Dr.AarifAliBaig<reach2arif@gmail.

com>

DraftingofGBC303
MoslehAlShamrani<shamrani@ksu.edu.sa>
Fri,Apr10,2015at6:24PM
To:MuawiaDafalla<mdafalla@gmail.com>,"TamerElkady(tyelkady@yahoo.com)"<tyelkady@yahoo.com>,"Dr.
Aarif"<reach2arif@gmail.com>,"MohammedalFateh<hamadto@Arriyadh.net>(hamadto@Arriyadh.net)"
<hamadto@arriyadh.net>
DearColleagues:
AsslamAlaikum

Followingarethemainpointswediscussedandagreeduponinthelastmeeting:
Thereviewphaseisalmostcompleted,pendingonlythereviewofsomedocumentsbeyondtheIBCs

ThememorandumistobeupdatedallalongeventhroughthephaseofdraftingtheGBC303.
ForChapter8CombinedandMatFootingsreviewisstillinprogresswithregardtotheACIdocuments
ForChapter13DampproofingandWaterproofingattemptistogettheACI350document.
BenchmarkdocumentsforGBC303:
Chapter1SBC303
Chapter2SBC303
Chapter3SBC303
Chapter4SBC303
Chapter5SBC303Remainstoberesolved
Chapter6IBC2015
Chapter7SBC303
Chapter8SBC303
Chapter10SBC303
Chapter11SBC303
Chapter12SBC303
Chapter13SBC303
Chapter14IBC2015
Chapter15IBC2015
Chapter16IBC2015
Chapter17IBC2015

ThepartofDEEPFOUNDATIONistobeconsideredasaonechapterandtobedecidedlaterifitcanbe
splittedintomorethanone(possiblethree).
Thememorandumpertainingtothedeepfoundationistobeenhancedsuchthatitclearlydocumentallthe
contemplatedoptionswithregardtothelayoutofthispartofthecode.
By the meeting of next week each member shall submit the GBC 303 documents for at least half the
numberofchaptersthatareassignedtohim.
ThefollowingaretobeconsiderindraftingtheGBC303
TousethesamefontsizeandstyleofSBC303
Additiontothebenchmarkdocument(i.eSBC303forallchaptersexceptchapter6,14,15,16,and17
wherethecontentswillbetakenfromIBC2015)tobeinlightbluecolorunderlinedanddeletiontobein
pinkcolorwithstrikethrough.
Thecrossreferencestobeinredcolor
The following table is suggested for tabulation of the modifications to the benchmark document. If
anyonehasabetterdesignforthetablewithregardtothelayoutorthecontents,pleasesupplymewithit
andIwillcirculateit.

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Bestregards

Prof.MoslehA.AlShamrani
DirectorofEng.AbdullahBugshan
ResearchChairinExpansiveSoils
Dept.ofCivilEngineering
CollegeofEngineering
KingSaudUniversity
P.O.Box800,Riyadh11421
SaudiArabia

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