NSCP 2010 Vol.

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Chapter 1- General Requirements

Chapter 2- Loads & Actions

Chapter 3- Excavations & Geomaterials

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CHAPTER 1
General
Requirements

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 SUMMARY OF REVISIONS

Section 103 – Classification of Buildings

Section 104 – Design Requirements

Section 105 – Posting and Instrumentation

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 Section 103:
OCCUPANCY CATEGORY
OCCUPANCY REVISED
CATEGORY Iw I TO

I – Essential 1.15 1.25 1.50

Facilities
II – Hazardous 1.15 1.25 1.50
Facilities
III – Special 1.15 1.00
Occupancy
Structures
IV – Standard 1.00 1.00
Occupancy
Structures
V – Miscellaneous 0.87 1.00
Structures 5
 NSCP 2010, Importance Factor &
OCCUPANCY CATEGORY
OCCUPANCY I
CATEGORY
1.25 to
Public school bldgs.,
I – Essential Hospitals & Designated
1.50
Facilities Evacuation Centers
1.25 to
II – Hazardous
Facilities 1.50
III – Special Occupancy 1.00
Structures
IV – Standard 1.00 Public school bldgs.,
Occupancy Hospitals & Designated
Structures Evacuation Centers
V – Miscellaneous 1.00
Structures
CHAPTER 2
Minimum
Design
Loads

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 Chapter 2:
MINIMUM DESIGN LOADS
 Dead Loads
 Live Loads (Floor Live Loads)
 Roof Live Load
 Wind Load
 Earthquake Loads
 Soil lateral loads
 Rain Loads
 Flood Loads
 Other Minimum Loads
(Impact Loads, Elevators, Machinery, Water
Accumulation, Hydrostatic Uplift, Crane
Loads, Heliport & Helistop Landing Areas) 8
 Section 203 : Load Combinations
Symbols and Notations

D = Dead Load

Lr = Roof Live Load

W = Wind Load

E = Earthquake Load

Em = maximum earthquake load that can be

developed in the structure as set forth
in Sec. 208.5.1.1
 Symbols and Notations

F = load due to fluids with well defined

pressures and maximum heights

H = load due to lateral pressure of soil

and water in soil

P = ponding load

R = rain load on the undeflected roof

 Symbols and Notations

T = self-straining force and effects arising

from contraction or expansion
resulting due to temperature change,
shrinkage, moisture change, creep in
component materials, movement due
to differential settlement, or
combination thereof.
 Load Combinations, Strength Design

NSCP 2001 NSCP 2010

Sec. 203.3.1 Sec. 203.3.1
1.4 D 1.4 (D+F)
1.2D +1.6L +0.5Lr 1.2(D+F+T) +1.6(L+H)
+0.5(Lr or R)

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 Load Combinations, Strength Design

NSCP 2001 NSCP 2010

Sec. 203.3.1 Sec. 203.3.1
1.2D +1.3W + f1L 1.2D +1.6W + f1L
+0.5Lr +0.5(Lr or R)

1.2D +1.0E +f1L 1.2D +1.0E +f1L

 Load Combinations, Strength Design

NSCP 2001 NSCP 2010

Sec. 203.3.1 Sec. 203.3.1

1.2D +1.0E +f1L 1.2D +1.0E +f1L

0.9D +(1.0E or 1.3W) 0.9D +1.6W +1.6H

0.9D – (1.0E or 1.3W) 0.9D +1.0E +1.6H

 ASD Basic Load Combinations
NSCP 2001 NSCP 2010
Sec. 203.4.1 Sec. 203.4
D D+F
D+H+F+L+T
D + L + Lr
D + H + F + (Lr or R)

D + (W or E/1.4) D + H + F + (W or
E/1.4)
0.9D+ (E/1.4)
0.9D - (E/1.4)
D + 0.75 [L + Lr D + H + F + 0.75 [ L + T
+(W or E/1.4)] + (Lr or R)]
 ASD Alternate Basic
Load Combinations
NSCP 2001 NSCP 2010
Sec. 203.4.2 Sec. 203.4.2

D + H + F + 0.75 [L + Lr + (W or
D + L +Lr
E/1.4)]

D+L+W 0.6D + W + H
D + L + (Lr or R)
D + L + E/1.4 0.6D + (E/1.4) + H
D+L+W
D + L + (E/1.4)

Exception: Crane hook loads need not be

combined with Lr or more than 0.5W
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 Special Seismic Combination

NSCP 2001 / NSCP 2010

Sec. 203.4.2
1.2D + f1L + 1.0 Em

0.9D + 1.0 Em
0.9D - 1.0 Em
where:
f1 = 1.0 for floors in places of public
assembly, for live loads in excess of
4.8kPa, and for garage live load
= 0.5 for other live loads
Em = the estimated maximum earthquake
force that can be developed in the
structure.
 Sec. 104.5 DESIGN REVIEW
(Peer Review)

Buildings, towers & other vertical structures

with irregular configuration in Occupancy
Categories I, II and III (Essential Facilities,
Hazardous Facilities & Special Occupancy
Structures) within Zone 4

Structures under Alternative Systems

Undefined Structural Systems not listed in Table

208-11

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 Sec. 104.5 DESIGN REVIEW
(Peer Review)

The design review, shall, as a minimum, verify

the general compliance with this Code, but not
be limited to the review of:

Design load criteria

Design concept
Mathematical model & techniques

The following may also be verified:

• No major errors in pertinent calculations,

drawings and specifications
• Minimum standards for safety, adequacy
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 Sec. 104.5 DESIGN REVIEW
(Peer Review)

The structural engineer(s) performing the

review shall obtain a professional waiver from
the engineer-of-record

The review or reviewers shall not supplant the

engineer-of-record as engineer-on-record for
the project.

The design review shall not in any way transfer

or diminish the responsibility of the engineer-
of-record.

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 PART 1

SEISMIC LOAD
CALCULATION
 Design Base Shear
V= Cv I W (Eq. 208-4)
RT

Where:
V = is the total design seismic force
Cv = Seismic coefficient in Table 208-8
I = Importance factor in Table 208-1
W = Total dead load per Sect.
208.5.1.1
R = Numerical coefficient in Table
208-11
Design Base Shear (Cont’n.)
Base Shear need not exceed the ff:

V= 2.5 Ca I W Eq. 208-5

R

Where:
Ca = Seismic Coefficient in
Table 208-7
I, W, & R = as previously defined
Design Base Shear ( Cont’n.)
Base Shear shall not be < the ff:

V= 0.11 Ca I W Eq.
208-6
In Zone 4, Base Shear shall not be <
the ff:
V= 0.8 Z Nv I W Eq. 208-7
R
Where:
Z = Seismic Zone Factor in Table 208-3
 Seismic Parameters
Table 208-1 - Seismic Importance Factors
Seismic Seismic
Occupancy
1 Importance Importance 2
Category
Factor, I Factor, Ip
I. Essential
Facilities 3 1.5 1.25 1.50
II. Hazardous
Facilities 1.5 1.25 1.50
III. Special
Occupancy 1.00 1.00
Structures4
IV. Standard
Occupancy 1.00 1.00
Structures4
V.Miscellaneous
1.00 1.00
structures
Table 208-2 - Soil Profile Types
Average Soil Properties For Top 30 m Of
Soil Profile
Soil Profile Shear
Soil Profile
Name/ Generic Wave SPT, N
Type Undrained Shear
Description Velocity, (blows /
Strength, (kPa)
Vs 300 mm)
(m/s)
SA Hard Rock > 1,500
760 to
SB Rock
1,500
Very Dense
360 to
SC Soil ad Soft > 50 > 100
760
Rock
Stiff Soil 180 to 15 to
SD 50 to 100
Profile 360 50
Soft Soil
S E1 < 180 < 15 < 50
Profile
Soil Requiring Site-specific Evaluation.
SF
See Section 208.4.3.1
1
Soil Profile Type SE also includes any soil profile with more than 3.0 meters of
soft clay defined as a soil with plasticity index, Pl>20, wmc ≥ 40 percent and su <
24 kPa. The Plasticity Index, PI, and the moisture content, wmc, shall be
determined in accordance with approved national standards.
 Seismic Parameters

Table 208-3 Seismic Zone Factor

ZZONE 2 4
Z 0.20 0.40
Seismic Parameters
Table 208-4 Near-Source Factor Na1
Closest Distance
To
Seismic Known Seismic
Source Source2
Type
≤5
≥ 10 km
km
A 1.2 1.0
B 1.0 1.0
C 1.0 1.0
 Seismic Parameters
Table 208-5 Near-Source Factor, NV1
Seismic Closest Distance To
Source Known Seismic
Type Source2
≤5 10
≥ 15 km
km km
A 1.6 1.2 1.0
B 1.2 1.0 1.0
C 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Seismic Parameters
Table 208-6 - Seismic Source Types1
Seismic Source
Seismic
Definition
Source Seismic Source Description
Maximum Moment
Type
Magnitude, M
Faults that are capable of
producing large magnitude events
A M ≥ 7.0
and that have a high rate of seismic
activity
All faults other than Types A and
B 6.5 ? M < 7.0
C
Faults that are not capable of
producing large magnitude
C earthquakes and that have a M < 6.5
relatively low rate of seismic
activity
1
Subduction sources shall be evaluated on a site-specific basis.
 Seismic Parameters
Table 208-7 - Seismic Coefficient, Ca
Soil
Seismic Zone
Profile
Factor, Z
type
Z=
Z = 0.4
0.2
SA 0.16 0.32Na
SB 0.20 0.40Na
SC 0.24 0.40Na
SD 0.28 0.44Na
SE 0.34 0.36Na 0.44
See Footnote 1 of
SF
Table 208-8
 Seismic Parameters
Table 208-8 - Seismic Coefficient, Cv
Seismic Zone
Soil
Factor, Z
Profile
type Z=
Z = 0.4
0.2
SA 0.16 0.32NV
SB 0.20 0.40NV
SC 0.32 0.56NV
SD 0.40 0.64NV
SE 0.64 0.96NV
SF See Footnote 1
1 Site-specific geotechnical investigation and dynamic
site response analysis shall be performed to
determine seismic coefficients.
Fundamental Period of Vibration of the
Structure, T

T= Ct (hn)3/4

Ct = 0.0853 for Steel Moment Resisting

Frame
Ct = 0.0731 for RC Moment Resisting
Frame
Ct = 0.0488 for all other buildings

hn = height of structure above base

 Seismic Parameters
Na = Near source Factor, from Table
208-4

Nv = Near source Factor, from Table

208-5

Ca = Seismic Coefficient from Table

208-7

Cv = Seismic Coefficient from Table

208-8