ASCE AMPLIFY is taking resilient infrastructure to the next level.
The recent addition of the FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities to ASCE AMPLIFY brings 12 standards and three manuals of practice to the digital platform. These publications offer a comprehensive look at building codes and standards designed to mitigate the effects of climate change and future disasters on at-risk areas.
ASCE AMPLIFY is a one-stop shop for civil engineering standards. This subscription-based platform grants users access to an extensive catalog of ASCE standards.
“Our future depends on resilient, future-ready infrastructure, and ASCE’s AMPLIFY digital platform is the gateway to critical ASCE standards and manuals of practice,” said Tom Smith, executive director of ASCE. “With technical content that is validated, verified, and trustworthy, the AMPLIFY platform provides a reliable resource to proactively increase infrastructure performance and resilience.”
FEMA-BRIC materials include ASCE 73-23: Standard Practice for Sustainable Infrastructure, which covers the full lifecycle of sustainable infrastructure development and implementation for projects of any scale.
It also contains ASCE 24-24: Flood Resistant Design and Construction. This recently updated standard includes guidelines for building flood-resistant structures in areas at risk of flooding and is intended to meet or exceed the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program.
These are just two of the standards featured in AMPLIFY’s FEMA-BRIC collection. Others include:
- ASCE/SEI 7: Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures
- ASCE/SEI 8: Standard Specifications for the Design of Cold-Formed Stainless Steel Structural Membranes
- ASCE/SEI 41: Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings
- ASCE/SEI 49: Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures
- MOP 74: Guidelines for Electrical Transmission Line Structural Loading
- MOP 140: Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Adaptive Design and Risk Management
- MOP 144: Hazard-Resilient Infrastructure: Analysis and Design
Learn more about the FEMA-BRIC standards package on ASCE AMPLIFY.
