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What future sea-level rise should we design for today?
By Scott L. Douglass, Ph.D., P.E., BCCE, M. ASCE Civil 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.
2024 IBC Significant Structural Changes-Steel
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.
2024 IBC Significant Structural Changes
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.
2024 IBC Significant Structural Changes
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.
2024 IBC Significant Structural Changes
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).
2024 IBC and IFC Mass Timber Changes
In the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) and 2024 International Fire Code (IFC), several changes were made to mass timber provisions, including the following: The allowable unprotected mass timber area on the ceiling for Type IV-B construction is increased from 20 percent to 100 percent of the floor area in any dwelling unit or fire area The minimum 15-foot separation distance between unprotected mass timber elements now only applies to the distance between unprotected areas on walls...
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