by jbs040309j3 — April 13, 2009—New resources from the International Code Council for code users include an added-value free CD as a companion to the 2009 International Building Code (IBC) and 2009 International Residential Code (IRC); a new book, Performance-Based Plastic Design: Earthquake-Resistant Steel Structures; and a new reference guide, the CodeMaster-Residential Seismic Rehabilitation.
The bonus “I-Code & Innovation Toolbox” CD, which can be shipped with the code book or downloaded from eCodes.biz , provides excerpts from code references and code change histories, quick summary descriptions, seismic design values, and green building articles.
The CD also lists newly published, current, and expired ICC Evaluation Service reports along with requirements, procedures, and acceptance criteria. Another feature is a list of testing labs, inspection agencies, building departments, training agencies, and fabricators accredited by International Accreditation Service.
Performance-Based Plastic Design: Earthquake-Resistant Steel Structures discusses design method and theory for use in design office work and can be used in university advanced steel design courses. It provides a step-by-step approach to designing a building structure and achieving the targeted performance in terms for a given level of seismic hazard.
To purchase these books and other Code Council publications visit the ICC Store.
