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their entirety. Any appendix chapters associated with these chapters are printed in their
entirety at the end of volume 1. Excerpts of certain chapters from volume 2 are reprinted in
volume 1 to provide greater usability.
Volume 2 contains structural engineering design provisions, and specifically contains
Chaps. 16 through 23, printed in their entirety. Included in this volume are design standards
previously published in UBC Standards. Design standards have been added to their respec-
tive chapters as divisions of the chapters. Any appendix chapters associated with these
chapters are printed in their entirety at the end of volume 2. Excerpts of certain chapters
from volume 1 are reprinted in volume 2 to provide greater usability.
Volume 3 contains material, testing, and installation standards. The Uniform Building
Code was metricated in 1994. The metric conversions are provided in parentheses following
the English units. Where industry has made metric conversions available, the conversions
conform to current industry standards.

National Building Code. The BOCA National Building Code was first adopted by the
Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA) International, Inc., in 1950. Like the
Uniform Building Code, revised editions of this code have been published since that time
at approximate three-year intervals. Change proposals to the BOCA National Building
Code are either accepted or rejected by vote of the organization’s active members, who are
practicing regulatory code officials.
The 1993 edition of the BOCA National Building Code was the first model code to
implement the common building code format that was cooperatively developed by the three
model code groups, the American Institute of Architects, and the Society of Fire Protection
Engineers under the auspices of the council of American Building Officials. The new for-
mat consists of eleven basic subject matter groups: administration and terms, building plan-
ning, fire protection, occupant needs, building envelope, structural systems, structural
materials, nonstructural materials, building services, special devices and conditions, and
reference standards. Structural systems are subdivided into three chapters corresponding to
structural loads, structural tests and inspections, and foundations and retaining walls. A
brief summary of revisions to some of the environmental load provisions is tabulated in
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Table 2.1. Structural materials include chapters on concrete, lightweight metals, masonry,
steel, and wood. Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete (ACI 318); Building
Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (ACI 530); the AISC Specification for
Structural Steel Buildings, Allowable Stress Design and Plastic Design; the AISC Load
and Resistance Factor Design Specification for Structural Steel Buildings; the National
Design Specification for Wood Construction; and related standards are adopted by refer-
ence. Chapter 33 includes requirements for site work, demolition, and construction.
Standard Building Code. The first edition of the Southern Standard Building Code
appeared in 1946. The code was developed by M. L. Clement between 1940 and 1945 in
Birmingham, Alabama, and was first adopted by the City of Clearwater, Florida. Like the
other model codes, the Southern Standard Building Code has been periodically revised and,
more recently, published at approximate three-year intervals. In 1974, the Southern
Building Code Congress became the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.,
and in early 1975 the word Southern was dropped from the titles of all Standard Codes.
Recent editions of the code, including the 1997 edition, have also adopted the common
building code format, and the contents are organized in a manner similar to that of UBC and
BOCA. The Standard Building Code incorporates, by reference, nationally recognized con-
sensus standards for use in judging the performance of materials and systems.
International Building Code. The International Building Code consists of thirty-five
chapters with appendices and commentary. The 2006 edition presents the code as originally
issued, with changes reflected in the 2003 edition and further changes approved through 2005.