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Codes and Standards for Performance-Based Design
In the United States adoption of formal building codes that rigorously prescribe means and methods of design and construction of buildings is a relatively modern concept, originating in the late 19th century, and taking most of the 20th century to become truly ubiquitous. The absence of building code adoption in a locality, of course, did not prevent the design and development of buildings. Particularly in the era before the early twentieth century, if a building code was not available to prescribe the way a design was to be performed, engineers designed structures based on their personal knowledge of materials and systems behavior and performance. Unconstrained by prescriptive requirements, engineers designed truly remarkable and unique structures such as the 10-story Home Insurance Company building, the first official "steel skyscraper" constructed in Chicago in 1885; the Brooklyn Bridge (1883); the Washington Monument (1844), and many other monumental structures that still provide outstanding service to this day.
Codes and Standards for Performance-Based Design
In the United States adoption of formal building codes that rigorously prescribe means and methods of design and construction of buildings is a relatively modern concept, originating in the late 19th century, and taking most of the 20th century to become truly ubiquitous. The absence of building code adoption in a locality, of course, did not prevent the design and development of buildings. Particularly in the era before the early twentieth century, if a building code was not available to prescribe the way a design was to be performed, engineers designed structures based on their personal knowledge of materials and systems behavior and performance. Unconstrained by prescriptive requirements, engineers designed truly remarkable and unique structures such as the 10-story Home Insurance Company building, the first official "steel skyscraper" constructed in Chicago in 1885; the Brooklyn Bridge (1883); the Washington Monument (1844), and many other monumental structures that still provide outstanding service to this day.
Codes and Standards for Performance-Based Design
Hamburger, Ronald O. (author)
Research Frontiers at Structures Congress 2007 ; 2007 ; Long Beach, California, United States
2007-10-10
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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