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ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES

BUILDING CODES
THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA - COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
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CODES


CODES & REGULATIONS 

        UBC - Uniform Building Code 

                West Coast

        BOCA -Building Official Conference of America 

                Basic National Building Code

                East and Midwest

        SBC - Standard Building Code

                Southeast

        State Codes

                New York State Code

                North Carolina

                Southern Florida Building Code

                Wisconsin Administrative Code




                                        BOCA


                        UBC                                     NY,NJ,MA                

                                        SBC 

                                                South Florida Building code

Model Codes


Building Codes govern:

        Minimum Required Live Loads

        Use of occupancy
        Wind Loads

                wind speed
        Snow Loads

                geographic zones

        Seismic (Earthquake) 

                Effects assumptions

                Load Duration
                fraction of a second - seismic

                wind loads

        Load Combinations

                snow & wind
                wind & seismic  
       

        Design Data for Type of Structures

                material - load tables

                specific structures - balconies

                special problem - retaining wall


        Fire Resistance

                structural loss

                control spread  




Other Codes:

        Plumbing

        Electrical

        Fire

        Mechanical	

        Zoning




Ordinances

        State

        County

        Town

        Neighborhood Association



Regulations

        ADA American Disability Act

        Flood Plan -FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

        Military Construction

                Army

                Airforce

                Corps of Engineer Manual

        ASTM Specification

                American Standard Testing Methods

        AISC Specifications

                American Institute of Steel Construction