2024 International Building Code Illustrated Handbook , Douglas W. Thornburg, John "Buddy" Showalter

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thornburg, Douglas W., author.

Showalter, John "Buddy", author.

Series:

McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineeringLibrary

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buildings--Standards.

Buildings.

Architecture--Standards.

Architecture.

Construction industry--Standards.

Construction industry.

Genre:

Electronic books

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1008 pages) 600 illustrations

Edition:

First edition

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. McGraw Hill LLC [2025]

Language Note:

In English

System Details:

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web

Summary:

The 2024 IBC Illustrated Handbook is designed to present commentary only for those portions of the code for which commentary is helpful in furthering the understanding of the provision and its intent. This handbook uses many drawings and figures to help clarify the application and intent of many code provisions. The handbook examines the intent and application of many provisions for both the non structural- and structural-related aspects of the IBC

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

About the Authors

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Scope and Administration

Section 101 Scope and General Requirements

Section 102 Applicability

Section 103 Code Compliance Agency

Section 104 Duties and Powers of Building Official

Section 105 Permits

Section 107 Construction Documents

Section 108 Temporary Structures, Equipment, and Systems

Section 109 Fees

Section 110 Inspections

Section 111 Certificate of Occupancy

Section 112 Service Utilities

Section 113 Means of Appeals

Section 114 Violations

Section 115 Stop Work Order

Section 116 Unsafe Structures and Equipment

KEY POINTS

Chapter 2 Definitions

Section 201 General

Section 202 Definitions

Chapter 3 Occupancy Classification and Use

Section 302 Occupancy Classification and Use Designation

Section 303 Assembly Group A

Section 304 Business Group B

Section 305 Educational Group E

Section 306 Factory Group F

Section 307 High-Hazard Group H

Section 308 Institutional Group I

Section 309 Mercantile Group M

Section 310 Residential Group R

Section 311 Storage Group S

Section 312 Utility and Miscellaneous Group U

Chapter 4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Occupancy and Use

Section 402 Covered Mall and Open Mall Buildings

Section 403 High-Rise Buildings

Section 404 Atriums

Section 405 Underground Buildings

Section 406 Motor-Vehicle-Related Occupancies

Section 407 Group I-2

Section 408 Group I-3

Section 409 Motion-Picture Projection Rooms

Section 410 Stages, Platforms, and Technical Production Areas

Section 411 Special Amusement Areas

Section 412 Aircraft-Related Occupancies

Section 413 Combustible Storage

Section 414 Hazardous Materials

Section 415 Groups H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4, and H-5

Section 416 Spray Application of Flammable Finishes

Section 417 Drying Rooms

Section 418 Organic Coatings

Section 420 Groups I-1, R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4

Section 422 Ambulatory Care Facilities

Section 423 Storm Shelters

Section 424 Play Structures

Section 427 Medical Gas Systems

Section 428 Higher Education Laboratories

Chapter 5 General Building Heights and Areas

Section 502 Building Address

Section 503 General Building Height and Area Limitations

Section 504 Building Height and Number of Stories

Section 505 Mezzanines and Equipment Platforms

Section 506 Building Area

Section 507 Unlimited-Area Buildings

Section 508 Mixed Use and Occupancy

Section 509 Incidental Uses

Section 510 Special Provisions

Chapter 6 Types of Construction

Section 602 Construction Classification

Section 603 Combustible Material in Type I and II Construction

Chapter 7 Fire and Smoke Protection Features

Section 702 Multiple-Use Fire Assemblies

Section 703 Fire-Resistance Ratings and Fire Tests

Section 704 Fire-Resistance Rating of Structural Members

Section 705 Exterior Walls

Section 706 Fire Walls

Section 707 Fire Barriers

Section 708 Fire Partitions

Section 709 Smoke Barriers

Section 710 Smoke Partitions

Section 711 Floor and Roof Assemblies

Section 712 Vertical Openings

Section 713 Shaft Enclosures

Section 714 Penetrations

Section 715 Joints and Voids

Section 716 Opening Protectives

Section 717 Ducts and Air Transfer Openings

Section 718 Concealed Spaces

Section 719 Fire-Resistance Requirements for Plaster

Section 720 Thermal- and Sound-Insulating Materials

Section 721 Prescriptive Fire Resistance

Section 722 Calculated Fire Resistance

Chapter 8 Interior Finishes

Section 802 General

Section 803 Wall and Ceiling Finishes

Section 804 Interior Floor Finish

Section 805 Combustible Materials in Types I and II Construction

Chapter 9 Fire Protection and Life-Safety Systems

Section 901 General

Section 902 Fire Pump and Riser Room Size

Section 903 Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Section 904 Alternative Automatic Fire-Extinguishing Systems

Section 905 Standpipe Systems

Section 907 Fire Alarm and Detection Systems

Section 909 Smoke Control Systems

Section 910 Smoke and Heat Removal

Section 911 Fire Command Center

Section 912 Fire Department Connections

Section 913 Fire Pumps

Section 914 Emergency Responder Safety Features

Section 915 Carbon Monoxide Detection

Section 916 Gas Detection Systems

Section 917 Mass Notification Systems

Chapter 10 Means of Egress

Section 1001 Administration

Section 1002 Maintenance and Plans

Section 1003 General Means of Egress

Section 1004 Occupant Load

Section 1005 Means of Egress Sizing

Section 1006 Number of Exits and Exit Access Doorways

Section 1007 Exit and Exit Access Doorway Configuration

Section 1008 Means of Egress Illumination

Section 1009 Accessible Means of Egress

Section 1010 Doors, Gates, and Turnstiles

Section 1011 Stairways

Section 1012 Ramps

Section 1013 Exit Signs

Section 1014 Handrails

Section 1015 Guards

Section 1016 Exit Access

Section 1017 Exit Access Travel Distance

Section 1018 Aisles

Section 1019 Exit Access Stairways and Ramps

Section 1020 Corridors

Section 1021 Egress Balconies

Section 1022 Exits

Section 1023 Interior Exit Stairways and Ramps

Section 1024 Exit Passageways

Section 1025 Luminous Egress Path Markings

Section 1026 Horizontal Exits

Section 1027 Exterior Exit Stairways and Ramps

Section 1028 Exit Discharge

Section 1029 Egress Courts

Section 1030 Assembly

Section 1031 Emergency Escape and Rescue

Chapter 11 Accessibility

Section 1101 General

Section 1102 Compliance

Section 1103 Scoping Requirements

Section 1104 Accessible Route

Section 1105 Accessible Entrances

Section 1106 Parking and Passenger Loading Facilities

Section 1107 Motor-Vehicle-Related Facilities

Section 1108 Dwelling Units and Sleeping Units

Section 1109 Special Occupancies

Section 1110 Other Features and Facilities

Section 1111 Recreational Facilities

Section 1112 Signage

Chapter 12 Interior Environment

Section 1202 Ventilation

Section 1203 Temperature Control

Section 1204 Lighting

Section 1205 Yards or Courts

Section 1206 Sound Transmission

Section 1207 Enhanced Classroom Acoustics

Section 1208 Interior Space Dimensions

Section 1209 Access to Unoccupied Spaces

Section 1210 Toilet and Bathroom Requirements

Chapter 13 Energy Efficiency

Chapter 14 Exterior Walls

Section 1402 Performance Requirements

Section 1403 Materials

Section 1404 Installation of Wall Coverings

Section 1405 Combustible Materials on the Exterior Side of Exterior Walls

Section 1406 Metal Composite Material (MCM)

Section 1407 Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems

Section 1409 Insulated Metal Panels

Section 1412 Soffits and Fascias at Roof Overhangs

Chapter 15 Roof Assemblies and Rooftop Structures

Section 1504 Performance Requirements

Section 1505 Fire Classification

Section 1506 Materials

Section 1507 Requirements for Roof Coverings

Section 1511 Rooftop Structures

Section 1512 Reroofing

Chapter 16 Structural Design

Section 1601 General

Section 1602 Notations

Section 1603 Construction Documents

Section 1604 General Design Requirements

Section 1605 Load Combinations

Section 1606 Dead Loads

Section 1607 Live Loads

Section 1608 Snow Loads

Section 1609 Wind Loads

Section 1610 Soil Loads and Hydrostatic Pressure

Section 1611 Rain Loads

Section 1612 Flood Loads

Section 1613 Earthquake Loads

Section 1614 Atmospheric Ice Loads

Section 1615 Tsunami Loads

Section 1616 Structural Integrity

Chapter 17 Special Inspections and Tests

Section 1701 General

Section 1702 New Materials

Section 1703 Approvals

Section 1704 Special Inspections and Tests, Contractor Responsibility, and Structural Observation

Section 1705 Required Special Inspections and Tests

Section 1706 Design Strengths of Materials

Section 1707 Alternate Test Procedure

Section 1708 In-Situ Load Tests

Section 1709 Preconstruction Load Tests

Chapter 18 Soils and Foundations

Section 1801 General

Section 1802 Design Basis

Section 1803 Geotechnical Investigations

Section 1804 Excavation, Grading, and Fill

Section 1805 Dampproofing and Waterproofing

Section 1806 Presumptive Load-Bearing Values of Soils

Section 1807 Foundation Walls, Retaining Walls, and Embedded Posts and Poles

Section 1808 Foundations

Section 1809 Shallow Foundations

Section 1810 Deep Foundations

Chapter 19 Concrete

Section 1901 General

Section 1902 Coordination of Terminology

Section 1903 Specifications for Tests and Materials

Section 1904 Durability Requirements

Section 1905 Seismic Requirements

Section 1906 Footings for Light-Frame Construction

Section 1907 Slabs-on-Ground

Section 1908 Shotcrete

Chapter 20 Aluminum

Section 2002 Materials

Chapter 21 Masonry

Section 2101 General

Section 2102 Notations

Section 2103 Masonry Construction Materials

Section 2104 Construction

Section 2105 Quality Assurance

Section 2106 Seismic Design

Section 2107 Allowable Stress Design

Section 2108 Strength Design of Masonry

Section 2109 Empirical Design of Adobe Masonry

Section 2110 Glass Unit Masonry

Section 2111 Masonry Fireplaces

Section 2112 Masonry Heaters

Section 2113 Masonry Chimneys

Section 2114 Dry-Stack Masonry

Chapter 22 Steel

Section 2201 General

Section 2202 Structural Steel and Composite Structural Steel and Concrete

Section 2203 Structural Stainless Steel

Section 2204 Cold-Formed Steel

Section 2205 Cold-Formed Stainless Steel

Section 2206 Cold-Formed Steel Light-Frame Construction

Section 2207 Steel Joists

Section 2208 Steel Deck

Section 2209 Steel Storage Racks

Section 2210 Metal Building Systems

Section 2211 Industrial Boltless Steel Shelving

Section 2212 Industrial Steel Work Platforms

Section 2213 Stairs, Ladders and Guarding for Steel Storage Racks and Industrial Steel Work Platforms

Section 2214 Steel Cable Structures

Chapter 23 Wood

Section 2301 General

Section 2302 Design Requirements

Section 2303 Minimum Standards and Quality

Section 2304 General Construction Requirements

Section 2305 General Design Requirements for Lateral Force-Resisting Systems

Section 2306 Allowable Stress Design

Section 2307 Load and Resistance Factor Design

Section 2308 Conventional Light-Frame Construction

Section 2309 Wood Frame Construction Manual

Chapter 24 Glass and Glazing

Section 2402 Glazing Replacement

Section 2403 General Requirements for Glass

Section 2404 Wind, Snow, Seismic, and Dead Loads on Glass

Section 2405 Sloped Glazing and Skylights

Section 2406 Safety Glazing

Section 2407 Glass in Handrails and Guards

Section 2408 Glazing in Athletic Facilities

Section 2409 Glass in Walkways, Elevator Hoistways, and Elevator Cars

Chapter 25 Gypsum Panel Products and Plaster

Section 2501 General

Section 2508 Gypsum Construction

Section 2510 Lathing and Furring for Cement Plaster (Stucco)

Section 2511 Interior Plaster

Section 2512 Exterior Plaster

Chapter 26 Plastic

Section 2603 Foam Plastic Insulation

Section 2605 Plastic Veneer

Section 2606 Light-Transmitting Plastics

Section 2608 Light-Transmitting Plastic Glazing

Section 2609 Light-Transmitting Plastic Roof Panels

Section 2610 Light-Transmitting Plastic Skylight Glazing

Chapter 27 Electrical

Section 2702 Emergency and Standby Power Systems

Section 2703 Lightning Protection Systems

Chapter 28 Mechanical

Chapter 29 Plumbing

Section 2902 Minimum Plumbing Facilities

Section 2903 Installation of Fixtures

Chapter 30 Elevators and Conveying Systems

Section 3001 General

Section 3002 Hoistway Enclosures

Section 3003 Emergency Operations

Section 3006 Elevator Lobbies and Hoistway Door Protection

Section 3007 Fire Service Access Elevator

Section 3008 Occupant Evacuation Elevators

Section 3009 Private Residence Elevators

Chapter 31 Special Construction

Section 3102 Membrane Structures

Section 3103 Temporary Structures

Section 3104 Pedestrian Walkways and Tunnels

Section 3106 Marquees

Section 3111 Solar Energy Systems

Section 3113 Relocatable Buildings

Section 3114 Intermodal Shipping Containers

Chapter 32 Encroachments into the Public Right-of-Way

Section 3201 General

Section 3202 Encroachments

Chapter 33 Safeguards During Construction

Section 3301 General

Section 3302 Owner?s Responsibility for Fire Protection

Section 3303 Demolition

Section 3304 Site Work

Section 3306 Protection of Pedestrians

Section 3307 Protection of Adjacent Property

Section 3308 Temporary Use of Streets, Alleys, and Public Property

Section 3309 Fire Extinguishers

Section 3310 Means of Egress

Section 3311 Standpipes

Section 3313 Water Supply for Fire Protection

Section 3314 Fire Watch During Construction

Chapter 34 Reserved

Chapter 35 Referenced Standards

Appendices

Appendix A Employee Qualifications

Appendix B Board of Appeals

Appendix C Group U Agricultural Buildings

Appendix D Fire Districts

Appendix E Supplementary Accessibility Requirements

Appendix F Rodentproofing

Appendix G Flood-Resistant Construction

Appendix H Signs

Appendix I Patio Covers

Appendix J Grading

Appendix K Administrative Provisions

Appendix L Earthquake Recording Instrumentation

Appendix M Tsunami-Generated Flood Hazard

Appendix N Replicable Buildings

Appendix O Performance-Based Application

Appendix P Sleeping Lofts

Metric Conversion Table

Metric Units, System International (SI)

Soft Metrication

Hard Metrication

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

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