Code calibration and engineering decisions

Define load combinations, calibrate code factors and compare engineering decisions. Code calibration uses a common sequence: propose factors, generate code-conforming designs, assess reliability and revise the factors. The normalized-reliability tutorial evaluates factor sets over load ratios; the partial-factor tutorial demonstrates factor derivation and verification.

• Load combinations and FBC processes
• Code calibration using normalized reliability
• Calibrating partial and combination factors
• Steel-bar design decisions and LQI acceptability
• Calibrating target-reliability tables