Vertical Geometric Irregularity per ASCE 7-16

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Last updated: Jul 10, 2023 by oğuzcan hadim
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Vertical geometric irregularity is defined as the horizontal dimension of the seismic force-resisting system in any story is more than 130% of that in an adjacent story for any of two earthquake directions perpendicular to each other.

Vertical geometric irregularity is applied for seismic design categories D, E, and F.

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