2018 International Building Code Illustrated Handbook
by: Douglas W. Thornburg, AIA, CBO, Chris Kimball, SE, MCP, CBO, William C. Bracken, PE, SI, CFM
Abstract: A comprehensive visual companion to the International Building Code®, 2018 edition. Thoroughly updated to address the provisions of the ICC's 2018 International Building Code®, this fully illustrated guide makes it easy to understand and apply the most critical code requirements. Covering both fire- and life-safety and structural provisions, this practical resource contains hundreds of user-friendly diagrams designed to clarify the application and intent of the IBC®. The 2018 International Building Code® Illustrated Handbook provides all the information needed to get construction jobs done right and achieve compliance. An invaluable companion to the 2018 IBC®, it is a must-have resource for building officials, architects, engineers, contractors, and building construction professionals. Get complete application details on: • Scope and Administration • Definitions • Occupancy Classification and Use • Special Detailed Requirements Based on Occupancy and Use • General Building Heights and Areas • Types of Construction • Fire and Smoke Protection Features • Interior Finishes • Fire Protection and Life-Safety Systems • Means of Egress • Accessibility • Interior Environment • Exterior Walls • Roof Assemblies and Rooftop Structures • Structural Design • Special Inspections and Tests • Soils and Foundations • Concrete • Masonry • Steel • Wood • Glass and Glazing • Gypsum Board, Gypsum Panel Products, and Plaster • Plastic • Plumbing • Elevators and Conveying Systems • Special Construction • Encroachments into the Public Right-of-Way • Safeguards During Construction
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Table of Contents
- A. About the International Code Council
- B. About the Authors
- C. Foreword
- D. Preface
- E. Acknowledgments
- 1. Scope and Administration
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Occupancy Classification and Use
- 4. Special Detailed Requirements Based on Occupancy and Use
- 5. General Building Heights and Areas
- 6. Types of Construction
- 7. Fire and Smoke Protection Features
- 8. Interior Finishes
- 9. Fire Protection and Life-Safety 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 Into 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. Foreword
- D. Preface
- E. 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. Occupancy Classification and Use
- 4. Special Detailed Requirements Based on Occupancy and Use
- 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
- Spray 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
- Medical Gas Systems
- Higher Education Laboratories
- KEY POINTS
- 5. General Building Heights and Areas
- 6. Types of Construction
- 7. Fire and Smoke Protection Features
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Multiple Use Fire Assemblies
- 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
- Fire-Resistant 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 and Life-Safety Systems
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- General
- Fire Pump and Riser Room Size
- Automatic Sprinkler Systems
- Alternative Automatic Fire-Extinguishing Systems
- Standpipe Systems
- Fire Alarm and Detection Systems
- Smoke Control Systems
- Smoke and Heat Removal
- Fire Command Center
- Fire Department Connections
- Fire Pumps
- Emergency Responder Safety Features
- Carbon Monoxide Detection
- Gas Detection Systems
- Mass Notification Systems
- KEY POINTS
- 10. Means of Egress
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Administration
- Maintenance and Plans
- 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
- 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
- Tsunami Loads
- Structural Integrity
- KEY POINTS
- REFERENCES
- 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
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Introduction
- General
- New Materials
- Approvals
- Special Inspections and Tests, Contractor Responsibility, and Structural Observations
- Required Special Inspections and Tests
- Design Strengths of Materials
- Alternate Test Procedures
- In Situ Load Tests
- Preconstruction Load Tests
- KEY POINTS
- REFERENCES
- 18. Soils and Foundations
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Introduction
- General
- Design Basis
- Geotechnical Investigations
- Excavation, Grading, and Fill
- Dampproofing and Waterproofing
- Presumptive Load-Bearing Values of Soils
- Foundation Walls, Retaining Walls, and Embedded Posts and Poles
- Foundations
- Shallow Foundations
- Deep Foundations
- KEY POINTS
- REFERENCES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- 19. Concrete
- 20. Aluminum
- 21. Masonry
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Introduction
- General
- Notations
- Masonry Construction Materials
- Construction
- Quality Assurance
- Seismic Design
- Allowable Stress Design
- Strength Design of Masonry
- Empirical Design of Adobe Masonry
- Glass Unit Masonry
- Masonry Fireplaces
- Masonry Heaters
- Masonry Chimneys
- Dry-Stack Masonry
- KEY POINTS
- REFERENCES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- 22. Steel
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Introduction
- General
- Identification of Steel for Structural Purposes
- 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-Frame Construction
- KEY POINTS
- REFERENCES
- 23. Wood
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- Introduction
- General
- Definitions
- Design Requirements
- 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
- REFERENCES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- 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 Into the Public Right-of-Way
- 33. Safeguards During Construction
- 34. Reserved
- 35. Referenced Standards
- B. APPENDICES
- APPENDIX PRELIMINARIES
- Employee Qualifications
- Board of Appeals
- Group U Agricultural Buildings
- Fire Districts
- Supplementary Accessibility Requirements
- Rodentproofing
- Flood-Resistant Construction
- Signs
- Patio Covers
- Grading
- Administrative Provisions
- Earthquake Recording Instrumentation
- Tsunami-Generated Flood Hazard
- Replicable Buildings
- C. METRIC CONVERSION TABLE
Book Details
Title: 2018 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: 2018 International Code Council
ISBN: 9781260132298
Authors:
Douglas W. Thornburg, AIA, CBO
is the Vice President and Technical Director of Products and Services at the International Code Council (ICC), where he provides leadership in the technical content development of ICC publications and educational programs as well as in the instruction for ICC building code seminars. Prior to joining the ICC in 2004, Mr. Thornburg served as a code consultant and educator for building codes. He has been involved extensively in building code activities since 1980.
Chris Kimball, SE, MCP, CBO
is currently the Vice President of West Coast Code Consultants, Inc., and provides third-party plan review services to jurisdictions throughout the western United States. He is a licensed structural engineer in addition to being an ICC-certified master code professional, certified building official, and fire code official and holding numerous other ICC certifications. Mr. Kimball provides training classes to help design professionals, building officials, and contractors alike to understand the requirements of the adopted building codes.
William C. Bracken, PE, SI, CFM
is the Executive Vice President and National Director of Forensic Engineering for J.S. Held. His practice has specialized in structural, building envelope, general civil, floodplain, construction, and forensic engineering projects, building applications, and urban search and rescue responses. Mr. Bracken is an instructor for the ICC Disaster Response Inspector Institute and ICC building code seminars.
Description: A comprehensive visual companion to the International Building Code®, 2018 edition. Thoroughly updated to address the provisions of the ICC's 2018 International Building Code®, this fully illustrated guide makes it easy to understand and apply the most critical code requirements. Covering both fire- and life-safety and structural provisions, this practical resource contains hundreds of user-friendly diagrams designed to clarify the application and intent of the IBC®. The 2018 International Building Code® Illustrated Handbook provides all the information needed to get construction jobs done right and achieve compliance. An invaluable companion to the 2018 IBC®, it is a must-have resource for building officials, architects, engineers, contractors, and building construction professionals. Get complete application details on: • Scope and Administration • Definitions • Occupancy Classification and Use • Special Detailed Requirements Based on Occupancy and Use • General Building Heights and Areas • Types of Construction • Fire and Smoke Protection Features • Interior Finishes • Fire Protection and Life-Safety Systems • Means of Egress • Accessibility • Interior Environment • Exterior Walls • Roof Assemblies and Rooftop Structures • Structural Design • Special Inspections and Tests • Soils and Foundations • Concrete • Masonry • Steel • Wood • Glass and Glazing • Gypsum Board, Gypsum Panel Products, and Plaster • Plastic • Plumbing • Elevators and Conveying Systems • Special Construction • Encroachments into the Public Right-of-Way • Safeguards During Construction
