: “Appendix F: Structural Safety Purpose “the purpose of his appendixis to provicie ters Uri tre catting away of a structural member ‘Guring the insta Jation of a plumbing ‘system. These provisions are needed lation of sty ofthe sts, studs, beams, COUIN® oF oth Structural members that support ‘the building. nee. ie ae “SECTION F104. duced equal: to the:depth of the noteh (see Figure re CUTTING, NOTCHING AND F011). : a ‘ BORING IN WOOD MEMBERS 101-1 gsigns and installation practices require that - Paes cs gaan tite neaching a ating Coo ‘Notching should be : 2 ee treed when possiole. Holes bored it Be re eee oral ibe located in areas with the N joist depth. ‘Holes bared jn joists: ‘shall not ike opor onan of ois essay te satan, gener na snot exces. omeid Means ofthe sae ben ot at ettial tes econ of oss : ni get cp eeomun tsa ess (Ot Se hace ee a Ns eter ES g “Wood inembers having 2 icknesS greater-than Meo gm) shut never De: rckned excep al ing patios, any woud #8 ‘permitted to be cut OF notched to adept yg 25 percent of ts width. Cutng or notch- uous from: end:to-er tece,, ote for jostis notched cut cel jepth not ts upted. in notched beams; the ee aso aden ant enetban Oper ote a 4 E 2 INCHES MIN. ca NOTCH MAX. MO OH O JoIsT 416 OF Jc Joist DEPTH ae i 2INCHES MIN. aie Uax. 1/4 OF |_oDLe 1/3 OF SPAN | yolst DEPTH NO NOTCHES ALLOWED TOP OR BOTTOM rors; then 54mm. \ Figure 101.1 > CUTTING, NOTCHING, AND BORING JoIsts y aeraiox 2009 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE” COMMENTARY. etAPPENDIX F the stud is permitted in nonbearing partitions supporting, no loads other than the weight of the partition, To maintain the cross-sectional bearing area, studs, should not be cut, notched or bored. When the alteration exceeds that specified in this section, the studs should be coubled or otherwise reinforced to pro- Vide the required strength (see Figure 101.2) 1013 Bored holes!‘thole not greater in diameter than 40 per- ent ofthe stid width is permitted to be bored in any Wood stud. ‘Bored holes riot greaier tian 60 percent ofthe width ofthe stud is permitted in tonbesring partitions or in any wall where each bored stud is doubleé. provided not more thin two such succes- sive doubled studs are so bored, In no case shall the edge ofthe bored hole be nearer shan 0.625 inch (15.9 mm) to the edge of the stud, Bored holes shall not be located af the same section of stud as @eut or notch. *# Because of the redundancy of wood construction, tim- Ited hole boring %= encouraged: This section describes the limits for Dored holes in load-bearing .and nonicad-bearing wood studs. Figure F101. illustrates. the requirements of this section. ‘101.4 Cutting, notching and boring holesin structural stee! framing. The cutting. notching and boring of holes in strictural steel fang memes shall be as preteribed by the registered design professional, This section does not allow the cutting, notching or bor- ing of structural steel girders, beams, joists, columns or other structural steel members unless itis approved first by the registered design professional responsible for the structural design of the building. The code does not provide any prescriptive limits as It does for Wood fram- ing. Since thers are so many conditions that could be encountered, its best for the design professional to : ‘STRUCTURAL SAFETY FI01S Cutting, notching and boring holes in cold-formed steel framing. Flanges and lips of load-bearing cold-formed, steel framing members shall not be cut or notched. Holes in ‘webs of load-bearing cold-formed steel framing members shall be permitted along the centerline of the web of the framing ‘member and shall not exceed the dimensional limitations, pene- tration spacing or minimum hole edge distance as prescribed by te registered design professional, Cutting, notching and boring holes of steel floor-oof decking shall be as prescribed by the ered design professional. F #No cutting, notching or boring is allowed at all in the flanges of the cold-formed lips of load-bearing studs, beams, columns or other load-carrying members, as that would resuft in*a significant’ reduction of the load-carrying capacity. This section requires the approval of the ‘registered design professional prior to the boring of any holes in webs of any cold-formed steel member that is load bearing. The code does not provide any prescriptive limits as it does for wood framing. ‘F101.6 Cutting, notching and boring holes ia nonstructural old-formed. steel wall framing. Flanges and. lips of ‘nonstructural Cold-formed steel wall studs’ shall not be eu or ‘notched, Holes in webs of noristructural cold-formed steel wall sues shall be'peraited slong the centerline ofthe web of the — ‘framing member, shall not exceed 1!5 inches (38 mum) in width ‘ord inches (102 min) in length, and the Holes shall not be spaced 18s than 24 inehes (610 mm) eter to enter from another hole’ or less than 10 inches (254 mm) from the bearing etd “This section applies to’ nonioad-bearing’studs in pait- ‘ion'walls. The holes in the studs are limited tora series “ofhioles in the web, as described in this séction. Some old-fonried ‘studs ‘are manufactured -with ‘these-web openings already cut out for he. installation of piping and electcal wing. EXTERIOR OR BEARING WALL ‘STUD FAGE 3/8 INCH MIN. BORED HOLES- DIA. 40% OF STUD. WIDTH,| 60% OF STUD WIDTH IF STUD DOUBLE NOTCH 25% OF STUD WIDTH MAX. For Figure 101.2 = ‘CUTTING, NOTCHING, AND BORED HOLES NONBEARING PARTITION —— STUD FACE « 5/8 INCH MIN. ] BORED HOLES DIA. 60% OF STUD. WIDTH MAX. 4 notch 40% OF STUD WIDTH MAX. ‘APPENDIX F-2 none A re