Credit: 10 PDH
Course Fee: $149.00
70 pages

Course summary:

The purpose of this course is to prescribe minimum structural loading requirements for use in the design and construction of buildings and structures with the intent to minimize hazard to life and improve the occupancy capability of essential facilities after a design level event or occurrence.

Learning Objectives:

• Construction Documents
• General Design Requirements
• Load Combinations
• Dead Loads
• Live Loads
• Snow Loads— Reserved
• Wind Loads
• Soil Lateral Load
• Rain Loads
• High-Velocity Hurricane Zones—

o Deflection
o Volume Changes
o Minimum Loads
o Roof Live Loads
o Roof Drainage
o Special Load Considerations
o Live Load Reductions
o Wind Loads
o Over turning Moment and Up lift
o Screen Enclosures
o Live Loads Posted and Occupancy Permits
o Foundation Design
o Load Tests
o Impact Tests for Wind borne Debris

Review the quiz before studying the course.

Course Content

Course Author: Florida Building Code

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