Significant Changes To The Minimum Design Load Provisions Of Asce 7 16

Standard ASCE/SEI 7-22 provides requirements for general structural design and includes means for determining various loads and their combinations, which are suitable for inclusion in building codes and other documents.

Four experts summarize and explain the major changes to the minimum design load provisions of ASCE 7-16, including updates to rain, snow, seismic, and wind loads, as well as the new tsunami guidelines.

Authors Coulbourne and Stafford provide a comprehensive overview of the wind load provisions in Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE/SEI 7-16, focusing on the provisions that affect the planning, design, and construction of buildings for residential and commercial purposes.

Authors Charney, Heausler, and Marshall provide clear, authoritative explanations of the seismic design provisions contained in Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures, Standard ASCE/SEI 7-16.

Michael O'Rourke provides an detailed and authoritative interpretation of the snow load provisions of Standard ASCE/SEI 7-16, accompanied by 35 practical design examples.

Author Ian Robertson provides a comprehensive, authoritative guide to the new tsunami design provisions of Standard ASCE/SEI 7-16 using a series of detailed examples based on prototypical buildings.

Finley Charney provides clear, authoritative explanations of the seismic design provisions contained in Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, Standard ASCE/SEI 7-10.