Frame of Reference: Steel Moment Frames Explained
by Brandon Winter, P.E. and Emily Morris Frazier, P.E.
January 25, 2024; 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
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ICC Preferred Provider Course Number: 26032
Seminar Description
This web seminar will discuss the structural design and detailing requirements for ordinary and special steel moment frames specified under the provisions of the 2018 IBC, ASCE 7-16, AISC 360-16, and AISC 341. Intermediate steel moment frames will only be addressed by explaining why they are not commonly used. The following topics will be presented:
- Seismic detailing requirements for steel moment frames that are commonly overlooked
- Examples illustrating the mixing of steel moment resisting frames with wood lateral-force resisting systems and compliance with seismic detailing requirements, even when wind load governs
- Performance of past design leading up to current design philosophy for steel moment frames
- Comparisons of design and detailing requirements for various steel moment frame systems
- Background on the exceptions for increased height of ordinary steel moment frames
- Challenges when using steel moment frames in wood construction
- Helpful reference documents for practicing engineers
Speaker Bio
Brandon Winter,Brandon Winter, P.E., is a Senior Branch Engineer at Simpson Strong-Tie working out of our Northern California facility since 2014. His focus at Simpson Strong-Tie is providing customer support and training on Lateral Systems, with an emphasis on the Special Moment Frame product lines. Project designs and support include soft story retrofits in the Bay Area, residential & commercial retrofits and new construction, URM retrofits, and technical design support for structural steel projects including commercial, school, airport, and office buildings. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 2005. From 2005 to 2014, Brandon practiced structural engineering in Southern California. Brandon is a Registered Professional Engineer, licensed in the state of California.
Emily Morris Frazier, P.E. is a licensed engineer in California. She studied Architectural Engineering at Cal Poly SLO and has over 15 years of experience in structural design prior to joining the Simpson Strong-Tie team. That experience includes analysis, design, and detailing of commercial, residential, and military structures. She served as the captain of the soft-story retrofit team, and has performed evaluations and forensic reports for existing structures. For the past 10 years she has served as a subject matter expert for the California PE Seismic exam. As the structural steel Field Engineer for Simpson Strong-Tie she helps engineers build safer, stronger, and more resilient steel structures. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband Travis and their 70lb puppy.
Registration Information
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Please note a single registration allows you to have one connection. However, a number of people can view and listen to the seminar using one connection by using an LCD projector (or a large computer monitor) and good computer speakers or a speaker phone.
All attendees, irrespective of the number of registered connections, can earn 0.2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or 2.0 professional development hours (PDHs). CEU/PDH certificates are provided free of charge.
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FAQ
- A connection is defined as a single web connection plus a single telephone connection (if necessary). If you want to sign up for more than one connection for this seminar, you will have the opportunity to do so after placing the seminar in your cart.
- A $15 fee will apply if the seminar registrant wishes to revise the web seminar registration (e.g. switch from one web seminar to another).
- Refunds are limited to 80 percent of fee and must be applied for in writing WITHIN THIRTY DAYS after the scheduled seminar.
- We are a registered provider for continuing education in the State of Florida (Provider # 4732), the State of New York (Provider # 99), the State of New Jersey (Provider # 24GP00014200), the State of Maryland, and for the Structural Engineers Certification Board (SECB) of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA).
