Building code to use.
Building code to use.
(OP)
I am civil engineer, one friend of my asked me to design his a 2 floor single house in Los Angeles, California.
I went to the LA CITY WEB and its calls for the IBC 2002, and says that is based on the UBC 1997, can I use the UBC 1997 for the design?. I used this code many years ago, when I was woorking in this field, and I am very familiar with it, but I Change my field of work to civil road design. Is anybody knows if I have to use other or more recently code like IBC 2006 or I can use the 1997 UBC? Thank You.
I went to the LA CITY WEB and its calls for the IBC 2002, and says that is based on the UBC 1997, can I use the UBC 1997 for the design?. I used this code many years ago, when I was woorking in this field, and I am very familiar with it, but I Change my field of work to civil road design. Is anybody knows if I have to use other or more recently code like IBC 2006 or I can use the 1997 UBC? Thank You.






RE: Building code to use.
Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com
RE: Building code to use.
RE: Building code to use.
If this is not something you do on a regular basis, the hassle may not be worth it.
RE: Building code to use.
RE: Building code to use.
To answer the original post, you have to design to the 2002 LA code, or at least, review the local amendments to see how the 97 UBC is modified.
Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com