ASCE 7-10 Chapters 13 and 15: Seismic Design Requirements for Nonstructural Components and Nonbuilding Structures (SKGA Web Seminar DVD with PDF Handout)

The importance of nonstructural components and nonbuilding structures to earthquake resiliency has been the focus of increasing emphasis in the code. Damage to nonstructural components and nonbuilding structures has figured prominently in the costs and recovery times associated with recent earthquakes.In response to feedback from SKGA seminar participants, this seminar has been developed to exclusively discuss the changes to the nonstructural components and nonbuilding structures provisions in ASCE 7-10, including:clarification of the exclusions for lower Seismic Design Categoriesrevised requirements for anchors in concrete and masonryrevised special certification requirements for designated seismic systemsrationalization of the requirements for suspended ceilingsreorganization of the sections on mechanical systemschanges to the anchorage provisions for tanks and vesselschanges to the provisions for openings in stacks and chimneysnew provisions for steel storage racks