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This document provides structural design guidelines for retrofitting wood frame buildings with soft, weak, or open-front wall lines as required by the Los Angeles Municipal Code. It defines key terms and sets design requirements for the retrofit, including calculating the design base shear at 75% of code and limiting the response modification factor R. It prohibits using new concrete walls, masonry walls, or steel braced frames, but allows strengthening existing walls. Design of steel moment frames must fol

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Nima

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EN