STRUCTURE Articles

Fire-rated glazing gives more design choices for stairways and elevator enclosures, but they must adhere to code-driven, fire-rated standards.

This quarterly article addresses some of the questions received about structural standards developed by the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Questions from engineers, building officials, and other design professionals are often considered to develop future editions.

Their differences are unpacked here, along with structural implications.

Proper application of adjustment factors is critical for snow load design.

This quarterly article addresses some of the questions received about structural standards developed by the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Questions from engineers, building officials, and other design professionals are often considered to […]

To view the figures and tables associated with this article, please refer to the flipbook above. ASCE 24 was last revised in 2014, over a decade ago while major flood events have caused severe damage to the nation’s building inventory […]

Understanding California’s E3 inspection legislation and practitioner recommendations from the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC) Existing Building Committee.

ACI 318-25 anchoring provisions reduce conservatism, clarify usage, and account for the effects of reliability and redundancy, plus major updates to breakout calculation of reinforcing bar groups have been added.

Using the code provisions as intended, without any additional factors of safety, will result in structural designs that inherently meet the stability safety objectives.

The Post-Tension Institute (PTI) DC10.5 is one of many referenced standards in the building code, and it stands alone from the requirements of the originating codes, as well as the ACI.

New clarifications focus on repairs when there is substantial structural damage (SSD) or less than SSD due to snow load.

To view the figures and tables associated with this article, please refer to the flipbook above. AISC recently released the 16th Edition Steel Construction Manual. The 16th edition celebrates nearly a century of publishing one of the most respected design […]