Jim Rossberg, 65, Was Longtime ASCE Advocate for Improving Structural Standards
Jim Rossberg retired as managing director of engineering programs at the American Society of Civil Engineers, in 2022.
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Jim Rossberg retired as managing director of engineering programs at the American Society of Civil Engineers, in 2022.
In what the civil engineers gtroup termed "the most significant change" to the 7-22 standard's flood load provisions since the inception of ASCE 7. the new supplement ties flood hazard mitigation to a structure’s risk level, and sets the hazard area for most risk categories to the 500-year floodplain for determining flood loads.
A new supplement to ASCE/SEI 7-22 ties flood hazard mitigation to a structure’s risk level, and sets the flood hazard area for most risk categories to the 500-year floodplain for determining flood loads.