How You Can Help ICC Adoption of ASCE 7-16 PDF
How You Can Help ICC Adoption of ASCE 7-16 PDF
How You Can Help ICC Adoption of ASCE 7-16 PDF
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lease assist us in supporting the I-Code adoption of ASCE coefficients at eaves, edges, and ridge lines, as well as increase the
7-16 and opposing the attempt to block the update to width of these zones for low-slope roofs. However, in most regions,
the 2016 edition of ASCE 7 Minimum Design Loads & this is balanced by a reduction in mapped wind speeds, resulting in
Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures for the no net design increase for roofs and substantial reductions in main
International Building Code (IBC), International Residential Code wind force resisting systems. Net pressure increases are primarily
(IRC), and International Existing Building Code (IEBC). limited to coastal hurricane zones within 600 feet of the shoreline
(Exposure D). Both research and empirical evidence indicate that
increase is warranted.
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Background Beyond the wind coefficient issues, NAHB also opposed the update
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At the April International Code Council (ICC) Structural Committee to ASCE 7-16 over concern that seismic design requirements in some
Hearings in Louisville, KY, a coalition lead by the American Roofing portions of the country increase with the new standard. ASCE 7-16
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Manufacturers Association (ARMA) and the National Association of may increase seismic design requirements for some sites and some
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Home Builders (NAHB), opposed the adoption to the 2016 edition yrig buildings because of the adoption of new maps, and because of a
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of ASCE 7. The coalition put forward a successful assembly motion change in site class coefficients. A review of 34 cities in areas of high
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that will result in an automatic public comment at the ICC Final seismicity indicates that, in most cases, the changes are typically less
Action Hearings in October. This public comment will move to modify than +/-20%. In fact, in two-thirds of these cities the changes are less
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proposal ADM-94 that, among other actions, administratively adopts than +/-10%, and on average the new standard will result in a slight
ASCE 7-16 in place of ASCE 7-10. The public comment will move
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decrease in ground motion relative to the ASCE 7-10 maps.
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to retain ASCE 7-10 instead of ASCE 7-16, and, if successful, will As with the wind maps, significant reductions occur in Southern
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create a significant problem for structural engineers and building California. An increase does occur in the region surrounding Las
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officials as well as the ICC. Vegas, Nevada, and the basis for the increase was developed and