This new digital interactive platform launches with ASCE/SEI 7-22, 7-16, 7-10, and ASCE/SEI 41-23, plus Tier 1 Checklists. The complete Provisions and Commentary of the standards are available within a suite of interactive tools and feature-rich functionality that make working in each standard...
Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings, Standard ASCE/SEI 41-23, describes deficiency-based and systematic procedures that use performance-based principles to evaluate and retrofit existing buildings to withstand the effects of earthquakes. The standard presents a three-tiered...
Tier 1 Checklists for Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings: Fillable Forms for Standard ASCE/SEI 41-23 is a complete collection of the screening checklists included in Chapter 17 and Appendix C of Standard 41-23. The evaluation checklists, covering a variety of building types...
Matthew. As a member of the ASCE 7, 41 and AISC Specs Committee, I would agree with your reflection that these modifiers are not applicable to moder, prequalified connections. However, you may wish to review the criteria in the newly issued AISC 342 Specification available for free download from...
ASCE 41-17 Section 9.4.2.4.3, paragraph 4, states that the acceptance criteria for FR beam-column connections shall be modified based on four possible factors (continuity plate detailing, panel zone strength, span-to-depth ratio, and beam flange & web compactness). I am performing a nonlinear...