system shall meet the applicable
requirements in Chapter 18.

== R4.4.6 Seismic-force-resisting system

=== R4.4.6.1 Design requirements in the Code are based on the
seismic design category to which the structure is assigned. In
general, the seismic design category relates to seismic risk
level, soil type, occupancy, and building use. Assignment of
a building to a seismic design category is under the jurisdiction
of a general building code rather than this Code. In the
absence of a general building code, ASCE/SEI 7 provides
the assignment of a building to a seismic design category.

=== R4.4.6.2 The general building code prescribes, through
ASCE/SEI 7, the types of structural systems permitted as part
of the seismic-force-resisting system based on considerations
such as seismic design category and building height. The
seismic design requirements for systems assigned to Seismic
Design Categories B through F are prescribed in Chapter 18.
Other systems can be used if approved by the building official.

=== R4.4.6.3 Structures assigned to Seismic Design Category
A are subject to the lowest seismic hazard. Chapter 18 does
not apply.

=== R4.4.6.4 Chapter 18 contains provisions that are applicable
depending on the seismic design category and on
the seismic-force-resisting system used. Not all structural
member types have specific requirements in all seismic
design categories. For example, Chapter 18 does not include
requirements for structural walls in Seismic Design Categories
B and C, but does include special provisions for Seismic
Design Categories D, E, and F.

=== R4.4.6.5 In Seismic Design Categories D, E, and F, structural
members not considered part of the seismic-forceresisting
system are required to be designed to accommodate
drifts and forces that occur as the building responds to an
earthquake.
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=== 4.4.6.6 Effects of nonstructural members shall be
accounted for as described in 18.2.2.1 and consequences of
damage to nonstructural members shall be considered.

=== 4.4.6.7 Design verification of earthquake-resistant
concrete structures using nonlinear response history analysis
shall be in accordance with Appendix A.

== 4.4.7 Diaphragms

=== 4.4.7.1 Diaphragms, such as floor or roof slabs, shall be
designed to resist simultaneously both out-of-plane gravity
loads and in-plane lateral forces in load combinations given
in 4.3.

=== 4.4.7.2 Diaphragms and their connections to framing
members shall be designed to transfer forces between the
diaphragm and framing members.

=== 4.4.7.3 Diaphragms and their connections shall be
designed to provide lateral support to vertical, horizontal,
and inclined elements.

=== 4.4.7.4 Diaphragms shall be designed to resist applicable
lateral loads from soil and hydrostatic pressure and other
loads assigned to the diaphragm by structural analysis.

=== 4.4.7.5 Collectors shall be provided where required to
transmit forces between diaphragms and vertical elements.

=== 4.4.7.6 Diaphragms that are part of the seismic-forceresisting
system shall be designed for the applied forces. In
structures assigned to Seismic Design Category D, E, and F,
the diaphragm design shall be in accordance with Chapter 18.

= 4.5 — Structural analysis

== 4.5.1 Analytical procedures shall satisfy compatibility of
deformations and equilibrium of forces.

== 4.5.2 The methods of analysis given in Chapter 6 shall be
permitted.

=== R4.4.6.6 Although the design of nonstructural elements for
earthquake effects is not included in the scope of this Code,
the potential negative effects of nonstructural elements on the
structural behavior need to be considered in Seismic Design
Categories B, C, D, E, and F. Interaction of nonstructural
elements with the structural system—for example, the shortcolumn
effect—had led to failure of structural members and
collapse of some structures during earthquakes in the past.

== R4.4.7 Diaphragms
Floor and roof slabs play a dual role by simultaneously
supporting gravity loads and transmitting lateral forces in
their own plane as a diaphragm. General requirements for
diaphragms are provided in Chapter _12, and roles of the
diaphragm described in the Commentary to that chapter.
Additional requirements for design of diaphragms in structures
assigned to Seismic Design Categories D, E, and F are
prescribed in Chapter 18.

=== R4.4.7.5 All structural systems must have a complete load
path in accordance with 4.4.4. The load path includes collectors
where required.


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