Ghosh, S.
and Liang, X.
(2005),
Comparison of Building Code Structural Requirements. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1B) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***, National Construction Safety Team Act Reports (NIST NCSTAR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=908971
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Comparison of Building Code Structural Requirements. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1B) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***
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Author(s)
S K. Ghosh, X Liang
Abstract
This report provides a comparison of the structural provisions of: (1) the New York City Building Code, 1968 edition, (2) the New York City Building Code, 2001 edition, (3) the New York State Building Construction Code, 1964 edition, (4) the Municipal Code of Chicago, 1967 edition and (5) the Building Officials and Code Administrators (known as BOCA) Basic Building Code, 1965 edition. Detailed comparisons are provided in a tabular form. The comparisons are summarized in the body of the report.Citation
National Construction Safety Team Act Reports (NIST NCSTAR) - 1-1
Report Number
1-1
NIST Pub Series
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NIST Pubs
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Keywords
World Trade Center, high rise buildings, building collapse, disasters, terrorists, terrorism, building codes, building design, standards, loads (capacity), floors, stability, roofs, walls, earthquakes, masonry, concretes, steels, wood, aluminum
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Created September 1, 2005, Updated February 19, 2017