Façade Access Equipment Structural Design, Evaluation, and Testing

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Task Committee on Façade Access Design Guidelines of American Society of Civil Engineers

Contributor:

Architectural Engineering Institute. Committee on Seismic Effects on Nonstructural Components, sponsor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scaffolding.

Facades--Maintenance and repair--Equipment and supplies.

Facades.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (63 p.)

Place of Publication:

Reston, Virginia : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sponsored by the Committee on Seismic Effects on Nonstructural Components of the Architectural Engineering Institute of ASCE. Façade Access Equipment provides structural engineering guidance regarding the design, evaluation, and testing of permanent anchorages and components that support façade access equipment and fall-arrest systems. Currently this equipment is governed by sections of the Code of Federal Regulations maintained by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Many OSHA requirements are not written using terminology that is commonly used by structural engineers, so this book conveys the generally understood meaning of the regulations in terms familiar to structural engineers. The introduction to this book reviews OSHA requirements for permanent, building-supported façade equipment, discusses structural load testing, and surveys common types of Façade access equipment. Key terms are defined, and design requirements are discussed for the following types of equipment: davits and davit bases, outriggers, rooftop carriages, tieback anchorages, lifelines and fall-arrest anchorages, fall-restraint systems and anchorages, wind sway protection systems, and platforms. Methods of evaluation and testing are presented, including visual observations and calculations, materials testing, and load testing. Separate commentary chapters elaborate on various OSHA requirements. Structural engineers, architects, building officials, and allied professionals will benefit from this clear guidance regarding structural components for access and safety.

Contents:

Introduction; Chapter 1 Scope; Chapter 2 Definitions; Chapter 3 Design Requirements; Chapter 4 Evaluation and Testing; Commentary; Chapter C1 Scope; Chapter C2 Definitions; Chapter C3 Design Requirements; Chapter C4 Evaluation and Testing

Notes:

Includes index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-68015-771-X

0-7844-7915-1