Structure Types:

Building structures can be organized into many different catagories based on use and/or material.  Typical use catagories are residential, commercial and industrial.  Typical material catagories are reinforced concrete and structural steel.

Structure Components:

1. General

Building structure components include piles and footings for the foundation, columns and beams for the frames, and plates consisting of metal deck, concrete slabs or wood sheathing for the floors, roofs and walls.  Welds, bolts, screws and nails are used to hold the components together.

2. Related Products

   1. Cold-formed Steel
   2. Simpson Strong Ties
   3. Steel Deck Institute
   4. Steel Joist Institute
   5. The McGraw-Hill Construction Network for products

Reference Documents:

1. National Building Code, Building Officials Code Administrators (BOCA)
2. International Building Code, International Code Council (ICC)
3. Uniform Building Code, International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)
4. Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings, Paulay & Priestley, John Wiley & Sons
5. Standard Building Code, Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI)

Organizations:

1. AEC Info
2. Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC)
3. Building Officials Code Administrators (BOCA)
4. International Code Council (ICC)
5. International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)
6. Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI)

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