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A structural irregularity that is observed in the plan (horizontal plane) of the building. If more than one plan irregularity is observed, the primary plan irregularity is that deemed to be the most significant in terms of affecting the building’s seismic performance, and the secondary plan irregularity is that deemed to be the next most significant.
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Does the building possess structural irregularities from a seismic perspective?
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The building is a place of worship, or a membership organisation such as a club or society.
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Direction X is parallel to the building facade that is parallel to the street. If there is no building facade parallel to the street, define Direction X as 'Unspecified direction'.
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Fired clay blocks, lightweight extruded type, with several small perforations. Volume of perforations may range from 25 to 70% of the gross block volume. The perforations are laid in the horizontal direction.
Fired hollow clay bricks with horizontally-laid perforations, Peru (S. Brzev)
Fired hollow clay blocks, Iran (A. Charleson)
Hollow clay masonry blocks and the reinforcing scheme, Chile (Moroni, Gomez, and Astroza, World Housing Encyclopedia Report 5)
Hollow clay tile masonry construction, Belgrade, Serbia (S. Brzev)
Fired clay tile masonry wall construction, Albania (C. Scawthorn)
Fired clay hollow blocks as a museum exhibit, Portugal (S. Brzev)