Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R156 - Professional Licensing
Rule R156-22 - Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Act Rule
Section R156-22-302f - Qualifications for Licensure - Experience Requirements - Specific to Professional Structural Engineer
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 156-22-302f
Current through Bulletin 2024-24, December 15, 2024
In accordance with Subsection 58-22-302(2)(e), each applicant for licensure as a professional structural engineer shall submit verification of qualifying experience as follows:
(1) The experience shall be:
(a) obtained after meeting the education
requirement;
(b) supervised by one
or more licensed professional structural engineers;
(c) certified by the licensed professional
structural engineer who provided the supervision; and
(d) include a minimum of three years of
full-time or equivalent part-time experience in professional structural
engineering.
(2) Professional structural engineering experience shall include responsible charge of structural design in one or more of the following areas:
(a) structural design of any building or
structure two stories and more, or 45 feet in height, located in a region of
moderate or high seismic risk, designed in accordance with current codes
adopted pursuant to Section 58-56-4;
(b) structural design for a major seismic
retrofit/rehabilitation of an existing building or structure located in a
region of moderate or high seismic risk; or
(c) structural design of any other structure
of comparable structural complexity.
(3) Professional structural engineering experience shall include structural design in all of the following areas:
(a) use of three of the following four
materials as they relate to the design, rehabilitation or investigation of
buildings or structures:
(i) steel;
(ii) concrete;
(iii) wood; or
(iv) masonry;
(b) selection of framing systems including
the consideration of alternatives and the selection of an appropriate system
for the interaction of structural components to support vertical and lateral
loads;
(c) selection of foundation
systems including the consideration of alternatives and the selection of an
appropriate type of foundation system to support the structure;
(d) design and detailing for the transfer of
forces between stories in multi-story buildings or structures;
(e) application of lateral design in the
design of the buildings or structures, in addition to any wind design
requirements; and
(f) application
of the local, state, and federal code requirements as they relate to design
loads, materials, and detailing.
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