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.
Executive Committee:
- Chris D. Poland, Chair
- Edward DePaola
- Ronald O. Hamburger
- Doug Honegger
- H. S. Lew
- Mike Pfeiffer
- Michael Salmon
- David Robert Bonneville, Corresponding Member
- Bradford Douglas, Corresponding Member
- Bonnie Eileen Manley, Corresponding Member
- Stephen S. Szoke, Corresponding Member
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AIR SUPPORTED STRUCTURES STANDARDS
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Purpose: To develop standards for design and construction of air supported
structures.
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Purpose: To develop standards for blast resistant design and construction of new and existing structures.
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Purpose: Develop standards for design loads on construction
- Purpose: Develop a standard for load and resistance factor design of engineered
wood construction.
- Purpose: Create a consensus standard for the design, fabrication, erection
and maintenance of free-standing, self supporting wind-exposed FRP stacks.
- Purpose: Develop standards for flood resistant design and construction.
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Purpose: Develop and maintain design and construction standards for adoption
or incorporation into building codes regulating masonry construction.
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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 7-10 Change Proposal Form
SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF SAFETY-RELATED NUCLEAR STRUCTURES
Purpose: To advance the development and coordination of nuclear engineering standards as related to the practice of civil engineering. As appropriate, standards will be written and committee activities will be coordinated with other nuclear standard writing organizations for maximum effectiveness as updates of ASCE 4 Standard.
STAINLESS STEEL COLD-FORMED SECTIONS STANDARDS
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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.
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Purpose: Develop criteria for the design and construction of concrete
and steel deck systems.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Purpose: Develop consensus standards for the seismic evaluation and rehabilitation of existing buildings.
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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.
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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.
WIND TUNNEL TESTING STANDARDS
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Purpose: provide minimum requirements for wind tunnel tests to determine
wind loads on and response of buildings and other structures.
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Purpose: Provide detailed information on the design and construction of
FPSF.
