The Seismology and Structural Standards Committee is one of the most active committees in SEAONC. We are charged with developing and interpreting the Blue Book, responding to proposed changes to the California Building Code (CBC), the International Building Code (IBC), and developing code changes for these earthquake standards. The committee also monitors policies and code interpretations of Northern California building departments. The committee includes a number of special active subcommittees that strive to incorporate earthquake engineering research into practice; these include:
Active Subcommittees:
- Ground Motion
- PBD of Tall Buildings
- Protective Systems
- Code
- Materials
- Concrete
- Steel
- Light Frame, Wood
Subcommittees in Need of Champions:
- Foundations
- Dynamic Analysis
- Detailing Requirements/Structural Systems
- Non-Building Structures & Nonstructural Components
- Materials
- Masonry (Not Currently Active)
- Cold Formed Light Gage Steel
Delegates to Statewide SEAOC Subcommittees:
- Steel - Patxi Uriz, Geoff Bomba
- Wood - Andy Fennell, Gary Mochizuki
- Concrete - Joe Maffei, Nicolas Rodrigues
- Building Code - Alan Robinson, Anindya Dutta
- Ground Motion - Martin Walker, TBD