scope:

The Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings, hereafter referred to as these Provisions, shall govern the design, fabrication and erection of structural steel members and connections in the seismic force resisting systems (SFRS), and splices and bases of columns in gravity framing systems of buildings and other structures with moment frames, braced frames and shear walls. Other structures are defined as those structures designed, fabricated and erected in a manner similar to buildings, with building-like vertical and lateral force-resisting-elements. These Provisions shall apply to the design of seismic force resisting systems of structural steel or of structural steel acting compositely with reinforced concrete, unless specifically exempted by the applicable building code.

Wherever these Provisions refer to the applicable building code and there is none, the loads, load combinations, system limitations, and general design requirements shall be those in ASCE/SEI 7.