2015 International Building Code® Illustrated Handbook
by: The International Code Council® (ICC®), Douglas W. Thornburg, AIA, C.B.O., John R. Henry, P.E.
Abstract: An easy-to-use visual guide to the 2015 International Building Code®. Thoroughly revised to reflect the International Code Council's 2015 International Building Code®, this full-color guide makes it easy to understand and apply complex IBC® provisions and achieve compliance. With an emphasis on structural and fire- and life-safety requirements, this practical resource has been designed to save time and money. The 2015 International Building Code® Illustrated Handbook provides all the information you need to get construction jobs done right, on time, and up to the requirements of the 2015 IBC®. A suite of online bonus features accompanies the book, including publications related to earthquake safety and seismic design, articles by expert engineers on the latest structural material standards, articles from the ICC's Building Safety Journal, and more.
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Table of Contents
- A. About the International Code Council
- B. About the Authors
- C. Online Bonus Resources
- D. Foreword
- E. Preface
- F. Acknowledgments
- 1. SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
- 2. DEFINITIONS
- 3. USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION
- 4. SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE AND OCCUPANCY
- 5. GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS
- 6. TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
- 7. FIRE AND SMOKE PROTECTION FEATURES
- 8. INTERIOR FINISHES
- 9. FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
- 10. MEANS OF EGRESS
- 11. ACCESSIBILITY
- 12. INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT
- 13. ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- 14. EXTERIOR WALLS
- 15. ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND ROOFTOP STRUCTURES
- A. INTRODUCTION TO THE STRUCTURAL PROVISIONS
- 16. STRUCTURAL DESIGN
- 17. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
- 18. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
- 19. CONCRETE
- 20. ALUMINUM
- 21. MASONRY
- 22. STEEL
- 23. WOOD
- 24. GLASS AND GLAZING
- 25. GYPSUM BOARD, GYPSUM PANEL PRODUCTS, AND PLASTER
- 26. PLASTIC
- 27. ELECTRICAL
- 28. MECHANICAL
- 29. PLUMBING
- 30. ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
- 31. SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION
- 32. ENCROACHMENTS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
- 33. SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION
- 34. RESERVED
- 35. REFERENCED STANDARDS
- B. APPENDICES
- C. METRIC CONVERSION TABLE
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- A. About the International Code Council
- B. About the Authors
- C. Online Bonus Resources
- D. Foreword
- E. Preface
- F. Acknowledgments
- 1. SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- General
- Applicability
- Department of Building Safety
- Duties and Powers of Building Official
- Permits
- Submittal Documents
- Temporary Structures and Uses
- Fees
- Inspections
- Certificate of Occupancy
- Service Utilities
- Board of Appeals
- Violations
- Stop Work Order
- Unsafe Structures and Equipment
- KEY POINTS
- 2. DEFINITIONS
- 3. USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION
- 4. SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE AND OCCUPANCY
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Covered Mall and Open Mall Buildings
- High-Rise Buildings
- Atriums
- Underground Buildings
- Motor-Vehicle-Related Occupancies
- Group I-2
- Group I-3
- Motion-Picture Projection Rooms
- Stages, Platforms, and Technical Production Areas
- Special Amusement Buildings
- Aircraft-Related Occupancies
- Combustible Storage
- Hazardous Materials
- Groups H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4, and H-5
- Application of Flammable Finishes
- Drying Rooms
- Organic Coatings
- Live/Work Units
- Groups I-1, R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4
- Ambulatory Care Facilities
- Storm Shelters
- Children's Play Structures
- KEY POINTS
- 5. GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS
- 6. TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
- 7. FIRE AND SMOKE PROTECTION FEATURES
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Fire-Resistance Ratings and Fire Tests
- Fire-Resistance Rating of Structural Members
- Exterior Walls
- Fire Walls
- Fire Barriers
- Fire Partitions
- Smoke Barriers
- Smoke Partitions
- Floor and Roof Assemblies
- Vertical Openings
- Shaft Enclosures
- Penetrations
- Joint Systems
- Opening Protectives
- Ducts and Air Transfer Openings
- Concealed Spaces
- Fire-Resistance Requirements for Plaster
- Thermal- and Sound-Insulating Materials
- Prescriptive Fire Resistance
- Calculated Fire Resistance
- KEY POINTS
- 8. INTERIOR FINISHES
- 9. FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
- 10. MEANS OF EGRESS
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Administration
- Definitions
- General Means of Egress
- Occupant Load
- Means of Egress Sizing
- Number of Exits and Exit Access Doorways
- Exit and Exit Access Doorway Configuration
- Means of Egress Illumination
- Accessible Means of Egress
- Doors, Gates, and Turnstiles
- Stairways
- Ramps
- Exit Signs
- Handrails
- Guards
- Exit Access
- Exit Access Travel Distance
- Aisles
- Exit Access Stairways and Ramps
- Corridors
- Egress Balconies
- Exits
- Interior Exit Stairways and Ramps
- Exit Passageways
- Luminous Egress Path Markings
- Horizontal Exits
- Exterior Exit Stairways and Ramps
- Exit Discharge
- Assembly
- Emergency Escape and Rescue
- KEY POINTS
- 11. ACCESSIBILITY
- 12. INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT
- 13. ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- 14. EXTERIOR WALLS
- 15. ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND ROOFTOP STRUCTURES
- A. INTRODUCTION TO THE STRUCTURAL PROVISIONS
- 16. STRUCTURAL DESIGN
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Introduction
- General
- Definitions and Notations
- Construction Documents
- General Design Requirements
- Load Combinations
- Dead Loads
- Live Loads
- Snow Loads
- Wind Loads
- Soil Lateral Loads
- Rain Loads
- Flood Loads
- Earthquake Loads
- Atmospheric Ice Loads
- Structural Integrity
- KEY POINTS
- Example 16-1 Design Axial Force, Shear Force, and Bending Moment for Shear Wall Due to Lateral and Gravity Loads (Strength Design)
- Example 16-2 Design Axial Force, Shear Force, and Bending Moment for Shear Wall Due to Lateral and Gravity Loads (Allowable Stress Design Using Basic Load Combinations)
- Example 16-3 Design Axial Force, Shear Force, and Bending Moment for Shear Wall Due to Lateral and Gravity Loads (Allowable Stress Design Using Alternate Basic Load Combinations)
- Example 16-4 Calculations of Live Load Reduction
- 17. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
- 18. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
- 19. CONCRETE
- 20. ALUMINUM
- 21. MASONRY
- 22. STEEL
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Introduction
- General
- Definitions
- Identification and Protection of Steel for Structural Purposes
- Connections
- Structural Steel
- Composite Structural Steel and Concrete Structures
- Steel Joists
- Steel Cable Structures
- Steel Storage Racks
- Cold-Formed Steel
- Cold-Formed Steel Light-Framed Construction
- KEY POINTS
- 23. WOOD
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Introduction
- General
- Definitions
- Minimum Standards and Quality
- General Construction Requirements
- General Design Requirements for Lateral-Force-Resisting Systems
- Allowable Stress Design
- Load and Resistance Factor Design
- Conventional Light-Frame Construction
- Wood Frame Construction Manual
- KEY POINTS
- 24. GLASS AND GLAZING
- 25. GYPSUM BOARD, GYPSUM PANEL PRODUCTS, AND PLASTER
- 26. PLASTIC
- 27. ELECTRICAL
- 28. MECHANICAL
- 29. PLUMBING
- 30. ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
- 31. SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION
- 32. ENCROACHMENTS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
- 33. SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION
- 34. RESERVED
- 35. REFERENCED STANDARDS
- B. APPENDICES
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Appendix A Employee Qualifications
- Appendix B Board of Appeals
- Appendix C Group U Agricultural Buildings
- Appendix D Fire Districts
- Appendix E Supplementary Accessibility Requirements
- Appendix F Rodentproofing
- Appendix G Flood-Resistant Construction
- Appendix H Signs
- Appendix I Patio Covers
- Appendix J Grading
- Appendix K Administrative Provisions
- Appendix L Earthquake Recording Instrumentation
- Appendix M Tsunami-Generated Flood Hazard
- C. METRIC CONVERSION TABLE
Book Details
Title: 2015 International Building Code® Illustrated Handbook
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Athens, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New Delhi, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto
Copyright / Pub. Date: 2015 International Code Council
ISBN: 9781259586125
Authors:
The International Code Council® (ICC®)
is a member-focused association dedicated to helping the building safety community and construction industry provide safe, sustainable, and affordable construction through the development of codes and standards used in the design, build, and compliance process. Most U.S. communities and many global markets choose the International Codes®. ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES), a subsidiary of the International Code Council, has been the industry leader in performing technical evaluations for code compliance fostering safe and sustainable design and construction.
Douglas W. Thornburg, AIA, C.B.O.
is the Vice President of Education and Certification at the International Code Council (ICC), where he provides leadership in the technical development and positioning of support products, educational activities, and certification programs. Prior to joining the ICC in 2004, he served as a code consultant and educator for building codes. He has been involved extensively in building code activities since 1980.
John R. Henry, P.E.
is the former Principal Staff Engineer at the International Code Council. During his tenure with the ICC, he worked in code development, technical services, government relations, training and education, and product development. He is currently a consulting engineer in private practice in Northern California.
Description: An easy-to-use visual guide to the 2015 International Building Code®. Thoroughly revised to reflect the International Code Council's 2015 International Building Code®, this full-color guide makes it easy to understand and apply complex IBC® provisions and achieve compliance. With an emphasis on structural and fire- and life-safety requirements, this practical resource has been designed to save time and money. The 2015 International Building Code® Illustrated Handbook provides all the information you need to get construction jobs done right, on time, and up to the requirements of the 2015 IBC®. A suite of online bonus features accompanies the book, including publications related to earthquake safety and seismic design, articles by expert engineers on the latest structural material standards, articles from the ICC's Building Safety Journal, and more.
