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• IBC 306.1

  Factory Industrial Group F

  • Group F: assembling, fabricating, finishing, manufacturing, packaging, repair or processing that isn't Group H or S.

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• IBC 306.2

  Moderate-hazard factory industrial, Group F-1

  • F-1 is any factory use not F-2, such as vehicles, furniture, millwork, woodworking, textiles, electronics, printing, bakeries, beverages over 20% alcohol, lithium batteries and ESS, laundries, and food processing over 2,500 sq ft.

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• IBC 306.3

  Low-hazard factory industrial, Group F-2

  • F-2: making noncombustible products with no significant fire hazard, such as brick, ceramics, glass, gypsum, ice, foundries, metal fabrication and beverages up to 20% alcohol.

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• IBC 306.2.1

  Aircraft manufacturing facilities

  • Aircraft manufacturing follows 412.6.

  Works withIBC 412.6

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• IBC 2302.1

  General

  • Wood is designed by ASD (2306), LRFD (2307), conventional light-frame (2308), the AWC WFCM (2309), or ICC 400 for log structures.

  Works withIBC 2306.1IBC 2307.1IBC 2308.1IBC 2309.1IBC 2304IBC 2305IBC 2306IBC 2308IBC 2309IBC 2303

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• IBC 2306.1

  Allowable stress design

  • Allowable stress design of wood follows Table 2306.1 standards (NDS, SDPWS, TPI 1 and others).

  Works withIBC Table 2306.1

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• IBC 2306.2

  Wood-frame diaphragms

  • Wood diaphragms follow SDPWS; stapled diaphragms may use Tables 2306.2(1)/(2), +40% for wind.

  Works withIBC 1705.5.1

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• IBC 2306.3

  Wood-frame shear walls

  • Wood shear walls follow SDPWS; stapled walls may use Tables 2306.3(1)–(3), +40% for wind.

  Works withIBC 2306.1IBC 2307

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• IBC 2505.1

  Resistance to shear (wood framing)

  • Gypsum or plaster shear walls on wood framing per 2306.3, limited by ASCE 7 12.2.1 for seismic.

  Works withIBC 2306.3

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• IBC 3306.1

  Protection required

  • Pedestrian protection per Table 3306.1: under 8 ft and within 5 ft of the lot line, railings; taller work within 5 ft or a quarter of its height, barrier and covered walkway; up to half its height, barrier.

  Works withIBC Table 3306.1

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