Codes and Standards Activities Division (CSAD)

Purpose:

Coordinate all activities of ASCE related to the establishment, use, or discontinuance of standards in the area of buildings.

Public Comment Period Open until August 15, 2010 on Changes to 2008 MSJC

The Masonry Standards Joint Committee (MSJC) has completed revisions to Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures (TMS 402/ACI 520/ASCE 5 and TMS 602/ACI 530.1/ASCE 6). In accordance with The Masonry Society's consensus procedures, TMS is accepting public comments on the provisions until August 15, 2010. Visit this website If you would like to review the proposed revisions by the Committee.

To submit a public comment, please follow the instructions on the website. Comments will be accepted until midnight ET on August 15, 2010.

Update to ASCE/SEI 48 - Public Comment Period Announcement

An update to ASCE/SEI 48 Design of Steel Transmission Pole Structures Standard will open for a 45-day Public Comment Period beginning August 2, 2010. Anyone wishing to participate in the Public Comment Period should contact ASCE Standards Administrator Lee Kusek at lkusek@asce.org for instructions on how to participate. The Public Comment Period will be open from August 2, 2010, until 5:00 p.m. (participant's local time), September 17, 2010.

Call for Members - ASCE/SEI Athletic Field Lighting Structures Standards Committee

The Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of ASCE is seeking members for the newly authorized Athletic Field Lighting Structures Standards Committee. The committee is developing a national consensus guideline for the proper specification, design, installation, and on-going maintenance of athletic field, or other similar large area lighting system support structures. Membership on SEI/ASCE standard committees is open to all those who might reasonably be expected to be or who indicate they are directly affected by the activity. Those interested in serving the committee should apply online at http://content.seinstitute.org/committees/codeform.html. For more information, please contact Lee Kusek, ASCE Standards Administrator, at lkusek@asce.org or (703) 295-6176.

Standard Committees:

How to Become a Member of a Committee within the Codes and Standards Activities Division

AIR SUPPORTED STRUCTURES STANDARDS

Purpose: To develop standards for design and construction of air supported structures.

BLAST PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS

Purpose: To develop standards for blast resistant design and construction of new and existing structures.

DESIGN LOADS ON STRUCTURES DURING CONSTRUCTION

Purpose: Develop standards for design loads on construction

DESIGN OF ENGINEERED WOOD CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS

Purpose: Develop a standard for load and resistance factor design of engineered wood construction.

FIBERGLASS REINFORCED PLASTICS STACKS STANDARDS

Purpose: Create a consensus standard for the design, fabrication, erection and maintenance of free-standing, self supporting wind-exposed FRP stacks.

FLOOD RESISTANT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS

Purpose: Develop standards for flood resistant design and construction.

MASONRY STANDARDS JOINT COMMITTEE (Joint with the Masonry Society, American Concrete Institute 530 and Structural Division)

Purpose: Develop and maintain design and construction standards for adoption or incorporation into building codes regulating masonry construction.

MINIMUM DESIGN LOADS FOR BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES STANDARDS

Purpose: Define magnitudes of loads suitable for the design of buildings and other structures, including dead loads from the weight of construction materials and fixed installations, live loads caused by the user, and environmental loads such as those which arise from the effects of wind, snow, and earthquakes. Develop loading criteria for assuring safety, serviceability, and integrity which are applicable to wide class of construction technologies.

ASCE 7-05 Change Proposal Form

STAINLESS STEEL COLD-FORMED SECTIONS STANDARDS

Purpose: Develop standards for the design of cold-formed stainless steel sections using the AISI Cold-Formed Structural Design Manual 1974 Edition as a resource document.

STEEL DECK WITH CONCRETE STANDARDS

Purpose: Develop criteria for the design and construction of concrete and steel deck systems.

STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS OF STEEL CABLES FOR BUILDINGS STANDARDS

Purpose: Develop a standard for structural applications of steel cables for buildings using the 1973 Edition of the AISI Manual for Structural Applications of Steel Cables for Building as a resource document.

STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES AND PLASTICS STANDARDS

Purpose: Develop standards for design, fabrication, and erection of composite structural members for buildings and constructed facilities and for design and installation of plastic pipe for sewer forcemain nonpressure gravity flow and underdrain applications.

STRUCTURAL CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION OF BUILDINGS STANDARDS

Purpose: Identify engineering issues, develop solutions, and prepare consensus standards for the structural condition assessment and rehabilitation of buildings. This will include the assessment of materials, components and systems; identification of risks and setting of priorities; and selection and implementation of strengthening techniques.

Subcommittee on Structural Condition Assessment of Existing Buildings
Purpose: Identify needs and to develop consensus standards for the condition assessment of existing building structure including the overall evaluation process and specific considerations of building materials, components and systems. Both documentation of available condition assessment methods and formulation of new procedures will be included.

Subcommittee on Condition Assessment of the Building Envelope
Purpose: Identify needs and to develop standard guidelines containing procedures for the condition assessment of existing building walls and roofs. Only those issues affecting structural integrity will be considered. The guidelines will cover load bearing and non-load bearing walls, fenestrations, cornices, parapets and ornamentation. Roof systems to be covered include the primary load carrying system, and membrane and other water proofing systems. Whenever possible, existing standards for evaluating the performance of the building envelope will be referenced.

SEISMIC REHABILITATION STANDARDS COMMITTEE

Purpose: Develop consensus standards for the seismic evaluation and rehabilitation of existing buildings.

STRUCTURAL DESIGN FOR FIRE CONDITIONS STANDARDS

Purpose: Develop standards for structural design for fire conditions.

Standard: ASCE 29-99 Standard Calculations for Structural Fire Conditions

Scope: 1.2.1 The calculation methods provided in the document are intended to produce fire resistance rating times that are equivalent to the results obtained from the standard fire test, ASTM E119 Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials. The calculation methods of this standard are for use as an alternative to the laboratory test results.

1.2.2 These calculation methods are applicable only to structural steel, plain concrete, reinforced concrete, timber and wood, concrete masonry, and clay masonry. Limitations of applicability are identified in the individual chapters that describe the methods for each of the materials that comprise this standard.

STRUCTURAL STEEL BEAMS WITH WEB OPENINGS STANDARDS

Purpose: Develop standards for all types of structural steel beams with web openings, i.e. composite and non-composite members, reinforced and unreinforced openings using the structural division publication "Proposed Specification for Structural Steel Beams With Web Openings" as a resource document.

TENSIONED FABRIC STRUCTURES STANDARDS

WIND TUNNEL TESTING STANDARDS

Purpose: provide minimum requirements for wind tunnel tests to determine wind loads on and response of buildings and other structures.

FROST PROTECTED SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS

Purpose: Provide detailed information on the design and construction of FPSF.