Description
The NCSEA Seismic Code Advisory Committee developed a practical Design Guide to simplify seismic design and reduce errors. This webinar introduces the Guide and shows how it’s clear, step-by-step Workflow helps engineers efficiently navigate the ASCE 7 Seismic Provisions.
Attendees will explore the Workflow for buildings, nonstructural components, and nonbuilding structures—applicable in both low and high seismic regions—and review concise design examples for braced frames, moment frames, and shear walls in steel, concrete, and wood.
Whether you’re early in your career or an experienced engineer working in low seismic regions, this series will strengthen your understanding, confirm best practices, and provide a consistent calculation framework you can apply to more complex projects.
Learning Objectives
- Navigate the ASCE 7 seismic provisions using a clear, repeatable Workflow
- Understand seismic design through straightforward example calculation
- Apply the Workflow and examples to larger, more complex buildings with confidence
The registration fee for the Series and Guide bundle is $395 for members ($600 for nonmembers), which includes all 3 hours of education, and the digital copy of the Basic Seismic Design Workflow with Examples for Low Seismicity. Each individual webinar can be purchase for $250 for members ($300 for nonmembers). The digital copy of the Basic Seismic Design Workflow with Examples for Low Seismicity can be purchased separately for $115 for members ($200 for nonmembers). Click here to purchase.
- Purchase both webinars in the Seminar and have access to the recordings for 1 Year.
- Each seminar purchase is per office location. If your firm is operating remotely, please review the Webinar FAQ’s on how to accommodate multiple users from the same location.
Please note: These webinars are not included in the NCSEA Webinar Subscription.
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Schedule of Events
February 24th, 2026 – A Practical Seismic Design Workflow: Applying ASCE 7 Through Real-World Examples (90 mins), Presented by Thomas F. Heausler, PE, SE – RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE
This webinar presents the NCSEA Design Guide for Basic Seismic Design and introduces a structured Seismic Design Workflow for applying the ASCE 7 Seismic Provisions. Chapter 1 defines the Workflow and establishes a consistent sequence of seismic design tasks. The Workflow is then demonstrated through design examples including Chapter 2: Seismic Design Category A, Chapter 3: Steel Braced Frame, and Chapter 4: Three-Story Steel Moment Frame.
The examples illustrate step-by-step seismic load determination, system selection, and code application using a consistent calculation format that can be referenced when designing similar or more complex structures, particularly in low seismic regions.
March 3rd, 2026 – Seismic Design Workflow for Concrete and Wood Systems: NCSEA Guide Examples (90 mins), Presented by David A. Fanella, Ph.D, PE, SE, and Thomas F. Heausler, PE, SE – RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE
This technical webinar continues the NCSEA Design Guide series on Basic Seismic Design, demonstrating the application of a defined seismic design Workflow to concrete and wood lateral systems in low seismic regions. The presentation reviews step-by-step design examples that illustrate seismic load determination and ASCE 7 code application using a consistent calculation format.
The session covers Chapter 5: Concrete Moment Frame, Chapter 6: Short Concrete Shear Wall, Chapter 7: Tall Concrete Moment-Governed Shear Wall, and Chapter 8: Wood Frame. These examples provide a technical reference that can be applied to similar or more complex structures.
