DESIGN

CRITERIA
CALVENTOS, ROSEMARIE L.
ROQUE, BRYAN KENNETH S.

CE – 402SE
DESIGN CRITERIA

1. Concrete Materials
• The required compressive strength at 28 days for all structural concrete
shall be f’c = 28 MPa (4,000 psi)
• Reinforcing Steel Bars shall comply with ASTM A615 Grade 60 for 16mm
and bigger and Grade 60 for 12mm and smaller.
2. Load Criteria

a. Dead Load
Concrete Unit Weight, NSCP Table 204-1 23.6 kN/m3
Steel Unit Weight, NSCP Table 204-1 77.3 kN/m3
Concrete Masonry Unit, NSCP Table 204-2
Walls, 200mm thick 20 kN/m3
Each face plastered 0.24 kPa
Floor Topping, NSCP Table 204-2
Ceramic Tile on 13mm mortar bed 0.77 kPa
Ceiling Load, NSCP Table 204-2
Gypsum Board, 9mm thick 0.16 kPa
Suspended Steel Channel System 0.10 kPa
Electrical System and Others 0.10 kPa
Copper or Tin Roof with Insulation 0.10 kPa

b. Live Load / Roof Live Load

Residential Live Load, NSCP Table 205-1 1.90 kPa
Balcony Live Load, NSCP Table 205-1 2.9 kPa
Roof Live Load, NSCP Table 205-3 0.75 kPa

c. Wind Load, NSCP 207.5 Method 2 – Analytical Procedure

Wind Zone Zone 2, 270 kph
Directional Factor, Kd 0.85
Topographic Factory, Kzt 1.00
Exposure Category B

d. Seismic Load
Seismic Importance Factor, I, NSCP Table 208-1 1.00
Seismic Zone, NSCP Figure 208-4 4
Seismic Zone Factor, NSCP Table 208-3 0.40
Soil Profile Type, NSCP Table 208-2 SD
Seismic Source Type, NSCP Table 208-6 A

3. Load Combinations
Load Combination shall be as per NSCP 409.3.
REFERENCES
• National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP) 2015 Volume 1 Seventh
Edition