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/wiki/spaces/2IMEI/pages/1124172249 , earthquake loads must be safely transferred from floors to vertical bearing elements. A floor plan in which A2 type irregularity definition consists of "the presence of local floor gaps that make it difficult to safely transfer earthquake loads to vertical bearing system elements" is shown in the above picture. The shear stresses accumulated in these spacesare also controlled by article 7.11.5 . When such gaps are opened in the critical areas of the vertical bearing elements, both 7.11.3 slab stress checks and 7.11.5 seismic loads are safely transferred from the floors to the vertical bearing elements.
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