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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. C3-40. Glossary of symbols and notations.

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. C3-40. Glossary of symbols and notations.
C=Numerical coefficient as specified in Section 2312(d) of the UBC.
Cp=Numerical coefficient as specified in Section 2312(g) of the UBC, and as set forth in Table 23-J of the UBC.
D=The dimension of the structure, in feet, in a direction parallel to the applied forces.
f'c=Specified compressive strength of concrete, psi.
Fp=Lateral forces on a part of the structure and in the direction under consideration.
ft=Allowable tensile stress, psi.
hn=Height in feet above the base to level n.
I=Occupancy importance factor as set forth in Table 23-K of the UBC.
S=Numerical coefficient for site-structure resonance.
V=The total lateral force or shear at the base.
W=The total dead load as defined in Section 2302 of the UBC, including the partition loading specified in Section 2304(d) of the UBC where applicable.
Wp=The weight of a portion of a structure or nonstructural component.
Z=Numerical coefficient of 1.

(Ord. No. NS-1100.78, § XI, 12-12-89; Ord. No. NS-1100.88, § 2, 6-29-99)

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