ASCE 7
Updated and released every six years, ASCE 7 is the Society’s most widely used professional standard and a critical tool in a civil engineer’s commitment to protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
If you have projects in the Central and Eastern United States (CEUS), you may be in for a surprise when you use the new seismic ground motion values of ASCE 7-22. The purpose of this article is to provide guidance to the structural engineer to avoid excessively conservative designs.
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ASCE’s most widely used standard has a newly released supplement.
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released a new update to their most widely used standard today, ASCE/SEI 7-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Building and Other Structures. As the increasing frequency of severe storms puts strain on communities across the globe, the design standard’s new flood load provisions will protect against 500-year flood events, which is a significant improvement to the 100-year flood hazard referenced in the previous version.
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Terminal 2 at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City fulfills its mission as a seismic-resistant, essential facility.
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ASCE continues to work across multiple fronts to better incorporate climate data into its future codes and standards.
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ASCE standards all look impressive on any civil engineer’s bookshelf, but ultimately, they function best when they are put into practice.