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2008 edition · PDF
Los Angeles Building Code — Volume 2
2008 Los Angeles Building Code, Volume 2. Two parts, 324 pages.
Date not stated · PDF
Wind on Photovoltaic Panels
SEAOC Wind Code Committee correspondence. Historical recommendation; confirm current criteria for any new project.
January 29, 2011 · PDF
Overview & Application of the 2010 California Building Code
PSFEG / SEAOSC presentation addressing chapters 16, 16A, 17, and 17A.
1990 · PDF
NASA Fastener Design Manual — RP 1228
Richard T. Barrett, NASA Lewis Research Center. Fastener selection, materials, fatigue, and torque.
April 22, 2011 · PDF
Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami — Interim Report
Field investigation report referenced by PEER, EERI, and GEER.
Date not stated · PDF
Modal Pushover Analysis for Unsymmetric-Plan Buildings
Dr. Chopra. Historical technical paper on seismic demands.
Date not stated · PDF
Modal Pushover Analysis of SAC Buildings
Dr. Chopra. Historical technical paper.
Date not stated · PDF
Practical Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Static Pushover Analysis
Ashraf Habibullah, SE. Technical paper.
2010 code edition · PDF
LARUCP Technical Amendments to the 2010 CBC
ICC Los Angeles Basin Chapter committee recommendations. Committee member: Casey Hemmatyar.
Historical edition · PDF
FEMA 310
Archived seismic evaluation reference.
Date not stated · PDF
Historical & Design Wind Speeds in the Los Angeles Area
SEAOSC Ad-Hoc Wind Committee study. Committee member: Casey Hemmatyar.
Date not stated · PPS
Stone Structures Village — Monsanto, Portugal
Archived PowerPoint presentation.
Date not stated · PPS
Glass Structures & the Structural Engineer
PSFEG presentation on structural glass at Apple stores.
2008 edition · PDF
Los Angeles Building Code — Volume 1
Historical code based on the 2007 CBC and 2006 IBC.
June 2011 · PDF
EERI Newsletter
Historical earthquake-engineering newsletter linked by PSFEG.