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Studiot
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- 10
See note 11
http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/En...ions/19870_Structural_Alteration_Guidance.asp
There are two routes to satisfying the building regs.
The deemed to satisfy route as above where the code provides a figure that should be safe in all cases because of generous margins of safety.
The full calculations route where more accurate calculations or even tests are performed to achieve a more economical solution by reducing the margins of safety to known but acceptable limits.
http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/En...ions/19870_Structural_Alteration_Guidance.asp
There are two routes to satisfying the building regs.
The deemed to satisfy route as above where the code provides a figure that should be safe in all cases because of generous margins of safety.
The full calculations route where more accurate calculations or even tests are performed to achieve a more economical solution by reducing the margins of safety to known but acceptable limits.