Structures Congress 2018
Structural Peer Review Practice in New York City
Publication: Structures Congress 2018: Buildings and Disaster Management
ABSTRACT
The 2008 New York City Building Code introduced the requirement for structural peer review of buildings meeting one or several special characteristics such as: aspect ratio of seven to one, taller than 600 feet, more than 1,000,000 square feet, etc. Based on the author’s observations of some 38 peer review reports, the paper presents an analysis of several report elements–level of effort and reporting, relationship between engineer of record and peer reviewer, typical findings. The effect of the reports on the individual project and on the structural design community is discussed. In general, for these tall buildings there are two special areas of difficulty–foundation and wind design. Both are based on respective specialist reports. While the peer reviewer is expected to verify the conformance of the design with the soil and wind tunnel reports, these reports may not subject to a peer review.
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Structures Congress 2018: Buildings and Disaster Management
Pages: 201 - 207
Editor: James Gregory Soules, 1CB&I
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8132-5
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© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 17, 2018
Published in print: Apr 17, 2018
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