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Abstract
This multi-part series discusses significant structural changes to the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) by the International Code Council (ICC). This article includes an overview of changes to IBC Chapter 16 for environmental loads including snow, rain, wind, tornado, and earthquake. Only a portion of the chapter's total number of code changes is discussed in this article. More information on the code changes can be found in the 2024 Significant Changes to the International Building Code available from ICC (Figure 1).
This multi-part series discusses significant structural changes to the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) by the International Code Council (ICC). This article includes an overview of changes to IBC Chapter 16 for environmental loads including snow, rain, wind, tornado, and earthquake. Only a portion of the chapter's total number of code changes is discussed in this article. More information on the code changes can be found in the 2024 Significant Changes to the International Building Code available from ICC (Figure 1).
Date
4/2024
4/2024
Author(s)
John "Buddy" Showalter and Sandra Hyde
John "Buddy" Showalter and Sandra Hyde
Page(s)
Source
Structure Magazine
Structure Magazine
Keyword(s)
loads; code; changes; wind
loads; code; changes; wind