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Codes and Standards Committee

Lawrence F. Johnsen P.E., Chairman

The Codes and Standards Committee was formed in late 2007 with the goal of concentrating on the International Building Code for deep foundations. First priority will be to monitor IBC code changes proposed by others. Committee will form alliances and attend public hearings to express DFI's opinions. Secondarily, the committee will propose, on behalf of DFI, Code changes developed by DFI technical committees. Thirdly, committee will work toward having DFI technical guidelines approved by ICC as reference documents for the Code, similar to ACI 318 and ASCE 7-02.

Committee Notes

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  • Feb 12, 2010 wasthe deadline for IBC request for public comment with May 2010 the final actionhearings. 

  • CommitteeChairman, Larry Johnsen, and DFI Vice President and committee trustee liaison,Rudy Frizzi, attended the February 2008 Code Development Hearing and made shortpresentations for floor modifications which all passed.  Results of thehearing are posted at www.iccsafe.org/cs/codes/2007-08cycle/ROH.html  

  • The changes to the International Building Code can be seen in the newly published code (2009).Chapter 18 will initially be difficult to recognize because of the extensive reorganization, but you'll find that the actual changes that affect pile design are minimal.  Most notable are: 

 

design ofcomposite piles will be based on the actual loads acting on each section, rather than the maximum pile load; and

 

design of pilesplices will be based on the actual loads acting on the splice without the additional requirement of 50% of the pile strength. 

 

  • Interested in becoming a member of this committee? Write a letter to DFI Headquarters on your company letterhead, indicating your interest in joining and your reasons/experience level.

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