R156-22-302f. Qualifications for Licensure -- Experience Requirements -- Specific to Professional Structural Engineer

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.