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The building is mainly used for commercial and public purposes, including retail, storage, sports facilities, hospitals, libraries and museums.
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It is clear that the roof structure is made from masonry, but the type of masonry system is unknown. The system may be hidden, or information about it is unavailable.
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The shape of the building plan is approximately square, with only minor variations from a square shape. Its sides are approximately equal in length.
A building with square plan shape, Vancouver, Canada (Map data ©2013 Google, Province of British Columbia, DigitalGlobe, IMTCAN)
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Members of the lateral load-resisting system consist of large metal or steel sections filled with or encased in concrete to increase their strength rather than for fire-protection only.
Sometimes this composite structural material or steel reinforced concrete (SRC) is used in conjunction with other materials like reinforced concrete or steel construction. For example, a SRC frame might be constructed above or below some reinforced concrete frame stories, or a building might contain both SRC and reinforced concrete or steel frames. In these situations one has to assess whether the SRC frames or members will define the seismic performance of the overall structure. If that is not the case then the other structural material should be selected.
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Apartments, condominiums, townhouses of 20-49 units. Residential units are structurally connected.