Structural Design Loads under the ASCE 7-10 Standard Seminar
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What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
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Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:00 – 4:30 pm
Introduction to Course and ASCE 7-10 (Chapter 1)
History of ASCE 7
Contract documents/International Building Code
Types of structural loads
General structural integrity
Classifying buildings and structures
Modifying and expanding existing structures
Load Combinations, Dead Loads, Live Loads (Chapters 2, 3, 4)
Strength design vs. allowable stress design
Changes from 7/05 to 7/10
Weight of materials and structure
Soil loads and hydrostatic pressure
Uniform loads/concentrated loads
Partition loads
Handrail, guardrail, etc. loads
Ultimate
Safety v/s serviceability
Live load reductions
Snow and Rain Loads (Chapters 7 & 8)
Calculating rain and snow loads on roofs
Design coefficients
Unbalanced, drifting and sliding loads
Seismic Design Criteria (Chapter 11)
Seismic ground motion values/geologic hazards and geotechnical investigation
Site class
Design response spectrum
Importance factor and occupancy factor
Seismic design categories
Seismic Design Requirements for Buildings (Chapter 12)
Structural systems selection
R, Cd, omega factors
Diaphragm flexibility
Structural irregularities
Seismic weight
Equivalent lateral force procedure
Drift and deformation
Earthquake Loads (Chapters 13, 14, 15)
Scope and applicability
Seismic ground motion values/geologic hazards and geotechnical investigation
Importance factor and occupancy category
Seismic design category
Simplified structural design criteria for bearing walls and building frame systems
Design requirements for non-structural components
Wind Loads on Main Wind Force Resisting Systems (Chapters 26, 27 & 28)
Wind speed, importance factor, exposure, enclosure classifications
Directional procedure and envelope procedure
Wind Loads on Components & Cladding (Chapters 29 & 30)
Solid freestanding walls and solid signs
Rooftop structures
Parapets and overhangs
Components and cladding (C&C) on low-rise buildings
C&C on buildings greater than 60’
C&C on buildings less than 160’
C&C on parapets and overhangs
C&C on rooftop structures and building equipment
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Architects
6.5 Public Protection PDUs
6.5 AIA Learning Units
International Code Council (Building)
.65 CEUs
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 PDHs to Georgia professional engineers and 6.5 Public Protection PDUs to Georgia architects. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Georgia.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 Learning Units (Provider No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.
Architects and engineers seeking continuing education credit in other states will be able to apply the hours earned at this seminar. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved architect continuing education sponsor in New York.
The International Code Council has approved this event for .65 CEUs in the specialty area of Building.
This course offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Brian Dance
Ankura ConsultingMr. Dance is a director with Ankura Consulting in their Global Construction Practice. With 15 years in the design and construction industries, he has obtained broad experience as a structural engineer on projects ranging from custom wood-framed homes, to multi-story steel and concrete structures, to nuclear power plant modification. His experience includes projects in the industrial, healthcare, aviation, education, multi-family housing and retail sectors throughout North America and abroad. Mr. Dance has experience in the analysis and design of both public and private buildings, working on projects for both state and federal governments. Currently, he provides consulting, analysis and advisory services on design and construction projects. Mr. Dance has experience in the analysis of complex technical disputes involving design and construction issues relevant to owners, designers, constructors, their insurers and counsel. He is licensed as a professional engineer (PE) and a structural engineer (SE) in multiple states. Mr. Dance is also certified as a project management professional (PMP) with the Project Management Institute and as a model law structural engineer with NCEES.
Trey Thomas
Innovative Engineering, Inc.Mr. Thomas is a project manager with Innovative Engineering, Inc. and has over 14 years of experience in providing structural engineering on commercial and federal projects, including significant experience on projects for the DoD, CDC, DHS, USDA and VA. He received his BSCET degree from Southern Polytechnic State University, and he has received specialized training in a diverse range of technical areas including several which are unique to the structural profession. Additionally, Mr. Thomas has significant experience designing new and renovated facilities including secure facilities; explosive ordinance and disposal buildings; laboratories; headquarters/operations facilities including training, office and admin buildings; and housing facilities. He has served as the structural engineer for projects requiring full and partial designs, utilities hardening, master planning, programming, and value engineering. Mr. Thomas’ responsibilities include involvement in preliminary through final design and construction administration, as well as performing a broad range of structural evaluations and assessments.