An Overview of Significant Changes in ASCE 7-22 (IRVINE)
by S. K. Ghosh, Ph.D. and Kelly Cobeen, S.E.
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Pacific Time
| November 19, 2025: Irvine Quail Hill Community Center 39 Shady Canyon Drive Irvine, California 92603 PDHs / CE Credits: 8.0 Register |
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Registration Information
| Discounted Registration (Up to 1 week before seminar date) | $325 |
| Regular Registration (Within 1 week before seminar date) | $350 |
| ICC Members | $285 |
ICC Preferred Provider Course Number: 47601
Seminar Description
ASCE 7-22 is adopted by the 2024 IBC, which is in the process of being adopted by major local jurisdictions, such as the State of California and the State of New York. The changes from ASCE 7-16 to ASCE 7-22 are numerous; many of them are substantive in a major way. The chapter on flood loads is the only chapter that has escaped any change. There are huge changes in snow load, ice load, and tsunami load provisions. There is a whole new chapter (32) on tornado loads. Risk Category III or IV structures located in the tornado-prone region shown in a figure are required to be designed and constructed to resist the greater of the tornado loads determined in accordance with Chapter 32 or the wind loads determined in accordance with Chapters 26 through 31. The changes in Chapters 11-23 on earthquake loads and Chapters 26-31 on wind loads are many and many of the seismic changes mark significant departures from past practice. These seismic changes will be discussed in detail. ASCE 7-22 load combinations and importance factors are also quite different because of changes in the load chapters.California, luckily, is outside of the tornado-prone region. So, Chapter 32 on tornado loads will not be discussed in detail.
Lunch and refreshment will be provided in addition to a printed workbook containing the seminar material.
Speaker Bio
Dr. S. K. Ghosh is known internationally for his work in earthquake engineering. He has influenced seismic design provisions in the United States for many years by serving on or chairing numerous committees and advisory panels. He specializes in the analysis and design, including wind and earthquake resistant design, of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures. Dr. Ghosh is active on many national technical committees and is a fellow of ASCE, SEI, ACI, and PCI. He is a member of ACI Committee 318, Standard Building Code, and the ASCE 7 Standard Committee (Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures). He is a former member of the Boards of Direction of the Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI). In addition to authoring many publications in the area of structural design, he has investigated and reported on structural performance in recent earthquakes.
Ms. Kelly Cobeen is an Associate Principal with Wiss Janney Elstner Associates and registered Civil and Structural Engineer. She has twenty-nine years of experience working in a wide range of project types, sizes and construction materials. She has a special interest in seismic resistance of light-frame construction, applicable to new construction and seismic retrofit of existing buildings. Ms. Cobeen has been involved in numerous code development, research and educational activities. Code development activities include involvement in the NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings, in numerous Applied Technology Council publications, and International Building Code and International Residential Code development. Educational activities include coauthoring the Design of Wood Structures textbook, teaching wood design at UC Berkeley and seminars for professional organizations. Research activities include involvement in the CUREE-Caltech Woodframe Project, studying improved seismic performance for woodframe buildings.
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