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Sponsored by ASCE Continuing Education and the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI).

Instructor: William L. Coulbourne, P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE

Course Length: 90 minutes

Purpose and Background

ASCE 7-16 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures has been recently revised. These revisions will affect every engineer who has used ASCE 7 in the past and those who are just beginning to use it for determining wind loads on structures. Some of the differences include, the determination of the basic wind speed with new wind speed maps, the inclusion of canopies, bins, silos and tanks, and roof-mounted solar arrays, and changes to component and cladding loads on many roof shapes and slopes.

The presentation will include information about the primary changes and some of the background about the changes to help the practicing engineer understand the basis for the changes. There will not be coverage of how to determine wind pressures on buildings specifically since this webinar material is developed assuming the basics of wind load design is understood by the practitioner. The impacts of the changes on the designer will be covered so there is some appreciation for how these changes may impact normal wind engineering practice.

This webinar provides engineers a chance to get familiar with the new provisions before their local community adopts a building code that requires the use of these new provisions. Engineers may want to practice the use of these new provisions to determine the real effects on designs and on client requirements.

Learning Outcomes and Webinar Benefits

This webinar provides engineers with information about the changes in wind design that will be in ASCE 7-16. This material is being presented early in the building code cycle to allow time for the practitioner to be become thoroughly acquainted with this new material before it becomes the building code required engineering standard.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Determine what the significant changes are in the ASCE 7-16 wind provisions
• Examine how the changes will impact your practice
• Gain an understanding of these changes and how they may impact your interaction with your clients on wind load design issues
• Identify what other outreach tools are available to better understand the ASCE 7-16 changes
• Recognize the new additional provisions for canopies, bins, silos, tanks and roof-mounted solar arrays

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).

Intended Audience

The level of instruction will be technical in nature and covers the specific wind provisions of ASCE 7-16. The primary audience is structural engineers who have some experience in performing wind designs for buildings and other structures.

Outline

• Introduction
  • The primary changes in the wind provisions
  • Important provisions that are not changed
• The new maps
  • Understanding differences between ASCE 7-10 and ASCE 7-16 maps
  • Additional provisions – canopies, bins, silos, tanks, roof-mounted solar arrays
• Component and cladding external pressure coefficient changes

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs

To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]

To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]