<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="ncc-clause" ?><clause id="_d3c38192-1c70-4b57-a82d-be18b1c71f6f" outputclass="ncc-clause"><meta><facet building="Class 1a"/><facet building="Class 1b"/><facet building="Class 10a"/><facet building="Class 10b"/><facet building="Class 10c"/></meta><sptc>S8C4</sptc><title id="_c773ff4d-c327-4efd-9655-3161822b72dc">Additional requirements for vertically spanning external wall panels adjacent to columns</title><archive-num>2019: Spec C1.11: 4</archive-num><subclause id="_ceef879e-0cbf-4c6b-a3fe-f207d4ac3a4f" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_ec7441bb-b761-4c3d-8941-56193b45fed5">SubClause</title><num>1</num><p>Where vertically spanning <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1267_2.3.0.xml#_d87c7cc0-d0b0-40ab-9a5b-d070ed6e115e" id="_9c2a7370-a94a-4640-a9b0-55d3927dcbc0" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">external wall</xref> panels are located adjacent to columns, connections to the panels must be located and/or detailed to minimise forces that may develop between the panels and columns arising from the restraint of differential displacement.</p></subclause><subclause id="_92d91a0e-da42-408d-86b0-5513a842184c" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_d096189c-174f-4dfc-b241-9340b04e70e5">SubClause</title><num>2</num><p>The requirements of (1) are satisfied by—</p><ol outputclass="alpha"><li id="_cbdb01c8-778a-4463-abea-a8ae1a045c5d">detailing the connections and/or the supporting member to sustain a relative outward displacement of (d) between the panels and columns at the connection height where d(m) is calculated as—<ol><li>the square of the connection height (m) divided by one hundred and twenty-five, when the connection height is less than 5 m; or</li><li>the connection height (m) divided by twenty-five, when the connection height (m) is greater than or equal to 5 m; or</li></ol></li><li id="_920363f8-422f-4d6f-af56-1779a0e3b62c">in situations where an eaves tie member is used to provide lateral support to <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1267_2.3.0.xml#_d87c7cc0-d0b0-40ab-9a5b-d070ed6e115e" id="_64862d46-5b07-4d72-9040-cc1f4976ee1e" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">external wall</xref> panels, the tie member is connected to the panels no closer than a distance (s) from the column where s(m) is taken as one quarter of the panel height (m).</li></ol></subclause></clause>