SEAoNY: Structural Engineers Association of New York

07.14.10: Guide to the Design of Out-of-Plane Wall Anchorage
Please consider having your office attend the new short course from NCSEA presented below and to be highlighted in STRUCTURE® magazine.
Registration forms can be obtained from the web link at the bottom of this page. NCSEA is offering this FULL DAY short course in cities across the country.

Contact Dr. Mays directly (timothymays@bellsouth.net) for additional discounts that may be available for firms sending multiple employees. Don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity!

8.0 NY/FL registered PDHs will be awarded for attending this short course.

Guide to the Design of Out-of-Plane Wall Anchorage: Based on the 2006/2009 IBC and ASCE/SEI 7-05

Course Description: The 2006/2009 International Building Code (IBC) and ASCE/SEI 7-05 contain detailed design requirements for wall anchorage systems to resist out-of-plane wind and seismic load effects. However, the provisions are scattered throughout the code and/or referenced standards, are material specific, and are often challenging for practicing structural engineers to apply for many practical building configurations. Using concept oriented instruction, Dr. Mays breaks down the analysis and detailing requirements separately for seismic and wind anchorage.
Structural walls, nonstructural walls, parapets, and cladding are each considered separately as related to governing provisions. Solutions for high wind areas, Seismic Design Category (SDC) B, and SDC D are provided for each problem presented in the course. Example anchorage problems for connecting concrete, masonry, timber, and precast walls/panels to diaphragms composed of various materials are presented.

Special provisions for subdiaphragms, continuous ties/struts, pilasters, straps, eccentric connections, and wood ledgers are included. A detailing example for economical tilt up wall anchorage using just metal decking is presented. Comprehensive examples are provided for subdiaphragms composed of wood structural panel sheathing on wood framing and metal decking on steel joists.
The course is based on a new NCSEA publication titled Guide to the Design of Out-of-Plane Wall Anchorage: Based on the 2006/2009 IBC and ASCE/SEI 7-05.

Course Location: July 14, 2010 – New York City (Hotel Penn)

Author and Course Presenter:
Timothy Wayne Mays, Ph.D., P.E. is President of SE/ES and an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. Dr. Mays recently served as Executive Director of the Structural Engineers Associations of South Carolina and North Carolina. He currently serves as Chairman of the Structural Technical Group for ASCE SC Section and NCSEA Publications Committee Chairman. He has received two national teaching awards (ASCE and NSPE) and both national (NSF) and regional (ASEE) awards for outstanding research. He is the recipient of the 2009 NCSEA Service Award. He is a prolific speaker who sits on several code writing committees and his areas of expertise are code applications, structural design, seismic design, steel connections, structural dynamics, and civil engineering aspects of antiterrorism.

“The NCSEA short course on anchorage for out-of-plane seismic and wind forces will be helpful to practicing engineers of all levels and backgrounds. It provides a step-by-step approach from developing the load path through detailing the connections for a multitude of different structural systems that are commonly used for both wall and diaphragm elements. Tim Mays is an outstanding lecturer who presents the material in a clear and concise fashion, and will provide the background so that the attendees will be able to successfully use the material presented in the seminar and the companion NCSEA document in their practice. I am confident that the attendees will consider their time at the short course as informative, educational and extremely well spent!” - James O. Malley, Structural Engineer and Senior Principal, Degenkolb Engineers

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