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Under moderate shaking, the level of damage a code-compliant building is expected to sustain is
Answer: B
The code accepts that partitions may crack and finishes may spall in moderate shaking, so long as the structural frame remains sound and the building can be repaired and reoccupied. Expecting nothing at all to crack would require a far stiffer and more expensive structure than the risk justifies.
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