Structural Engineers! Suggestions?
Structural Engineers! Suggestions?
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Hello everyone,
I have been working at a structural engineering firm for about two months now. As I am sure everyone experienced, the codes can be really long and tricky, especially without much experience. IBC, CBC, ASCE, ACI, NDS, etc..
Do you guys read the codes to study them on your on? What would be a nice way of studying them, if any.
Thank you.
I have been working at a structural engineering firm for about two months now. As I am sure everyone experienced, the codes can be really long and tricky, especially without much experience. IBC, CBC, ASCE, ACI, NDS, etc..
Do you guys read the codes to study them on your on? What would be a nice way of studying them, if any.
Thank you.





RE: Structural Engineers! Suggestions?
Also, searching for "outs", or exceptions, in the code due to jurisdictional comment answers.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
RE: Structural Engineers! Suggestions?
Getting started though there is no substitute for experience and most of what you are probably going through will just take time to work through.
PE, SE
Eastern United States
"If a builder builds a house for someone, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built falls in and kills its owner, then that builder shall be put to death!"
~Code of Hammurabi
RE: Structural Engineers! Suggestions?
RE: Structural Engineers! Suggestions?
..sigh...but very true.
PE, SE
Eastern United States
"If a builder builds a house for someone, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built falls in and kills its owner, then that builder shall be put to death!"
~Code of Hammurabi
RE: Structural Engineers! Suggestions?
RE: Structural Engineers! Suggestions?
RE: Structural Engineers! Suggestions?
Also have a habit of once a month or so scaring myself into thinking I screwed something up on a long lost project, so usually end up digging into the codes to convince myself otherwise.
Find it's also helpful to read journal articles and then the monthly magazines from AISC, ACI, etc. to dig even deeper.
RE: Structural Engineers! Suggestions?
ASCE 7-88
ASCE 7-93.....5
ASCE 7-95.....2
ASCE 7-98.....3
ASCE 7-02.....4
ASCE 7-05.....3
ASCE 7-10.....5
You don't have to study it, but you do need to know it in general and know where/how to find things.
Agree with FSS...many of the provisions don't make sense, are poorly defined and contradictory in some instances....but, in most cases you are required to follow the code.
Keep in mind that the model code does not always list the most recent version of the subcodes. Check the Reference Standards chapter (Currently Chapter 35 in the IBC) for the proper version of the subcodes and reference standards.
RE: Structural Engineers! Suggestions?
RE: Structural Engineers! Suggestions?