Designing to Withstand Tornadic Loads on Buildings
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Monday, June 17, 2024
9:00 am – 4:00 pm CDT
Presented by: William L. Coulbourne, P.E.
Study of Tornadoes and Development of ASCE 7-22
- Definition of tornadoes and other high-wind events
- History and location of tornadoes and windstorms
- Development of ASCE/SEI 7-22
- Scope of Chapter 32 on Tornado Loads in ASCE 7-22
Location and Classification of Structures
- ASCE 7-22’s tornado hazard maps
- Building risk categorization
- Meeting and exceeding standards
- Adoption and enforcement of ASCE 7 standards
- Considering climate change and increased number/magnitude of storms
Design Requirements for Risk Category III and IV Buildings
- IBC requirements for tornado protection for RC III and IV buildings
- Design provisions in ASCE 7-22 for determining tornado wind pressures
- Shelter standards
- How to achieve shelter standards
Resisting Tornadic Wind Loads on Buildings
- Magnitude of tornadic wind pressures
- Past failures and lessons learned in how to keep the building together
- Lessons learned from study of Joplin tornado, 2011
- Managing progressive collapse and failures
- Common failure modes to focus on improving
Surviving Impact Loads on Buildings
- Impact load testing
- Finding impact load test results
- Managing progressive collapse and failures
- Using ASCE 7 reliability theory
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Credits
Engineers
6.0 PDHs
Architects
6.0 HSW CE Hours
AIA - American Institute of Architects
6.0 LU|HSW
ICC - International Code Council
.6 CEUs (Building)
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Speakers
William L. Coulbourne, P.E.
Consulting Structural Engineer with Coulbourne ConsultingMr. Coulbourne has a Civil Engineering degree from Virginia Tech and a master’s degree in Structural Engineering from the University of Virginia. He has more than 40 years of experience in the engineering and construction business. Most of this experience has been focused on buildings, with the last 15 years exclusively devoted to engineering solutions to the problems created by high wind and flood events including hurricanes and tornadoes. Mr. Coulbourne is actively engaged in guidelines and standards used by engineering professionals and builders for improving the performance of buildings in natural hazard environments, and he has been part of damage assessment teams for many major high wind and flood events. He teaches high wind and flooding design concepts for design professionals through workshops and webinars and has authored several high wind design guides including the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Coastal Construction Manual. Mr. Coulbourne is active in the engineering standards work of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 7 Minimum Design Loads on Buildings and Other Structures and ASCE 24 Flood Resistant Design and Construction. He is a licensed professional engineer in Delaware, Virginia, and Maryland and he is a certified structural engineer and certified building inspection engineer. Mr. Coulbourne has taught as an adjunct faculty member in the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Delaware.
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Course Title: Designing to Withstand Tornadic Loads on Buildings
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This course examines design requirements, standards and best practices for designing buildings to withstand loads produced by tornadoes and other high-wind events. Topics include ASCE 7-22, classification of structures, design requirements for risk category III and IV buildings, and managing tornadic wind loads and impact loads on buildings.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to define what is and is not a tornadic load, and explain how ASCE 7 standards have evolved and been adopted to address loads on buildings from high-wind events.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to reference and discuss ASCE 7-22’s hazard maps and explain how a building’s risk categorization is determined.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to comply with design requirements for risk category III and IV buildings.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to identify code provisions, materials and components to manage tornadic wind and impact loads on buildings.
LUs: 6.0 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Some experience with structural design
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 03/03/2025
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