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Mar 12, 2024 | asce.org | Scott Douglass |M. Asce

By Scott L. Douglass, Ph.D., P.E., BCCE, M. ASCECivil engineers want to design in climate-sensitive ways, and a fundamental question is how much sea-level rise should be accounted for in the design of coastal infrastructure today. Some Federal Highway Administration guidance provides quantitative answers to that question. Long-term sea-level rise is making our coastal infrastructure more vulnerable during extreme events.

Jan 31, 2024 | structuremag.org | John Showalter |M. Asce |Sandra Hyde

This article provides an overview of the reorganization of Chapter 22 on steel in the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) and a discussion of new sections for metal building systems, industrial boltless steel shelving, industrial steel work platforms; and stairs, ladders, and guarding serving steel storage racks and industrial steel work platforms. Only a portion of the chapter’s total number of code changes is discussed in this article.

Jan 1, 2024 | structuremag.org | John Showalter |M. Asce |Sandra Hyde

Concrete & Masonry (IBC Chapters 19 & 21)—Part 3. This multi-part series discusses significant structural changes to the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) by the International Code Council (ICC). Part 3 includes an overview of changes to IBC Chapter 19 on concrete and IBC Chapter 21 on masonry. Only a portion of these chapters’ total number of code changes are discussed in this article.

Dec 1, 2023 | structuremag.org | John Showalter |M. Asce |Sandra Hyde

Special inspection & soils/foundations (IBC Chapters 17 & 18)—Part 2. This multi-part series discusses significant structural changes to the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) by the International Code Council (ICC). Part 2 includes an overview of changes to IBC Chapter 17 on special inspection and IBC Chapter 18 on soils and foundations. Only a portion of these chapters’ total number of code changes are discussed in this article.

Nov 1, 2023 | structuremag.org | John Showalter |M. Asce |Sandra Hyde

This multi-part series discusses significant structural changes to the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) by the International Code Council (ICC). Part 1 includes an overview of changes to Chapter 15 on roof assemblies. Only a portion of the chapter’s total number of code changes are discussed in this article. More information on the code changes can be found in the 2024 Significant Changes to the International Building Code, available from ICC (Figure 1).