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318-1W - Wind Provisions


Committee Mission: Develop and maintain building code requirements for concrete structures subjected to wind loads.

Goals: 1: Develop information on stiffness modification factors for linear analysis of reinforced concrete structures subjected to wind loads. 2: Using recent research on reinforced concrete link beams, develop appropriate code change proposals. 3: Develop modeling, detailing, and material related provisions for reinforced concrete shear walls. 4: Identify research needs that promote performance-based wind design of reinforced concrete structures.