CEMP-E
TI 809-02
1 September 1999
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL
1-1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE. This document provides general structural design guidance for buildings
and for building systems constructed of concrete, masonry, steel and wood. The design requirements
provided herein, or cited by reference, are based on national building codes, industry standards, and
technical manuals developed by the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Instructions necessary to provide
serviceable buildings and to assure load path integrity and continuity is included. Requirements unique
to Army, Navy, and Air Force facilities are indicated. Supplemental information to help engineers
interpret and apply code provisions, and meet serviceability and strength performance objectives is also
included in this document. Design guidance presented herein is applicable to buildings constructed in the
continental USA (CONUS).
1-2. APPLICABILITY. These Technical Instructions (TI) are applicable to all USACE, Air Force and
Navy elements involved with the design of buildings.
1-3. REFERENCES. Appendix A contains a list of references used in these instructions.
1-4. BACKGROUND. TI 809-02, "Structural Design Criteria for Buildings" is one in a series of Technical
Instructions used to update the Army, Air Force, and Navy guidance requirements related to the design
of buildings. The TI 809 Series documents are listed in Tables 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3. Where applicable the
Army, Navy, and Air Force guidance documents replaced by, or to be replaced by, the TI are indicated.
In some instances the TI document listed in the table has not as yet been developed, or is currently
under development. In such cases, the appropriate Army, Navy, and Air Force guidance document will
be used until such time as the TI is published.
Table 1-1. Design Criteria Documents Summary.
TI 809
Replaces
Replaces
Replaces
Series
Title
Army
Navy Document
Air Force
No.
Document
Document
TI 809-01
Load Assumptions for Buildings
TM 5-809-1
AFM 88-3, Chap. 1
TI 809-02
Structural Design Criteria for Buildings
TM 5-809-02
MIL-HDBK-1002/1
AFM 88-3, Chap. 2
MIL-HDBK-1002/3
MIL-HDBK-1002/5
MIL-HDBK-1002/6
DM 2.04
TI 809-03
Structural Design Criteria for Structures
Other than Buildings
TI 809-04
Seismic Design for Buildings
TM 5-809-10
NAVFAC, P-355
AFM 88-3, Chap.
13
TM 5-809-10-1
NAVFAC, P-355.1
AFM 88-3,
Chap.13,
Sec. A
Seismic Design for the Rehabilitation
TM 5-809-10-2
NAVFAC, P-355-2
AFM 88-3,
TI 809-05
of Buildings
Chap. 3, Sec. B
Masonry Design for Buildings
TM 5-809-3
NAVFAC DM 2.9
AFM 8-3,
TI 809-06
Chapter 3
Design of Load Bearing Cold-Formed
TI 809-07
Steel Systems and Masonry
Veneer/Steel Stud Walls
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