DESIGN CRITERIA

Please follow the steps below to design criteria any project.

  1. Get address to where this structure will be installed.

    1. Google Maps.

  2. Find applicable code.

    1. UpCodes

    2. ICC Safe

      1. US Code Adoptions by State

      2. ICC Digital Codes - Concurrent License Code: pHQw9mkO

    3. AHJ Research - FL

  3. Risk Category

    1. ​ASCE 7-05.Table 1.5-1 (p.x).

    2. ASCE 7-10.Table 1.5-1. (p.x)

    3. ASCE 7-16.Table 1.5-1. (p.5)

    4. ASCE 7-22.Table 1.5-1. (p.x)

  4. Structural System.

    1. Building.

      1. ASCE 7-05. Table 12.2-1(p.x). Table 12.14-1(p.x).

      2. ASCE 7-10. Table 12.2-1(p.x). Table 12.14-1(p.x).​

      3. ASCE 7-16.Table 12.2-1(p.112). Table 12.14-1(p.140).

      4. ASCE 7-22. Table 12.2-1(p.x). Table 12.14-1(p.x).

    2. ​Non-Structural Components.

      1. ASCE 7-16. Table 13.1-1(p.146). Table 13.2-1(p.146). Table 13.5-1(p.151). Table 13.6-1(p.155).​

    3. ​Non Buildings.

      1. ​ASCE 7-16. Table 15.4-1(p.169). Table 15.4-2(p.170)

  5. Hazards

    1. ASCE 7 Hazard Tool - free to the public December 1, 2021.

    2. Frost Depth.

      1. US Map Frost Depth AVG

      2. US Department of Commerce Frostline Map

    3. Soil

      1. USDA Web Soil Survey

      2. USACE USCS mapped to USDA triangle

      3. Presumptive Load Bearing Values: IBC 2015, IBC 2018, IBC 2021

      4. Lateral Soil Load: IBC 2015, IBC 2018, IBC 2021

      5. (Book, pdf, xls) Assessment of soil properties based on group symbol