I. Structural Design Criteria 1.0 Codes and Standards 1.1 Governing Codes 1.1.

1 National Structural Code of the Philippines NSCP 2001 1.1.2 American Concrete Institute ACI 318-99 1.1.3 American Institute of Steel Construction AISC 9th Edition 1.1.4 Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines ASEP Handbook 1.2 Governing Standards ASTM A36 ASTM A53 Specification for Structural Steel Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless ASTM A611 Specification for Steel, Sheet, Carbon, Cold Rolled, Structural Quality ASTM A616 Specification for Deformed and Plain Billet-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement PNS 49 ASTM C33/ PNS 49 ASTM C39 Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimen ASTM C94/ PNS 46 ASTM C150/ PNS 07 PNS 16 SG 671 Philippine National Standard for Concrete Hollow Blocks Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel, Structural Members by AISC 2.0 Materials Specifications 2.1 Normal weight concrete 28th day compressive strength, fc (Unless indicated otherwise on the drawings) 2.1.1 Slab on grade 2.1.2 Footing tie beam, columns, beams, 21 MPa (3000 psi) Specification for Portland Cement Standard Specification for Ready-Mix Concrete Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement Specifications Standard Specification for Concrete Aggregates

suspended slabs 2.1.3 Footings 2.2 Reinforcing steel yield strength, fy 2.2.1 Bars 20 mm diameter and larger 2.2.2 Bars 16 mm diameter and smaller 2.3 Structural Steel Yield Strength, fy 2.3.1 For rolled shapes 2.4 Masonry Concrete Compressive Strength, fm 2.5 Masonry Grout Compressive Strength, fc 2.6 Lean Concrete 28th day compressive strength, fc 3.0 Loading Criteria 3.1 Dead Load, DL Concrete Steel Soil 0.10 m thk CHB wall partitions Ceiling 3.2 Live Load, LL Offices Storage Hallways and Assembly Areas Stairs, ramps, exits 3.3 Wind Load, WL Formula:  Where:



28 MPa (4000 psi) 28 MPa (4000 psi)

414 MPa (60000 psi) 276 MPa (40000 psi)

250 MPa (36000 psi) 6.9 MPa (1000 psi) 13.8 MPa (2000 psi) 10.4 MPa (1500 psi)

24.00 kN/m3 77.00 kN/m3 18.00 kN/m3 2.107 kPa 0.600 kPa

2.40 kPa 6.00 kPa 4.80 kPa 4.80 kPa

P = design pressure to be used in determination of wind loads (kPa) qh = velocity pressure equivalent at height z = h, qh = qz (kPa) GCpf = product of equivalent external pressure coefficient and gust effect factor GCpi = product of equivalent internal pressure coefficient and gust effect factor

The design wind pressure for open building and other structures is given by the equations F = qz GCf Af Where: F = design wind force (kN) qz = velocity pressure evaluate at height z above the ground (kPa) G = gust effect factor Cf= force coefficient to be used in determination of wind loads for other structures Af= area of open plane normal to the wind direction (m2) And qz=qh=47.4x10-6KzKztV2Iw Where: qz= velocity pressure evaluate at height z above ground (kPa) Kz= velocity pressure exposure coefficient evaluate at height z Kzt= topographic factor V = basic wind speed obtained from Figure 207-1 (kph) Iw= impotance factor 3.4 Seismic Load, EL Total design base shear V = CwIW/RT The total design base shear need not exceed the following: V = 2.5 CaIW/RT V = 0.8 NvIW/RT Total design base shear shall be less than: V = 0.11CaIW Where: V = total design shear at the base of the structure Cv = seismic coefficient as set forth in the Table 208-8 I = importance factor given in the Table 208-1 W = total dead load defined in section 208.5.1.1 R = ductility coefficient set forth in Table 208-11 or 208-13 T = fundamental period of vibration Z = seismic zone factor as given in Table 208-3 Nv = near source factor as set forth in Table 208-5 and 208-6