<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="ncc-clause" ?><clause xmlns:xt="urn:xpressauthor:trackchanges" author="Kieran O'Donnell" dateTime="2021-03-01T18:13:17" id="_1eed2f25-4a9f-4f03-96ca-44903ff1d0a7" outputclass="ncc-clause" type="insert"><meta><facet building="Class 2"/><facet building="Class 3"/><facet building="Class 4"/><facet building="Class 5"/><facet building="Class 6"/><facet building="Class 7a"/><facet building="Class 7b"/><facet building="Class 8"/><facet building="Class 9a"/><facet building="Class 9b"/><facet building="Class 9c"/></meta><sptc>6.3.8</sptc><title id="_2d8862f4-5050-4ab3-a863-554c5eeaab0c">Penetrations through structural steel members</title><archive-num>New for 2022</archive-num><subclause id="_fbdb9818-4936-41a3-b1a5-9404c4f69fb9" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_2547101c-cb38-4889-b3b9-485150c99f91">SubClause</title><num>1</num><p>Penetrations through structural steel members must be within the allowable zones in <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/4789_0.5.0.xml#_7eb680de-fdc2-4878-b3e8-9ab606717d90" id="_e21e7270-04cb-44c0-9574-ce7d717da155" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="image-reference">Figure 6.3.8</xref>.</p></subclause><image-reference author="Kieran O'Donnell" conref="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/4789_0.5.0.xml" dateTime="2021-03-01T15:22:14" id="_7eb680de-fdc2-4878-b3e8-9ab606717d90" type="insert"><num>6.3.8</num><title id="_ce91bf09-d888-4994-a261-e3dc4db05061">Allowable zones for penetrations through structural steel members</title><image alt="Allowable zones for penetrations through structural steel members" height="782" heightdpi="200" href="ERROR_IN_RESOLVING_URI:6-3-8-allowable-zones-for-penetrations-through-structural-steel-members.eps" width="1187" widthdpi="200"><image height="782" heightdpi="200" href="C:\Users\bkiem\AppData\Roaming\Quark\XML Author\Temp\media1_4929a370-7773-4593-84b6-ba2aef0609d5.jpg" width="1187" widthdpi="200"/></image></image-reference><callout id="_0d8bcd42-d5ff-4b7c-8248-6cd878cc2f3c"><callout-type ncc-info-type="info"/><p>Cutting and penetrations in structural steel should be avoided where possible. <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/4789_0.5.0.xml#_7eb680de-fdc2-4878-b3e8-9ab606717d90" id="_9851309a-99bc-46f4-af3c-131b46de91dc" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="image-reference">Figure 6.3.8</xref> provides permissible zones for penetrations through structural steel. However, it is recommended that a suitable qualified professional be consulted where penetrations or cuts are required to be made on site.</p></callout></clause>