04Multi-code design

Code
compliance

Checked against U.S. codes and Eurocodes. Every load case, against the standard that governs it.

Discipline
Structural
Sector
Grain storage
Codes
U.S. + EU
USEUASCE 7-22EN 1991-4WIND ENVELOPE · US / EUEUROCODE GOVERNS · 120 MPH
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01 — What it covers
ST · SVC-04
Rev 04
Every load case, against the governing standard.

Code compliance is not a checkbox at the end of a design. It is the basis of the design. We check grain storage and handling structures against the governing U.S. codes and Eurocodes, load case by load case, and state which one governs.

Grain structures answer to two families of load. The building-code loads, wind, seismic, and snow, and the bulk-solids loads the stored grain exerts as it fills, sits, and discharges. We combine them the way the standard requires, not the way that happens to pass.

Where a structure was designed to an older edition, a different jurisdiction, or the wrong family of standard, we identify the gap and quantify it. The result is a clear statement of what complies, what does not, and by how much.

Governs — Governing case
02When you need it
01

A design that must be shown compliant before permit or construction.

02

A structure built to an older code edition being brought current.

03

A product crossing from a U.S. basis to a Eurocode jurisdiction, or the reverse.

04

A submittal rejected on code grounds that needs resolution.

05

An acquisition or audit that requires a compliance position on existing assets.

03What you receive
A

Compliance review

Each load case checked, with the governing standard named.

B

Gap statement

What complies, what does not, and the margin in each case.

C

Code basis memo

The editions and load combinations the review used.

PE stamping is a separate engineering engagement. See Stamping and Certification.
04Codes applied

Both code families, in full.

Compliance is judged against the adopted standard. We work in both the U.S. and Eurocode paths.

IBC 2024Adopted building-code basis.
ASCE 7-22Wind, seismic, and snow load combinations.
ASABE S433 / S652U.S. bulk-solids pressures.
EN 1991-4 / EN 1993Eurocode silo actions and steel design.
AISC 360 / AISI S100Steel design checks.
ACI 313 / 318Concrete design checks.
05Design it yourself

Run the checks yourself in SiloForge™.

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Build it once.

Send the design and the jurisdiction. We will tell you what complies, what does not, and by how much.