Chapter E includes the following major changes and additions in this edition of the Provisions:
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(1) For ordinary moment frames, clarification is added regarding the design for FR moment connections and the treatment of continuity plates.
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(2) The provisions for OMF are revised to include the option for an ordinary truss moment frame.
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(3) Revisions are made to special moment frame continuity plate requirements, including width-to-thickness limits and reduced restrictions on welding.
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(4) For ordinary cantilever column systems and special cantilever column systems, additional requirements are added regarding column bases and column bracing.