Code Books
Code Books
(OP)
Good evening everyone!
Just wanted to get some opinions from the board. Do you guys/gals purchase your own code books or is that something you ask your company to provide? I work in a small company and my boss is comfortable using his ACI 318-92. Unfortunately, I learned from 08 in school and have no desire to go "backwards" in terms of code progression as it will limit my code exposure in the years leading up to sitting for the PE/SE. I don't really mind purchasing the new ones on my own as I do most of the design myself (and if I leave I can keep them), but at the rate the codes update it will get quite costly on the already depleted checkbook.
Thanks for any insight!
Just wanted to get some opinions from the board. Do you guys/gals purchase your own code books or is that something you ask your company to provide? I work in a small company and my boss is comfortable using his ACI 318-92. Unfortunately, I learned from 08 in school and have no desire to go "backwards" in terms of code progression as it will limit my code exposure in the years leading up to sitting for the PE/SE. I don't really mind purchasing the new ones on my own as I do most of the design myself (and if I leave I can keep them), but at the rate the codes update it will get quite costly on the already depleted checkbook.
Thanks for any insight!





RE: Code Books
However, when I had money and worked for a firm many a year - decade - ago, they did buy the code books we needed.
Hope this helps.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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RE: Code Books
As for your boss...he's putting himself in a higher liability position by not using the documents referenced in the currently required building code for your area.
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I purchase my own references beyond that - texts mostly.
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Personally I'd view an organization that was making its engineers buy their own code books that they view their employees more as long-term contractors.
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Sometimes we get "free" copies of ACI 318 or AISC as part of training and those we get to keep as our own.
Textbooks are another matter. Some we buy ourselves, some we have the company buy. Company copies go in the library.
Our company has the enlightened philosophy that they'll provide the tools necessary to do our jobs. If they want us to design to current codes, they need to supply them. I've worked for places where you were on your own.
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Our company also has a decent library of books, codes, publications, vendor catalogs etc. adding up close to 2000 books.
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I would never expect an employee to provide their own codes.
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but if it is an code that is older, i think your company needs to purchase it
actually, the company must purchase its own books and they have to since some of the design books are pricey
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