REFERRAL CODES

• Scope
• General Safety
National Structural Code for Buildings Requirements
• Required Fire
Philippine Electrical Code Safety
Programs/Measures

National Standard Plumbing Code • Changes in

Occupancy
• Definitions

rule 1:
rule 1: GENERAL
GENERAL PROVISIONS
PROVISIONS
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division 1- GENERAL
GENERAL

NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE FOR BUILDINGS

CONTENTS
Definitions/Symbols/Notations
Materials
Items of Work
Design Standards (loads, allowable stresses, ratios)
General and Detailed Requirements
Formula for Computations
Placing/Assembly/Mixing
Quality Control
Testing and Permits
rule 1:
rule 1: GENERAL
GENERAL PROVISIONS
PROVISIONS
division 1-
division 1- GENERAL
GENERAL

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Board Resolution no. 4 Series of 1972
NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE
FOR BUILDINGS
 • Genera Design
DEFINITIONS Requirements
• Lateral forces
• Dead Load: shall include the weight • Wood

of the walls, permanent partitions, • Steel and Iron

• Concrete
framing, floors, roofs, and all other • Masonry
permanent stationary construction • Excavations

entering into and becoming part of

the building

rule 1:
rule 1: GENERAL
GENERAL PROVISIONS
PROVISIONS
division 1-
division 1- GENERAL
GENERAL

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 • Genera Design
DEFINITIONS Requirements
• Lateral forces
• Live Load: shall include all loads • Wood
except dead and lateral loads; • Steel and Iron
weight of people, furniture, • Concrete
equipment and all movable elements • Masonry
• Excavations
• Lateral Load: includes horizontal
loads due to seismic, wind forces,
blasts and other loads in the same
direction

chapter 1:
chapter 1: GENERAL
GENERAL DESIGN
DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS
REQUIREMENTS

NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE FOR BUILDINGS

 DEFINITIONS • Genera Design
Requirements
• Unit Live Load: the minimum live • Lateral forces
loads per unit area of horizontal • Wood
projection to be used in the design • Steel and Iron
of buildings for the occupancies • Concrete
listed • Masonry

• Uniformly Distributed Loads: the • Excavations

minimum average amount allowed

on a floor and determined by the
type of occupancy or use

rule 1:
rule 1: GENERAL
GENERAL PROVISIONS
PROVISIONS
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division 1- GENERAL
GENERAL

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 Quality and Design
• General Design
Workmanship Requirements
• Lateral forces
Fabrication • Wood
Design Considerations • Steel and Iron
• Concrete
Area of Net Cross Section • Masonry
Breadth of Beam or of Cross Section • Excavations

Compression parallel to grain

Extreme Fiber Stress in Bending
Span
Length to Least Dimension
SAMPLE CHAPTERS
SAMPLE CHAPTERS
chapter 33 -- WOOD
chapter WOOD

NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE FOR BUILDINGS

 • General Design
Requirements

Structural Steel • Lateral forces

• Wood
Other Metals • Steel and Iron

Bolts and Rivets • Concrete

• Masonry
Filler Metal for Welding • Excavations

Composite Members
Stresses on Steel
- tension, shear, compression, bending

SAMPLE CHAPTERS
SAMPLE CHAPTERS
chapter 4-
chapter 4- STEEL
STEEL AND
AND METAL
METAL

NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE FOR BUILDINGS

• Specifications for cements,
aggregates, water, metal
reinforcements, admixtures
• Tests
• Storage of Materials
• Weather Requirements
• Formworks
• General Design
Requirements
• Lateral forces
• Wood
• Steel and Iron

• Standard Specification • Embedded pipes & joints • Concrete

• Masonry
• Proportioning of Concrete • Pre-stressed concrete
• Excavations
• Testing • Control of Deflection
• Special Exposure
Requirements • Stresses- axial, flexural,
shear and torsion
• Evaluation of Strength
• Mixing and Placing
• Curing
SAMPLE CHAPTERS
SAMPLE CHAPTERS
chapter 5-
chapter 5- CONCRETE
CONCRETE

NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE FOR BUILDINGS

APPLIANCE: Utilization equipment, • Introduction
generally other than industrial, normally built • General
in standardized sizes or types, which is Requirements

installed or connected as a unit to perform 1 • Wiring Design

or more functions such as clothes washing, • Wiring Protection

air-conditioning, food mixing, etc. • Wiring
Methods&Materials
ASSEMBLY: A combination of all or of a • Equipment for
portion of component parts included in an General Use
electrical apparatus, mounted on a supporting • Special
Occupancies
frame or panel and properly interwired
• Special Equipment
• Special Systems
• Communication
• Watercraft

SAMPLE DEFINITIONS
SAMPLE DEFINITIONS
chapter 1-
chapter 1- INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION

PHILIPPINE ELECTRICAL CODE

BONDING: The permanent joining of • Introduction
metallic parts to form an electrically • General
conducive path which will assure electrical Requirements

continuity and the capacity to conduct safely • Wiring Design

any current likely to be imposed • Wiring Protection

• Wiring
BRANCH CIRCUIT: The circuit conductors Methods&Materials
between the final overcurrent device • Equipment for
protecting the circuit and the outlets General Use
• Special
CABLE: Either a stranded conductor with or Occupancies
without insulation and other covering, or a • Special Equipment
combination of conductors insulated from • Special Systems
one another • Communication
• Watercraft

SAMPLE DEFINITIONS
SAMPLE DEFINITIONS
chapter 1-
chapter 1- INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION

PHILIPPINE ELECTRICAL CODE

CIRCUIT BREAKER: A device designed to • Introduction
open and close a circuit by non-automatic • General
means and to open the circuit automatically Requirements

on a pre-determined overcurrent without • Wiring Design

injury to itself when properly applied within • Wiring Protection

its rating • Wiring
Methods&Materials
DEMAND FACTOR: The ratio of the • Equipment for
maximum demand of a system, or part of a General Use
system, to the total connected load of a • Special
Occupancies
system or the part of the system under
• Special Equipment
consideration
• Special Systems
CABLE: Either a stranded conductor with or • Communication
without insulation and other covering, or a • Watercraft
combination of conductors insulated from
one another SAMPLE DEFINITIONS
SAMPLE DEFINITIONS
chapter 1-
chapter 1- INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION

PHILIPPINE ELECTRICAL CODE

 THE ELECTRICAL PERMIT • Introduction
• General
• Permits and Inspection Certification Requirements
• Wiring Design
• Plans and Specifications
• Wiring Protection
• Wiring
Methods&Materials
WIRING DESIGN • Equipment for
General Use
• Branch Circuits • Special
Occupancies
• Receptacle Outlets
• Special Equipment
• Lighting Outlets • Special Systems
• Communication
• Watercraft

chapter 2-
chapter 2- GEN
GEN REQTS
REQTS
chapter 3-
chapter 3- WIRING
WIRING DESIGN
DESIGN

PHILIPPINE ELECTRICAL CODE

 WIRING PROTECTION • Introduction
• General
• Grounding Requirements
• Wiring Design
• Lightning Arresters
• Wiring Protection
• Overcurrent Protection • Wiring
Methods&Materials
• Equipment for
General Use
WIRING METHODS AND MATERIALS • Special
Occupancies
• Boxes and Fittings
• Special Equipment
• Switches • Special Systems

• Switchboards and Panelboards • Communication

• Watercraft

chapter 4-
chapter 4- WIRING
WIRING PROTECTION
PROTECTION
chapter 5-
chapter 5- METHODS/MATLS
METHODS/MATLS

PHILIPPINE ELECTRICAL CODE

 EQUIPMENT FOR GENERAL USE • Introduction
• General
• Lighting Fixtures Requirements
• Wiring Design
• Appliances
• Wiring Protection
• Heating Equipment • Wiring
Methods&Materials
• Aircon
• Equipment for
General Use
• Generators
• Special
• Transformers and Capacitors Occupancies
• Special Equipment
• Special Systems
• Communication
• Watercraft

chapter 6-
chapter 6- EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT FOR
FOR
GENERAL USE
GENERAL USE

PHILIPPINE ELECTRICAL CODE

 SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES • Introduction
• General
• Commercial Garages Requirements
• Wiring Design
• Aircraft Hangars
• Wiring Protection
• Gasoline Dispensing & Service Stations • Wiring
Methods&Materials
• Bulk Storage Plants
• Equipment for
General Use
• Health Care
• Special
• Places of Assembly Occupancies
• Special Equipment
• Theaters
• Special Systems
• Marinas and Boatyards • Communication
• Watercraft

chapter 7-
chapter 7- SPECIAL
SPECIAL
OCCUPANCIES
OCCUPANCIES

PHILIPPINE ELECTRICAL CODE

 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT • Introduction
• General
• Electrical Signs Requirements
• Wiring Design
• Elevators and Escalators
• Wiring Protection
• Data Processing Equipment • Wiring
Methods&Materials
• Swimming Pools
• Equipment for
General Use
• X-ray Equipment
• Special
• Airport Lighting Occupancies
• Special Equipment
• Special Systems
• Communication
• Watercraft

chapter 8-
chapter 8- SPECIAL
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT

PHILIPPINE ELECTRICAL CODE

 SPECIAL SYSTEMS • Introduction

• Emergency Systems • General

Requirements
• Standby Power Generators • Wiring Design
• Wiring Protection
• Fire Protective Signaling Systems
• Wiring
Methods&Materials
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
• Equipment for
General Use
WATERCRAFTS
• Special
• Emergency watercrafts Occupancies
• Special Equipment
• Signaling/Marine Radar • Special Systems
• Communication • Communication
• Watercraft
• Lightning Protection
chapter 9-SPECIAL
chapter 9-SPECIAL SYSTEMS
SYSTEMS
chapter 10-COMMUNICATION
chapter 10-COMMUNICATION
chapter 11-WATERCRAFTS
chapter 11-WATERCRAFTS

PHILIPPINE ELECTRICAL CODE

 PLUMBING FUNCTIONS
• To supply water to different parts of a
building
• To remove and discharge human wastes
and other substances out of the building
into public sewer or septic tank

INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION

NATIONAL STANDARD PLUMBING CODE

 DRAINAGE
• all leak joints must be well-fitted and
tightly connected to prevent leakage of
gas or liquid
• drainage pipe should be graded properly
or inclined for a downward gravity flow
of water
• drainage pipe should be provided with
adequate cleanout w/c is accessible for
repair in case of stoppage

DRAINAGE
DRAINAGE

NATIONAL STANDARD PLUMBING CODE

 DRAINAGE
• systems must be provided with a
ventilation pipe which will convey gases
to the atmosphere where it can do no
harm to human health
• except for water closet, each fixture shall
be provided with suitable trap which will
prevent backflow of gases
• must be vented to avoid siphonage or
backflow of water seal

DRAINAGE
DRAINAGE

NATIONAL STANDARD PLUMBING CODE

 SEWER
• waste pipes must be inclined at 2% slope
• joining pipes-oakum for cast iron and
solvent plastic cement for plaster
• sufficient pipe diameter
• provision of cleanouts
• concealed but accessible soil branch
• no dead end connections

SEWER
SEWER

NATIONAL STANDARD PLUMBING CODE

 WATER
• adequate supply and pressure to
extremeties
• safety and quality should not be impaired
• repairs without undue interruption
• inferior water system should not be
allowed to enter the designed system

WATER
WATER

NATIONAL STANDARD PLUMBING CODE