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NSCP Volume 1 (2010) Section 208
Basis for Design
OCCUPANCY
SITE CHARACTERISTICS
SEISMIC ZONING
CONFIGURATION
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
HEIGHT
Occupancy Category

Used to classify buildings and other
structures based on occupancy and
nature of use.
Determining the occupancy category of
the structure ensures how efficient and
sound the structures design will be
The higher the occupancy category
number, the higher the importance of
keeping the building functional during an
emergency.
Occupancy Categories
Essential Facilities
Hazardous Facilities
Special Occupancy
Standard Occupancy
Miscellaneous
Occupancy Category

NSCPS Occupancy Categories
I. Essential Facilities
Hospitals,
fire and police
stations,
Tanks, housing water or
fire-suppression
materials,
emergency shelters, etc.
Occupancy Category

NSCPS Occupancy Categories
II. Hazardous Facilities
Structures that
house toxic
materials, explosive
substances,
fireworks, etc.
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Occupancy Category

NSCPS Occupancy Categories
III. Special Occupancy Structures

Buildings with capacity of 1000 or more
Educational buildings
Institutional buildings, but not included in
Category I
Mental hospitals, sanitarium, jails,
prison,
All structures with an occupancy of 5000
or more persons,
Power generating stations, and other
public utility facilities not in Category I or
Category II
Occupancy Category

NSCPS Occupancy Categories
IV.Standard Occupancy Structures
having functions not listed in
Category I, II, III and V
V. Miscellaneous Structures
Private garages, carports, sheds,
and fences over 1.8 meters high
Occupancy Category
Affects the load requirement by choosing
the importance factor of the structure
based on its category.
Seismic Importance Factor, I
Multiplied to load requirement
A higher I

is multiplied to a structure that
is required to function during and after an
earthquake.
The higher the I

the more resistant the
structure is to earthquake loads.
Occupancy Category

Occupany Category Seismic
Importance
Factor, I
I Essential Facilities 1.50
II Hazardous Facilities 1.25
III Special Occupancy Structures 1.00
IV Standard Occupancy Structures 1.00
V Miscellaneous Structures 1.00
Seismic Importance Factors I

based on the structures
Occupancy Category as seen in NSCP Volume 1, Sixth
Edition, 2010, SECTION 208
Occupancy Category

Seismic Importance Factor
for structures with panel
connections, I
p

Based on the NSCP, if structures are
built through the use of panel connections,
a higher Seismic Importance Factor
Should be multiplied.
Occupancy Category

Seismic Importance Factor
for structures with panel
connections, I
p

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Occupancy Category

Occupany Category Seismic
Importance
Factor, I
Seismic
Importance
Factor, I
p

I Essential Facilities 1.50 1.50
II Hazardous Facilities 1.25 1.50
III Special Occupancy Structures 1.00 1.00
IV Standard Occupancy Structures 1.00 1.00
V Miscellaneous Structures 1.00 1.00
Seismic Importance Factors I and I
p
based on the
structures Occupancy Category as seen in NSCP Volume
1, Sixth Edition, 2010, SECTION 208
Table 208-1 Seismic Importance Factors
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