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Participate in the Code Development Process

The NCSEA Code Advisory Committee will review your recommendations and collaborate to generate code change proposals for the next IBC/ IEBC. You can submit fully developed code change proposals, general ideas, or even hot spots and problem areas.

Important Milestone

NCSEA Celebrates 30 Years

Celebrate with us as we recognize 30 years of your accomplishments and the steady advancement of the profession.

New AI Roadmap

AI in the Structural Engineering Profession

The NCSEA Foundation Artificial Intelligence (AI) Grant Team and AI Advisory Board met recently to envision the transformative impact of AI in structural engineering. A resulting AI roadmap outlines initiatives to overcome adoption barriers, foster innovation, and define organizational roles in integrating AI, shaping the future of the profession.

2024 Structural Engineering Summit

Call for Speakers

Share your experiences and insight to empower the structural engineering community. The 2024 Structural Engineering Summit will be held November 5-8, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The submission deadline is Sunday, April 14.

Professional Development

Earn Professional Development Hours

Deepen your knowledge with cutting-edge continuing education programs led by industry experts. Gain insights into the latest trends, technologies, and best practices.

View Upcoming Webinars

Webinar

Designing Hospitals for Seismic Design Category C

Special seismic detailing is routine for West Coast engineers, but for many engineers in the rest of the country, we spend our time designing structures in Seismic Design Category A and B. However, in some areas and conditions, the high Risk Category of buildings such as hospitals tip the structure into Seismic Design Category C. What does this mean for code requirements, special detailing, extra design time, material quantities, coordination with other design team members?

Webinar

FRP Collector Strengthening in a California Hospital

Seton Medical Center is hospital south of San Francisco, CA, that had fallen behind in meeting state-mandated seismic performance milestones and was under a tight deadline to ensure the building could safely remain open for patients. After various stops and starts, the retrofit moved forward with a combination of traditional materials and fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP), which was initially specified to enhance seismic shear on columns. Simpson Strong-Tie joined the project team as FRP manufacturer and engineer-of-record for the composite system after building full-scale column mock-ups to address constructability concerns. Simpson’s composites development team then value engineered steel collectors to FRP, leveraging Simpson’s certified Tyrell Gilb Laboratory in Stockton, CA, to perform several rounds of testing to validate high load-carrying capacities of the collectors, and satisfy many unique field constraints on the project.

Committees

NCSEA’s committees strive to enhance the standard of practice in structural engineering.

NCSEA Committees Join a Committee

The NCSEA Code Advisory Committee invites your active participation in shaping the upcoming changes to the International


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