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This document provides background on revisions made to Part 4 (Seismic Loads) of the South African standard SANS 10160. Eurocode 8 served as the primary reference for revising the seismic design clauses. The revised standard is based on designing regular buildings for ductile behavior under seismic loads. However, the paper notes that the use of a redundancy factor and behavior factors for reinforced concrete shear walls need further review. It also shows the revised standard provides lower design forces fo

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Eyal Abudi

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