October 30, 2019

Structural Design
Criteria for
8-storey
Residential
Building

Prepared by:

Levi John C. Amador

CIVP02/PO3

CODES AND SPECIFICATIONS

The following structural code and specifications shall be used in the structural analysis and design of
the reinforced concrete for 8 – storey residential building.

1. National Structural Code of the Philippines, 2015 – Volume 1, 7 th Edition

2. National Building Code of the Philippines, Latest Edition RA No. 6541
3. Uniform Building Code 2018, UBC97 – For Building Seismic Analysis

LOADINGS

1. Dead Load
 Concrete 24 kN/cum
 Structural Steel 27 kN/cum
 25 mm concrete topping 0.60 kPa
 Floor Finish 0.50 kPa
 Ceiling 0.15 kPa
 Water, Electrical and Mechanical Utilities 0.24 kPa
 150 mm CHB exterior Wall 2.40 kPa
 100 mm CHB interior Wall 1.76 kPa
 Gypsum board wall on metal frames 0.38 kPa

2. Live Load
 Basic Floor Area 1.90 kPa
 Stairways 2.40 kPa
 Storage 1.90 kPa
 Exterior Balconies 2.9^4 kPa
 Decks 1.9^4 kPa

3. Wind Load – applicable provision for Zone 2

4. Seismic Load – applicable provision for Zone 4

MATERIAL PROPERTIES

1. Concrete Compressive Strength in 28 days, fc’ = 35Mpa

2. Structural Steel Yield Strength, fy = 248Mpa
3. Reinforcing Bar Yield Strength: For 12mm diameter and below, fy = 275 MPa
For above 12 mm diameter, fy = 414 MPa

FOUNDATION