The 2021 IBC has been available since October 2020. It has been adopted by a few jurisdictions already and will be adopted by the state of California on January 1,...
The 2021 IBC has been available since October 2020. It has been adopted by a few jurisdictions already and will be adopted by the state of California on January 1,...
There is a myth that if a post-tensioning strand is broken, it has the potential to fly out of the building, create havoc and destruction as it soars over state...
Steel moment frames have been regarded as the ideal structural system for seismic design, since are thought to have reasonable strength and stiffness and excellent inelastic behavior. The provide a...
The Building Membership Council Continuity & Outreach Subcommittee will meet on this day and time. Please click here for the agenda. Click here to attend the WebEx meeting.
Ultra High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) is a cementitious material that has minimum 18 ksi compressive strength and significantly more tensile strength (more than 1 ksi) tensile strength, as compared to conventional...
The seminar will provide examples of cold-formed steel (CFS) shear wall design that highlight common mistakes and emphasize smart design. In addition to explaining specific detailing requirements for lateral resistance...
This session will focus on wind loads on non-building structures, including equipment, screenwalls, PV, and signs. The session will discuss ASCE 7 wind load provisions for non-building structures and how...
The Standard for seismic retrofit and evaluation of existing buildings, ASCE/SEI 41, is required for the evaluation of all federal buildings as well as seismically vulnerable buildings targeted by some...
This is a single topic within a series which will provide an overview of the basic concepts of the 2021 International Building Code. These concepts provide a basis for the...