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DESIGN CRITERIA

I. STRUCTURAL MATERIALS
a) Structural Concrete

Specified Compressive Strength at 25 days, f’c = 21 MPa

b) Reinforcing Steel Bar

Minimum Specified Yield Strength, fy = 275 MPa

II. CODES AND STANDARDS

National Structural Code of the Philippines, NSCP 2015 Edition


Vol. 01

American Concrete Institute, ACI

American Institute for Steel Construction, AISC

III. MINIMUM COVER TO REINFORCEMENT

Cast-in place Concrete (Non-Prestressed)

Slabs and Walls = 20 mm


Beams and Columns = 40 mm

Concrete in Contact with Erath, = 50 mm

Water or Exposed to Weather

Foundations Cast Directly against Soil = 75 mm

IV. DEAD LOAD


Unit Weight of Concrete = 24.0 KN/m3
Unit Weight of Steel = 76.5 KN/m3
Ceiling Load = 0.18 KPa
MEP = 0.10 KPa
Floor Finishes = 2.3 KPa
100 mm thk. CMU Wall = 3.00 KPa
150 mm thk. CMU Wall = 3.20 KPa

V. LIVE LOAD
Roof Live Load = 0.60 KPa
Floor Live Load = 1.90 KPa

VI. WIND LOAD

Total Wind Load = 1.50 KPa

VII. SEISMIC PARAMETERS

Total Seismic Load = 5.00 KN

VIII. LOAD COMBINATIONS


a. Ultimate Strength Design Load Combination
1. 1.4D
2. 1.2D + 1.6L + 0.5Lr
3. 1.2D + 1.6Lr + 0.5L
4. 1.2D + 1.6Lr + 0.5W
5. 1.2D + 1.0W + 0.5L + 0.5Lr
6. 1.2D + 1.0E + 0.5L

7. 0.9D + 1.0W
8. 0.9D + 1.0E
b. Service Load Combination
1. D + L
2. D + Lr
3. D + 0.75(L + Lr)
4. D + 0.6W
5. D + 0.71E

where, D = Dead Load

L = Live Load

Lr = Roof Live Load

W = Wind Load

E = Earthquake/Seismic Load

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