ASCE 7-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures
Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)Updated and released every six years, ASCE 7 is the Society’s most widely used professional standard and a critical tool in a civil engineer’s commitment to protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
The 2022 edition, which supersedes ASCE/SEI 7-16, provides up-to-date and coordinated loading provisions for general structural design. The standard prescribes design loads for all hazards including dead, live, soil, flood, tsunami, snow, rain, atmospheric ice, seismic, wind, and fire, as well as how to evaluate load combinations.
The 2022 edition includes first-ever criteria for tornado-resistant design.
The new update also draws on new models for more accurate snow loads and includes a new multipoint seismic spectrum for certain soft-soil sites. ASCE 7-22 now requires use of digital data uniquely identified in hazard-specific geodatabases for all environmental hazards. The digital data is available via open access from the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool.