Category Archive: Seminars

Web Seminar: Simplified Wind Design by IBC/ASCE 7 with Examples

Why is ASCE 7 wind design so confusing ? Why are there so many methods? Why do they keep changing? What’s the difference between the all-heights method, directional procedure, envelope procedure and the alternate all-heights method? These are some of the questions that will be answered during this web seminar

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2012 I-Codes Structural Provisions for Existing Buildings: IBC Chapter 34 and IEBC

Existing Buildings provisions continue to evolve. This seminar will cover the major changes to IBC Chapter 34 made in the 2009 edition, along with the refinements made in 2012.

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Web Seminar: Design and Detailing of Masonry Veneer using the 2011 MSJC Code

Masonry veneer is by definition non-structural. Design of veneer consists of connecting it to the backing system, and detailing it to accommodate differential movement and resist water penetration. This seminar addresses those issues in the context of the 2011 MSJC Code and Specification.

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