Significant Changes to the Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE/SEI 7-16)

Brand:
International Code Council (ICC)
ISBN-13:
9780784480229
ISBN-10:
0784480222
Author(s):
Gary Chock; SK Ghosh; Michael O'Rourke; T Eric Stafford
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Significant Changes to the Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE/SEI 7-16) highlights noteworthy developments within the design load provisions of ASCE 7-16. The publication uses a user-friendly format to describe more than 100 changes, accompanied by an explanation of the rationale behind each change and a detailed analysis of its implications, generously illustrated by photographs, diagrams and other visual aids. Topics include general requirements and load combinations; dead and live loads; snow, rain and ice loads; earthquake loads; wind loads; new tsunami guidelines.