Reston, Va. – The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is seeking members for the development of a national consensus standard governing shake-table testing for nonstructural components. The intent of the standard is to complement the building code provisions for special certification requirements for designated seismic systems where required by ASCE 7. The standard developers intend to provide commentary to show how shake-table testing per ICC-ES AC 156 can be shown to be equivalent to this new standard.
Users of the standard would include, but not be limited to, design professionals, building officials, test laboratories, equipment vendors and building owners.
In recent years, the engineering community has paid greater attention to the vulnerability of nonstructural components during seismic events. The proposed standard will aim to improve the performance of critical nonstructural components thereby enhancing the resilience of essential buildings and other critical infrastructure subjected to damaging earthquakes.
For more information, please contact James Neckel, Codes and Standards Coordinator.
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