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Structural Safety Structural safety considerati

Structural safety considerations generally relate the protection of a building's occupants. They may, therefore, comprise issues ranging from structural integrity to fire safety. The design of all structures involves an evaluation of the following three characteristics: Strength, rigidity, and stability. Although strength is most important for lower buildings, rigidity and stability become more significant as building height increases. Moreover, during their lifetime, structure are subjected to a variety of loads. Inevitably, these forces may alter a building's condition such that varying degrees of deterioration are incurred. Damage accumulation may ultimately cause failure or collapse. In addition to stress though, building safety considerations may also relate to fire. Fire safety designs primarily attempt to limit fire spread. Various measures which may be employed to achieve this objective include compartmentalization, detection systems, and sprinklers. Building regulations represent established design conventions (5:130). These mandates significantly influence the construction process (12:127). The codes presently in use have a long history. The earliest building regulations date back to at least 3000 B.C. During the ancient Babylonian Empire of Hammurabi, various building statutes addressed building safety and durability (15:8-9). Later codes focused on both structural and fire safety. In the 1880s, for example, building codes regulated such things as exit requirements, plumbing, elevators, and the height of nonfireproof structures. It wasn't until 1905 though, that the National Board of Fire Underwriters issued the National Building Code. Eventually, three regional code organizations--the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), the Building Officials and Code Administrators International (BOCAI) and the Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI)--would emerge (15:8-9). These diff...

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