Codes and Standards Historic Standard Expected to End Debate on Disproportionate Collapse Nadine M. Post June 11, 2023 No Comments Nation's first consensus standard on disproportionate collapse mitigation in buildings was a decade in the making.Read More
Codes and Standards First US Design Guidance on Disproportionate Collapse Moves Closer to Reality Nadine M. Post April 5, 2022 3 Comments The public has until May 16 to submit comments on the draft of the first U.S. consensus standard addressing disproportionate collapse of structures.Read More
Codes and Standards First US Standard on Disproportionate Collapse Coming Soon Nadine M. Post July 13, 2021 No Comments This summer, the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers expects to release, for public comment, a draft of the first U.S. consensus standard addressing disproportionate collapse of structures.Read More