DVT can assist with the seismic (earthquake resistance) qualification of your building component product to various standards/agencies, such as:
- 2006 International Building Code (IBC), International Code Council (ICC)
- Seismic Qualification by Shake-Table Testing of Nonstructural Components and Systems (ICC-ES AC156 )
- Minimum Design Loads for Building and Other Structures (ASCE 7-05)
- Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development(OSHPD), California Health and Human Services Agency
DVT can work to complete the various steps of your qualification process, including:
- make an initial determination of the appropriate approach
- calculation-based analysis
- static testing
- dynamics testing
- execute the detailed calculations
- perform any required static or dynamics testing
- prepare a report complete with licensed engineer stamp