Minimum design loads for buildings and other structures -- ASCE 7-98
An updated revision of ASCE 7-95, this long-awaited standard provides requirements for building loads, suitable for inclusion in building codes and other documents. Load types covered include: dead, live, soil, flood, wind, snow, rain, ice, earthquake and combinations of these. New material and other major changes to this updated addition include: expanded wind loads section; new requirements for flood and ice loads; and improved and updated requirements for snow and earthquake loads. Also included is a detailed commentary on the standard, containing explanatory and supplementary information designed to assist building code committees and regulatory authorities. Providing state-of-the-art, up-to-date information, this new standard is essential to structural engineers, architects, and those engaged in preparing and administering local building codes.
- OSTI ID:
- 20076015
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Available as CD-ROM: ISBN 0-7844-0488-7, $89.00, Stock No. 40488. Available as book and CD-ROM package: ISBN 0-7844-0409-9, $135.00, Stock No. 40490. Also available at www.pubs.asce.org; PBD: 2000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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