National Structural code of the Philippines (Summary of Report)
Section 101 Title, Purpose and Scope
101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the National Structural Code of the Philippines, Vol. I,
6th Edition 2010, and may be cited as such and will be referred to herein as "this code.
101.2 PURPOSE. To provide minimum load requirements for the design of vertical structures and
minimum standard an safety.
101.3 SCOPE. The provision of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration, moving, repair,
maintenance and use of vertical structures.
101.4 ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS. This code is not intended to prevent the use of any material,alternate
design or methodof constrction not specifically prescribed by this code, provided any alternate has been
premitted ad its used authorizd by the building official.
Sections 102 Definitions
• ADDITION is an extension or increase in floor area or height of a building or structure.
• ALTER or ALTERATION is any change, addition or modification in construction or occupancy.
• APPROVED as to materials and types of construction, refers to approval by the building official as the
result of investigation and tests conducted by the building official, or by reason of accepted principles or
tests by recognized authorities, technical or scientific organizations.
• AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION is the organization, political subdivision, office or individual
charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing the provisions of this code.
• BUILDING is any structure usually enclosed by walls and a roof, constructed to provide support or
shelter for an intended use or occupancy.
• BUILDING, EXISTING, is a building erected prior to the adoption of this code, or one for which a legal
building permit has been issued.
• BUILDING OFFICIAL is the officer or other designated authority charged with the administration and
enforcement of this code, or the building official's duly authorized representative.
• CIVIL ENGINEER is a professional engineer licensed to practise in the field of civil engineering.
• ENGINEER-OF-RECORD is a civil engineer responsible for the structural design.
• OCCUPANCY is the purpose for which a building or other structures or part thereof, is used or intended
to be used.
• STRUCTURE is that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work
artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner.
-STRUCTURAL ENGINEER is a registered Civil Engineer with special qualification in the practice of
Structural Engineering.
SECTION 103 CLASSIFICATION OF STRUCTURES
103.1 Nature of Occupancy - is the intended or actual use of a building or property. It can also refer to
the number of units in a building that are occupied.
ESSENTIAL FACILITIES. buildings that have occupancies that are essential to people.
HAZARDOUS FACILITIES. supporting or containing quantities of toxic or explosive substance that, if
contained wihtin a buiding, would cause that building to be defined as the hazardous facility.
SPECIAL OCCUPACY STRUCTURES. those sturctures that have the potential to provide capacity for special
groups of people.
STANDARD OCCUPACY STRUCTURES. regulationsthat determined the maximum number of individuals
allowed to reside in a residential space, ensuring safety and habitability
MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURES. private garages, carports, shed and fences over 1.5m high.
SECTION 104: DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
104.1 STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS. Design shall be in accordance with Strength Design, Load and
Resistance Factor Design and Allowable Stress Design methods
104.2 SERVICEABILITY REQUIREMENT. The ability of a building, assembly, component, product or
construction to perform the function for which it is designed and used.
104.2.1 GENERAL. structural system and memebers thereof shall be designed to have a adequate
stffness to limit deflectioons lateral drift, vibrations or any oher deformation that adversery affect the
intended used and performance of buildings towers and other vertical structures.
104.3 ANALYSIS. Any sstem or method of constructiion to be use shall be based on the rational analysis
in accordance with well established of principles of mechanics that into account equillibrium general
stability geometric compatability and both short team and long term materal properties.
104.3.1 STABILITY AGAINST OVERTURNING. Every structure shall be designed to resist the overturning
effects cause by the lateral forces specified with adequate factor of safety.
104.3.2 SELF-TRAINING. Forces previssions shall be made for anticipated self training forces arising from
the differential settlement of foundation and from restrain dimentional changes due to tepmerture,
moisture, shiringkage, heave, creep, and similar effects.
104.3.3 ANCHORAGE. Anchorage of the roof to walls and columns and of walls and colums to
foundations shall be provided and adequately detailed to reist the uplift and sliding forces that result
from application of the prescribed forces.
SECTION 105 POSTING AND INSTRUMENTATION.
105.1 POSTING OF LIVE LOADS. The live loads for which each floors are portions where of a commercial
or industrial building has been designed such as shall have such design live loads conspiciously posted by
the owner in the part of each storey in which they apply using durable-metal signs.
105.2 EARTHQUAKE-RECORDING INSTRUMENTATION.
105.2.1 GENERAL. Unless waived by the buiding official, every building and seismic zone 4 over 50m in
height shall be provided with not lessthan 3 approved recording accelerographs .
105.2.2 LOCATION. The instrument shall be located in the basement, made protion, and mere the topof
the building.
105.2.3 MAINTENENCE. Maintenance in service of the instruments shall be provided by the owner of the
building, subject to the monitoring of the building official.
105.2.4 INSTRUMENTATION OF SELECTED BUILDING. All owners of existing structures selected by the
authorities having jurisdiction shall provide accessible space for the installatio of appropriate earthquake
recoring instruments
SECTION 108 EXISTING STRUCTURES. Renovations are an update to an existing building or a return to a
new condition.
108.1 GENERAL. Building in existentence at the time at the adaption of this code may have their existing
use or occupancy continued, if such use or occupancy was legal at the time of the adaption of this code
provided such continued used is not dangerouse to life.
108.2 MAINTENANCE. All building and structures, both existing and new, and all parts thereof, shall be
mantained in a safe condition.
108.3 ADDITIONS ALTERNATIONS FOR REPAIRS.
108.3.1 GENERAL. Buildings and structures to which additions, alterations or repairs are made shall
comply with all the requirements of this code for new facilites except as specifically provided and this
section.