PRE-ORDER TODAY! User's Guide – NBC 2010, Structural Commentaries (Part 4 of Division B)

Available August 31st, 2011, the User’s Guide – NBC 2010, Structural Commentaries (Part 4 of Division B) is published by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) under the authority of the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes and is intended to help Code users understand and apply the design requirements provided in Part 4 of Division B of the National Building Code of Canada 2010 (NBC). This important Guide contains valuable background information and, in some cases, suggested approaches to certain design questions related to, for example, limit states design, snow loads, rain loads and design for seismic effects.

This new edition of the User's Guide reflects technical changes incorporated into the NBC, and provides additional material on issues likely to be addressed in the next edition of this Code. Topics addressed by the revised material include the intent of the post-disaster building classification, live loads due to use and occupancy, extensive material to support the changes related to design for earthquake and more detailed figures for snow loads on buildings.

This new publication is offered in a practical 8.5 x 11 inch soft cover book, as a downloadable PDF file, or through a Web-based subscription service (10 days, 1 year or 5 years).

To pre-order a copy, visit the NRC Virtual Store.