JMS understands the importance of communicating the applicable code requirements to our client in order to provide for safe construction and an ultimate use environment, while maintaining a structurally sufficient and economically feasible solution.   JMS will determine the governing building codes for each jurisdiction and applicable referenced codes and submit this information to the client as part of our Design Criteria document.   Listed below are the most common codes and publications:

• AISC 
• Pub. 303: Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges
• Pub. 325: Steel Construction Manual

• Pub. 326: Detailing for Steel Construction

• Pub. 327: Seismic Design Manual

• Pub. 341: Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings

• Pub. 358: Pre-qualified Connections for Special and Intermediate Steel Moment Frames for Seismic Applications

• Pub. 360: Specification for Structural Steel Buildings

• Pub. 420: Certified Standard for Shop Application of Complex Protective Coating Systems

• ASCE  (American Society of Civil Engineers)
• Pub. 7: Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
• Pub. 20: Standard Guidelines for the Design and Installation of Pile Foundations
• Pub. 141: Wood Pole Structures for Electrical Transmission Lines

• Subsurface Utility Engineering for Municipalities: Prequalification Criteria and Scope of Work Guide

• NCEES (National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying)
• OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
• CFR: Title 49. Transportation Chapters 49
• Pub. 3146: Fall Protection