The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) acknowl- This revision of the standard began in 2003 and incorporates

edges the work of the Minimum Design Loads on Buildings and information as described in the commentary.
other Structures Standards committee of the Codes and-stan-
This standard was prepared through the consensus standards
dards Activities Division of the Structural Engineering Institute.
process by balloting in compliance with procedures of ASCE's
This group comprises individuals from many backgrounds in-
Codes and Standards Activities Committee. Those individuals
cluding; consulting engineering, research, construction industry,
who serve on the Standards Committee are:
education, government, design, and private practice.

Kharaiti L. Abrol, P.E. George M. Matsumura, P.E. Anatol Longinow, Ph.D., P.E.
Iyad M. Alsamsam, P.E. Therese P. McAllister, Ph.D John V. Loscheider, P.E.
Paul Armstrong, P.E. Richard McConnell, Ph.D., P.E. Sanjeev R. Malushte, P.E.
Robert E. Bachman, S.E. Kishor C. Mehta, Ph.D., P.E. Robert T. Ratay, Ph.D., P.E.
Charles C. Baldwin, P.E. Joseph J. Messersmith Jr., P.E. Mayasandra K. Ravindra, Ph.D., P.E.
Demirtas C. Bayar, P.E. Fred Morello James G. (Greg) Soules, P.E.
David G. Brinker Vilas S. Mujumdar, P.E. Jason J. Thompson
Ray A. Bucklin, Ph.D., P.E. Mark Nunn
James R. Cagley, P.E. Joe N. Nunnery, P.E. Task Committee on Sti-ength
Alan Carr George N. Olive
Iyad M. Alsamsam, P.E.
Charles J. Carter Charles Olivier
James S. Cohen, P.E.
Jack E. Cermak, Ph.D., P.E. Michael O'Rourke, Ph.D., P.E.
Donald Dusenberry, P.E.
William L. Coulbourne, P.E. Michael F. Pacey, P.E.
Bruce R. Ellingwood, Ph.D., P.E., Chair
Jay H. Crandell, P.E. Frederick J, Palmer, P.E.
Theodore V. Galambos, Ph.D., P.E.
Majed A. Dabdoub Alan B. Peabody, P.E.
David S. Gromala, P.E.
Bernard J. Deneke, P.E. David B. Peraza, P.E.
Ronald 0 . Hamburger, P.E.
Bradford K. Douglas, P.E. Clarkson W. Pinkham, P.E.
James R. Hanis, Ph.D., P.E.
John F. Duntemann, P.E. Robert T. Ratay, Ph.D., P.E.
Nestor R. Iwankiw, P.E.
Donald Dusenberry, P.E. Mayasandra K. Ravindra, Ph.D., P.E.
John V. Loscheider, P.E.
Bruce R. Ellingwood, Ph.D., P.E., Vice-Chair Lawrence D. Reaveley, P.E.
Sanjeev R. Malushte, Ph.D, P.E.
Edward R. Estes, Jr., P.E. Abraham J. Rokach, P.E.
Joe N. Nunnery, P.E.
Mohammed M. Ettouney, P.E. James A. Rossberg, P.E., Secretary Clarkson W. Pinkham, P.E.
David A. Fanella, Ph.D., P.E. Herbert S. Saffir, P.E., L.S.
Mayasandra K. Ravindra, Ph.D., P.E.
Lawrence Fischer, P.E. William L. Shoemaker, Ph.D., P.E.
Andrew Scanlon, P.E.
Theodore V. Galambos, Ph.D., P.E. Emil Simiu, Ph.D., P.E.
William L. (Lee) Shoemaker, Ph.D., P.E.
Satyendra K. Ghosh, Ph.D, P.E. Thomas D. Skaggs, P.E.
James G. (Greg) Soules, P.E.
Howard C. Gibbs, P.E. Thomas L. Smith, P.E.
Yi Kwei Wen, Ph.D.
Dennis W. Graber, P.E., L.S. James G. (Greg) Soules, P.E.
Lawrence G. Griffis, P.E. Thomas E. ( ~ r i cStafford,
) P.E.
Task Committee on Live Loads
David S. Gromala, P.E. Theodore Stathopoulos, Ph.D., P.E.
Ronald 0 . Hamburger, P.E. Donald R. Strand, P.E. Richard M. Bennett, Ph.D., P.E.
Robert D. Hanson, Ph.D., P.E. Hany B. Thomas, P.E. John V. Loscheider, P.E
James R. Hanis, Ph.D., P.E., Chair Chris Tokas William L. Shoemaker, Ph.D., P.E.
Gilliam S. Hanis, P.E. Brian E. Trimble, P.E. John G. Tawresey, P.E.
Scott R. Humphreys, P.E. David P. Tyree, P.E. Hany B. Thomas, P.E.
Nicholas Isyumov, P.E. Thomas R. Tyson, P.E. Thomas R. Tyson, P.E.
Christopher P. Jones, P.E. Yi Kwei Wen, Ph.D. Yi Kwei Wen, Ph.D., Chair
John H. Kampmann Jr., P.E. Peter J. Gore-Willse, P.E.
A. Harry Karabinis, P.E. Lyle L. Wilson Task Committee on Flood Loads
Volkan Kebeli Joseph A. (Tony) Wintz 111, P.E. William L. Coulbourne, P.E.
Jon P. Kiland, P.E. Tom C. Xia, P.E. Christopher P. Jones, P.E., Chair
John R. (Randy) Kissell, P.E.
Task Committee on Genei-a1Structui-a1
Joseph E. Knarich Task Committee on Wind Loads
Requii-ements
Uno Kula, P.E.
Edward M. Laatsch, P.E. Iyad M. Alsamsam, P.E. Daryl W. Boggs, P.E.
John V. Loscheider, P.E. Nanci Buscemi, P.E. Jack E. Cermak, Ph.D., P.E.
Ian Mackinlay James S. Cohen, P.E. Ronald A. Cook, P.E.
Sanjeev R. Malushte, P.E. John F. Duntemann, P.E. Jay H. Crandell, P.E.
Bonnie E. Manley, P.E. Donald Dusenberry, P.E., Chair Bradford K. Douglas, P.E.
Hany W. Martin, P.E. John L. Gross 111, Ph.D., P.E. Charles Everly
Andrew F. Martin, P.E. Ronald 0 . Hamburger, P.E. Dennis W. Graber, P.E., L.S.
Rusk Masih, Ph.D., P.E. Marcelino Iglesias Lawrence G. Griffis, P.E., Chair

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