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BUILDING CODES, LOADS, AND FIRE PROTECTION*

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FIGURE 4.5 Contours on map of the United States showing maximum considered earthquake ground motion of 0.2-s spectral
response acceleration (5% of critical damping), Site Class B. (Source: Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures,
SEI/ASCE 7-02, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Va., with permission.)

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