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TABLE 3 OF ARTICLE 8 <br />VALUES FOR EXISTING MATERIALS1 <br />1. Horizontal Diaphragms <br />a. Roofs with straight sheathing with the roof <br />covering applied directly to the sheathing. <br />100 pounds per foot for seismic shear. <br />b. Roofs with diagonal sheathing with the <br />roof covering applied directly to the <br />sheathing. <br />c. Floors with straight tongue and groove <br />sheathing. <br />d. Floors with straight sheathing and finished <br />wood flooring. <br />400 pounds per foot for seismic shear. <br />150 pounds per foot for seismic shear. <br />300 pounds per foot for seismic shear. <br />e. Floors with diagonal sheathing and finished 1450 pounds per foot for seismic shear. <br />wood flooring. <br />f. Floors or roofs with straight sheathing and Add 50 pounds per foot to the allowable. <br />plaster applied to the values far items 1-a and <br />1-c joist or rafters.z <br />~ Material must be sound and in good condition. <br />~ Wood lath and plaster must be reattached to existing joists or rafters in a manner <br />approved by the Building Official. <br />16 <br />