TY - BOOK ID - 125469851 TI - Significant Changes to the Minimum Design Load Provisions of ASCE 7-16 AU - Chock, Gary Y. K. AU - Ghosh, S. K. AU - O'Rourke, Michael AU - Stafford, T. Eric AU - American Society of Civil Engineers AU - American Society of Civil Engineers. PY - 2018 SN - 0784480222 PB - Reston, Virginia : ASCE Press, DB - UniCat KW - Strains and stresses. KW - Structural engineering KW - Buildings KW - Loads (Mechanics) KW - Ice loads KW - Wind loads KW - Seismic loads KW - Load combinations KW - Live loads KW - Rain loads KW - Snow loads KW - Dead loads KW - Standards UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:125469851 AB - Copublished by ASCE Press and International Code Council Significant Changes to the Minimum Design Load Provisions of ASCE 7-16 highlights for readers the most noteworthy developments within the design load provisions of the newest edition of ASCE 7. The authors—four subject matter experts with in-depth knowledge of the new provisions—summarize and explain the major differences between ASCE 7-10 and 7-16. Topics include General requirements and load combinations; Dead and live loads; Snow, rain, and ice loads; Earthquake loads; Wind loads; and New tsunami guidelines. In a user-friendly, appealing format, this volume describes more than 100 changes, accompanied by an explanation of the rationale behind each change and a detailed analysis of its implications, generously illustrated by photographs, diagrams, and other visual aids. This handy volume translates changes to the ASCE 7-16 load provisions into a form quickly accessible to structural engineers, architects, contractors, building officials and inspectors, and allied professionals. ER -