Seminar Title, Time and Location Seminar Description

Structural Hot Topics One-Day Seminar  

 

Wednesday, 

October 1, 2008  

8:00 to 5:00 pm  

 

Hyatt Regency Atlanta

265 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 577-1234

This seminar will address the following hot topics which have generated many questions and quite a bit of discussion among structural engineers.

#1:  New Simplified Wind Design Provisions for the 2009 IBC — A simplified wind design procedure, with broader applicability than that of Method 1 – Simplified Procedure of ASCE 7-05/2006 IBC, has been approved for inclusion in the 2009 IBC. Although the approval is still to be ratified, ratification in September 2008 is a virtual certainty. The procedure is an alternative to Method 2 – Analytical Procedure of ASCE 7-05/2006 IBC and is in some ways similar to the wind design procedure that was in the 1997 UBC. The proposed procedure will be discussed in detail.

#2: Redundancy —The redundancy factor of ASCE 7-05 and the 2006 IBC, which is required to be determined  in the design of structures assigned to Seismic Design Categories (SDC) D through F, will be explained and frequently asked questions will be answered.

#3: Load Combinations — The three sets of load combination equations of ASCE 7-05 and the 2006 IBC will be discussed and their differences, such as in the dead load factor, will be addressed.  The advantages and disadvantages of using one set versus another will be explained. The special seismic load combinations or load combinations with overstrength will also be discussed.

#4: Diaphragm:  Rigid or Flexible? — A flow chart will be presented and explained so that, given any diaphragm situation, its flexible, semi-rigid, or rigid classification according to the provisions of ASCE 7-05 can be determined conclusively and quickly.

#5: Significant 2009 IBC Concrete Chapter (ACI 318-08) Changes — A large number of very substantive changes have been made from the 2005 to the 2008 edition of ACI 318. Selected changes of major importance will be presented and briefly discussed in this session. ACI 318-08 will be referenced by the 2009 IBC. Thus, the changes discussed will also be the changes in concrete design provisions from the 2006 to the 2009 edition of the IBC.

The seminars will be presented by the following speakers who have been involved with the development of national codes and standards:

  • S.K. Ghosh, Ph.D., President, S.K. Ghosh Associates Inc., highly acclaimed speaker and author on seismic- and wind-related issues and concrete design.
  • Susan Dowty, S.E., Project Manager for S. K. Ghosh Associates Inc., past Structural Secretariat for the IBC and consultant responsible for reorganizing the ASCE 7-05 seismic provisions.

Registration Fees:

 The registration fee for the day-long seminar (8:00 am -5:00 pm) is $295.00. Lunch and coffee breaks are included in addition to the seminar workbook. All attendees can earn 7.5 professional development hours (PDH).

Registration:

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