An Industry Perspective on Performance Guidelines for Structural Safety and Serviceability of One- and Two-Family Dwellings

This document, written in design specification style, identifies structural safety and serviceability performance criteria for residential buildings. It provides insights from a panel of experts and also lists research needs to better facilitate implementation of the performance based design concept. Where appropriate, supplemental technical information on issues such as reliability targets and safety factors is provided.

Published in 2002
43 pages
$35.00