What is the latest in code development in structural engineering?
The United States currently uses three major regional model building codes. The Uniform Building Code (UBC) is used throughout most of the western states; the BOCA National Building Code (NBC) is used in the northeastern states; and the Standard Building Code (SBC) is used in the southern states. The move toward developing a single national code has been in the works for a number of years, the result of which is the 2000 International Building Code (IBC). The primary source document for the 2000 IBC is the 1997 NEHRP Provisions (Building Seismic Safety Council, 1998). While the seismic provisions of the 2000 IBC are similar to the 1997 UBC, the most significant change is the use of new spectral contour maps that more precisely define ground shaking applicable nationwide.
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