Building Codes Illustrated : A Guide to Understanding the 2015 International Building Code.

Intro -- Titlepage -- Copyright -- Preface -- 1 Building Codes -- HISTORY AND PRECEDENTS -- MODEL CODES -- FEDERAL AND NATIONAL CODES -- STATE AND LOCAL CODES -- OTHER CODES AND STANDARDS -- LEGAL BASIS FOR CODES -- THE FUTURE FOR CODE DEVELOPMENT -- 2 Navigating the Code -- INTENT AND INTERPRETATION -- USING THE CODE -- CODE COMPONENTS -- CODE ANALYSIS -- 3 Use and Occupancy -- OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION -- OCCUPANCY GROUPS -- 4 Special Uses and Occupancies -- SPECIAL USES AND OCCUPANCIES -- COVERED AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS -- HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS -- ATRIUMS -- MOTOR-VEHICLE-RELATED OCCUPANCIES -- GROUP I-2 OCCUPANCIES -- LIVE-WORK UNITS -- HEALTH CARE CLINICS -- AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES -- 5 Building Heights and Areas -- DEFINITIONS -- EXCEPTIONS TO BUILDING HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS -- BUILDING HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS -- ALLOWABLE BUILDING HEIGHTS -- MEZZANINES -- ALLOWABLE BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS -- AREA MODIFICATIONS -- BUILDING HEIGHT AND AREA CALCULATION PROCEDURE -- UNLIMITED-AREA BUILDINGS -- MIXED USE AND OCCUPANCY -- SPECIAL PROVISIONS -- 6 Types of Construction -- TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION -- CONSTRUCTION CLASSIFICATION -- PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION -- TABLE 601 -- TABLE 602 -- TYPES I AND II CONSTRUCTION -- TYPE III CONSTRUCTION -- TYPE IV CONSTRUCTION -- TYPE V CONSTRUCTION -- 7 Fire-Resistive Construction -- FIRE-RESISTIVE CONSTRUCTION -- FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS -- FIRE-RESISTANCE OF STRUCTURAL MEMBERS -- EXTERIOR WALLS -- FIRE WALLS -- FIRE BARRIERS -- FIRE PARTITIONS -- SMOKE BARRIERS AND HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES -- FIRE RESISTANCE OF INTERIOR WALLS -- VERTICAL OPENINGS -- SHAFT ENCLOSURES -- PENETRATIONS AND JOINT SYSTEMS -- OPENING PROTECTIVES -- DUCTS AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS -- CONCEALED SPACES -- PLASTER AND THERMAL- AND SOUND-INSULATING MATERIALS -- PRESCRIPTIVE FIRE-RESISTANCES -- CALCULATED FIRE-RESISTANCES.

8 Interior Finishes -- WALL AND CEILING FINISHES -- INTERIOR FLOOR FINISHES -- DECORATIONS AND TRIM -- ACOUSTICAL CEILING SYSTEMS -- 9 Fire-Protection Systems -- FIRE-PROTECTION SYSTEMS -- AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS -- STANDPIPE SYSTEMS -- PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS -- FIRE-ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS -- SMOKE-CONTROL SYSTEMS -- SMOKE AND HEAT REMOVAL -- 10 Means of Egress -- MEANS OF EGRESS -- EGRESS COMPONENTS -- GENERAL EGRESS REQUIREMENTS -- EXIT ACCESS -- EXIT-ACCESS DESIGN REQUIREMENTS -- EXITS -- EXIT DESIGN REQUIREMENTS -- EXIT DISCHARGE -- EXIT-DISCHARGE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS -- ASSEMBLY EGRESS -- AISLE ACCESSWAYS -- EMERGENCY ESCAPE -- 11 Accessibility -- DESIGNING FOR ACCESSIBILITY -- AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT -- DEFINITIONS -- SCOPING REQUIREMENTS -- ACCESSIBLE ROUTES -- ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES -- PARKING AND PASSENGER LOADING FACILITIES -- DWELLING UNITS AND SLEEPING UNITS -- SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES -- OTHER FEATURES AND FACILITIES -- SIGNAGE -- SUPPLEMENTARY ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS -- 12 Interior Environment -- INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT -- VENTILATION -- LIGHTING -- YARDS OR COURTS -- SOUND TRANSMISSION -- INTERIOR SPACE DIMENSIONS -- ACCESS AND MATERIALS -- 13 Energy Efficiency -- 14 Exterior Walls -- EXTERIOR-WALL ENVELOPE -- PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS -- WALL MATERIALS -- INSTALLATION OF WALL COVERINGS -- COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF EXTERIOR WALLS -- METAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS -- HIGH-PRESSURE LAMINATE SYSTEMS -- 15 Roof Assemblies -- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS -- REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOF COVERINGS -- ASPHALT SHINGLES -- CLAY AND CONCRETE TILE -- METAL ROOF PANELS -- METAL ROOF SHINGLES -- ROLL ROOFING AND SLATE SHINGLES -- WOOD SHINGLES -- WOOD SHAKES -- BUILT-UP ROOFS -- SINGLE-PLY ROOFING -- VEGETATIVE ROOFS, ROOF GARDENS, AND LANDSCAPED ROOFS -- ROOF INSULATION -- ROOFTOP STRUCTURES -- REROOFING -- 16 Structural Provisions.

STRUCTURAL DESIGN -- 17 Special Inspections and Tests -- SPECIAL INSPECTIONS: STEEL -- SPECIAL INSPECTIONS: CONCRETE -- SPECIAL INSPECTIONS: MASONRY -- SPECIAL INSPECTIONS -- 18 Soils and Foundations -- SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS -- DAMPPROOFING AND WATERPROOFING -- WATERPROOFING -- LOAD-BEARING VALUES OF SOILS -- FOOTINGS AND FOUNDATIONS -- DEEP FOUNDATIONS -- 19 Building Materials and Systems -- STRUCTURAL MATERIALS -- CONCRETE -- ALUMINUM -- MASONRY -- STEEL -- WOOD -- GLASS AND GLAZING -- GYPSUM BOARD, GYPSUM PANEL PRODUCTS, AND PLASTER -- PLASTICS -- BUILDING SYSTEMS -- ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS -- 20 Existing Structures -- Bibliography -- Index -- EULA.

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