6.3.6 Checklist – Structural

Incorporate measures to prevent progressive collapse.
Design floor systems for uplift in unsecured areas and in exterior bays that may pose a hazard to occupants.
Limit column spacing.
Avoid transfer girders.
Use two-way floor and roof systems.
Use fully grouted, heavily reinforced CMU block walls that are properly anchored in order to separate unsecured areas from critical functions and occupied secured areas.
Use dynamic nonlinear analysis methods for design of critical structural components.