Information Sheet to Be filled by the Designer

A General Information
A.1 Name of Client
Type of Occupancy
A.2

Residential
Apartment
Hospital
Industrial
Educational
Cinema
Auditorium above 500
Auditorium below 500
Public Assembly
Commercial
Cold Storage and Ware House

A.3 Designed by
Structure
Architecture
Soil Test
A.4 Building Category

A
B
C
D

B. For "C" category buildings

1

Geometrical/Architectural Configuration of Structure:

1.1 Number of Storey

1.2 Floor Height (m)
1.3 Total Height of Structure (m)
1.4 Width of Building (m)
1.5 Length of Building (m)
2 Soil Type

Hard
Medium
Soft
Weak

3 Structural Detail
3.1 Building Structural Type

Moment Resisting Frame Structure

Load Bearing Masonry Structure

3.1.1

For Moment Resiting Frame Structures

3.1.1.1

Size of Column

3.1.1.2

Longitudinal Reinforcement in Column Ground Floor

First Floor

Second Floor

Face Column ...

..

Corner Column ...

..

Interior Column ...

..

...

..

3.1.1.3

Number of Columns

3.1.1.4

Size of Beam

3.1.1.5

Dia of Stirrup and Hoops

3.1.1.6

Foundation System

Isolated
Combined
Other(specify)

3.1.1.7

Grade of Concrete

3.1.1.8

Grade of Reinforcing Bar

3.1.1.9

Grade of Stirrups and Hoops

3.1.2

For Load Bearing Masonry Structures

3.1.2.1

Concrete Grade

3.1.2.2

Brick Crushing Strength

3.1.2.3

Mortar ratio for load bearing masonry

3.1.2.4

Floor

Wall Height
.
.
.

Ground Floor
First Floor
Second Floor
3.1.2.5

Opening details:
Least distance from inside corner
Does the total length of opening in any Yes
wall exceed 50% of its length
Does the horizontal distance between
any two opening less than 600 mm or
1/2 of height of shorter opening

3.1.2.6
3.1.2.7

Wall Thickness
..
..
..

No

Yes

No

Does the vertical distance between two

Yes
opening less than 600 mm or 1/2 of
width of smaller opening

No

In any of above mentioned cases do

not comply, do you have provision for
strenthening around opening
Band Provide :
Vertical steel reinforcement diameters
at corner/tee joints :

Yes
Plinth Level

No
Lintel Level

Roof Level

Gable Band

Ground Floor
First Floor
Second Floor
3.1.2.8

C/C distance of corner/tee

strengthening Horizontal dowel bars

C. For A and B Category Building

1 Geometrical/Architectural Configuration of Structure:
1.1 Number of Storey
1.2 Floor Height in "ft"
1.3 Total Height of Structure in "ft"
1.4 Width of Building "ft"
1.5 Length of Building "ft"
1.6 Width of Seismic Joints (if available)
1.7 Vertical Stiffness Irregularities (in %)
1.8 Mass Irregularities
1.9 Torsional Irregularity
ex
ey
Soil Detail (Soil Test Report if
2 necessary)

Types
Hard (Soil Type I)
Medium (Soil Type II)
Soft (Soil Type III)

3 Structural Analysis and Design for Earthquakes

3.1 Software used for Structural Analysis
3.2 Building Structural Type

Moment Resisting Frame Structure

Load Bearing Masonry Structure
Shear Wall System
Dual System
Other(specify)

3.2 Foundation System

Isolated
Combined
Other(specify)

3.3 Grade of Concrete

3.4 Grade of Reinforcing Bar
3.5 Loading Parameters

Dead Loads (As per NBC 102:1994 (IS 875:1987 Part I)

Live Loads (As per NBC:1994 (IS 875:1987 Part II)

3.7 Adopted Code for Seismic Design

NBC 105
IS 1893:2002
Other(specify)

Bearing Capa

3.8 Analysis Method

Seismic Coefficient Method

Response Spectrum Method
Other(specify)

3.9 Seismic Loads as per IS 1893:2002

Zone Factor (Z)

Importance Factor (I)
Fundamental Time Period (Tx/y) in sec
Response Reduction Factor ( R )
Seismic Coefficient (Ah x/y)
Seismic Weight in kN
Base Shear (Vb x/y) in kN
Damping

3.10 Seismic Loads as per NBC 105

Zone Factor (Z)

Importance Factor (I)
Fundamental Time Period (Tx/y) in sec
Structural Performance Factor (K)
Basic Seismic Coefficient
Design horizontal seismic coefficient (cd)
Seismic Weight in kN
Base Shear (Vb x/y) in kN

3.11 Response Spectrum Method (If used)

Damping
Mass Participation in the 1st mode (x,y)
No. of modes considered for >90% mass participation
Scale Factor along x-direction
Scale Factor along y-direction
Total Deflection of Building along X-direction in mm
Total Deflection of Building along y-direction in mm
Interstorey Drift in mm

3.12 Load combination considered

As per IS 1893:2002
As per NBC 105
Other(specify)

3.13 Concrete Design Code Referred

IS 456:2000
Other(specify)

3.14 Ductile Detailing Code Referred

IS 13920:1993
Other(specify)

Note:

Manual Design of following structural elements shall be submitted:

1 any critical column
2 any beam
3 Shear walls (if provided)
4 Joint check
Affidavit

I /we hereby certify that the proposed design of building and its various components comply all the requirements of
prevailing National Building Code of Nepal.
Signature:
Name:
NEC No.:
Designation
Name of consulting firm:
Address:
Date:

Bearing Capacity

Compliance Checklist to Evaluate Building Design and Drawings

House Owner Name:
Address:

Registration Nos.:

Contact No:

Date:

Note: 1) All the provisions need to be assessed using architerctural as well as structural drawings with some quick calcualtions wherever applicable.
S.N

2) The specific condition for assessed building in corresponding provision need to be highlighted.
Mandatory Attributes
Specific Conditions

Grade of Concrete: The minimum grade of concrete shall be

M20 (20 MPa)

Size of Column: The minimum dimension of the member shall Compliance

not be less than (a) 15 times the largest beam bar diameter of
the longitudinal reinforcement in the beam passing through or (b)
Non-Compliance
anchoring into the column joint or (c) 300 mm.

Soft Storey: The stiffness of vertical lateral load resisting system Compliance
in any storey shall not be less than 60% of the stiffness in an
adjacent storey or less than 70% of the average stiffness of the
Non-Compliance
three stories above.

S.N

Attributes

Recommendation

Compliance
Non-Compliance

Specific Conditions

Vulnerability Weightage Vulnerability

Factor (v)
(w)
Score(v*w)

A Configuration Related Attributes

L/B3
3<L/B5
L/B>5
Ratio0.15
0.15<Ratio0.3
Ratio>0.3

Overall Dimension Ratio: The length of building shall not be

greater than three times the breadth of the building.

Length of Wings: The length of wings of building shall be less

than 0.15 times the corresponding width of the building.

Setbacks: a) Individual setbacks of each side of the building do Compliance

not exceed 10% of the parallel dimension of the storey below. b)
If setbacks are not symmetric at opposite sides of the building,
the total setback of the roof at each side with respect to the base
does not exceed 30% of the parallel dimension at the building
base. c) If there is a single setback within the lowest 15% of the Not Compliance
total height of the building , it does not exceed 50% of the
parallel dimension at the base of the building.
Nos. of bays in both direction2

Redundancy: The number of bays of moment frames in each

direction shall be greater than or equal to 2.

0
0.5
1
0
0.5
1

4
1

0
6

S.N
4

Attributes
Redundancy: The number of bays of moment frames in each
direction shall be greater than or equal to 2.

Specific Conditions
Nos. of bays in one direction is 2 and other
direction is <2
Nos. of bays in both direction < 2

Vulnerability Weightage Vulnerability

Factor (v)
(w)
Score(v*w)
0.75
1

S.N

Attributes

Column Layout: All columns shall be in grid lines

Beam Discontinuity: Beam shall not be discontinuous in any

frame system.

Vertical Discontinuity: All vertical elements in the lateral force

resisting system shall be continuous to the foundation.

Cantilever Projection: There shall be no cantilever projection

exceeding 1m. Full height partition walls shall not be built on a
cantilever slab except a parapet.

Short Column: The reduced height of a column due to

surrounding parapet, infill wall, landing beam etc. shall not be
less than five times the dimension of the column in the direction
of parapet, infill wall, landing beam etc. or 50% of the nominal
height of the typical columns in that storey.

Specific Conditions
All columns are in grid line
upto 15 % of column out of grid line
16% to 50% of column out of grid line is
between
more than 50% of column out of grid line
All beams are continuous
upto 15% of beams are discontinuous
16% to 50% of beams are discontinuous
More than 50%of beams are discontinuous
Compliance
Non-Compliance
Projection 1m and no walls in projection
Projection 1m and full brick wall in projection
Projection>1 and no walls in projection
Projection >1 and full brick wall in projection
None columns has short column effect
15% columns has short column effect
16%-50% internal column has short column
effect OR upto 15% peripheral columns has
short column effect
More than 50% column has short column effect

Eccentricity 10%
Torsion: The estimated distance between the storey center of
mass and the storey centre of stiffness shall be less than 30% of 10% <Eccentricity 20%
10
the building dimension at right angles to the direction of loading
considered.
20% <Eccentricity 30%
Adjacent Building: The clear horizontal distance between the
building under consideration and any adjacent building shall be
11 greater than 4 % of the height of the shorter building, expect for
buildings that are of the same height with floors located at the
same levels.

The building have adequate seismic gap

One side is attached
Two adjacent side is attached
Two opposite sides are attached
Three Side is attached

Vulnerability Weightage Vulnerability

Factor (v)
(w)
Score(v*w)
0
0.25
0.5
1
0
0.25
0.5
1
0
1
0
0.5
0.25
1
0
0.25
0.5

1
0
6
1
0
0.25
0.75
0.5
1

Configuration Related Vulnerability Score (A)

50

B Strength Related Attributes

Size of Beam: The width of the member shall not be less than
Compliance
200 mm. The depth D of the member shall preferably be not
12 more than 1/4 of the clear span. Width of beam shall not be
more than the width of the column. Also, distances on each side
of the column shall not exceeding half of the depth of the beam.

0
4

S.N Size of Beam: The width ofAttributes

the member shall not be less than

Specific Conditions

200 mm. The depth D of the member shall preferably be not

12 more than 1/4 of the clear span. Width of beam shall not be
more than the width of the column. Also, distances on each side Non-Compliance
of the column shall not exceeding half of the depth of the beam.

Vulnerability Weightage Vulnerability

Factor (v)
(w)
Score(v*w)
4
1

S.N

Attributes

Strong Column Weak Beam: The sum of the moments of

13 resistance of the columns shall be at least 1.1 times the sum of
the moment of resistance of the beams at each frame joint.

Specific Conditions

Vulnerability Weightage Vulnerability

Factor (v)
(w)
Score(v*w)

Mc1.1Mb

Mc<1.1Mb

Shear Stress In Column: The average shear stress in concrete Compliance

columns Tcol, computed in accordance with 6.5.1 of IITK14
GSDMA guidelines for seismic evaluation and strengthening of
Non-Compliance
Buildings shall be lesser of 0.4 Mpa and 0.10 fck

0
5
1

Strength Related Vulnerability Score ( B )

C Ductility Related Attributes
Minimum Number of Bars in Column: At least there shall be 8
15
numbers of bars in column.
Stirrups in Column: The minimum diameter of the stirrups shall
16
be 8mm for fy415 and 7mm for fy500 (TMT).

Compliance
Non-Compliance
Compliance
Non-Compliance

Column Bar Splices: Lap splices shall be located only in the

Compliance
central half of the member length. Stirrups shall be located over
17 the entire splice length at spacing not exceeding 100 mm centre
to centre. Not more than 50% of the bars shall preferably be
Non-Compliance
spliced at one section.
Column stirrups Spacing: Frame columns shall have stirrups Compliance
spaced at or less than 100mm over a length larger of depth of
18
column (D), clear height of column (h)/6 or 600mm at either end
Non-Compliance
of column.
Beam Column Joint: In an external joint, both the top and the
bottom bars of the beam shall be provided with anchorage length Compliance
19 of 60 times dia of longitudinal bar. In all joints, both face bars of
the beam shall be taken continuously through the column bar
Non-Compliance
without bending.
Beam Bar Splices: The lap length shall not be less than the 60
times of longitudinal bar. Lap splices shall not be located (a)
Compliance
within a beam column joint, (b) within a distance of 2 times
20 effective depth of beam from beam column joint face, and (c)
within a quarter length of the member where flexural yielding may
occur under the effect of earthquake forces. Not more than 50% Non-Compliance
of the bars shall be spliced at one section.

0
1
0
1

15
4
5

0
3
1
0
3
1
0
3
1

0
3
1

S.N

Attributes

Specific Conditions

Vulnerability Weightage Vulnerability

Factor (v)
(w)
Score(v*w)

21

Beam Stirrup Spacing: The spacing of stirrups over a length of Compliance

2d at either end of a beam shall not exceed 100 mm.
Non-Compliance

22

Joint Reinforcement: Beam- column joints shall have closed

stirrups spaced at 100mm

Compliance

Non-Compliance

23

Stirrup: The stirrups shall be anchored into the member cores

with hooks of 135o.

Compliance

Non-Compliance

3
3
3

Ductility Related Vulnerability Score (C)

D Connection Related Attributes
Wall Connection: All infill walls shall tie to the frame to resist
24
out-of-plane forces.

Compliance
Non-Compliance

0
1

30
5

Connection Related Total Vulnerability Score (D)

Total vulnerability score out of 100 (A+B+C+D)

100

Final Evaluation

S.N

Building Category

Criteria

Conclusion

Good

Total Vulnerability Score20

Compliance (Building can be forwarded for

permit process.)

Average

20<Total Vulnerability Score30

Non Comliance (Building can be forwarded for

permit process with modification according to
recommended action.)

Poor

Total Vulnerability Score>30 Or/ And NonCompliance of any one Mandatory Statement
OR have not information of any statements

Non Compliance (Re-submit for permit

process after modification according to
recommend action)

Recommended Action

Compliance Checklist to Evaluate Building Design and Drawings

House Owner Name:
Address:

Registration Nos.:

Contact No:

Date:

Note: 1) All the provisions need to be assessed using architerctural as well as structural drawings with some quick
calcualtions wherever applicable.
2) The specific condition for assessed building in corresponding provision need to be highlighted.
S.N Mandatory Attributes
Specific Conditions
Recommendation
1

Grade of Concrete

Size of Column

Soft Storey

S.N

Compliance
Non-Compliance
Compliance
Non-Compliance
Compliance
Non-Compliance

Attributes

Specific Conditions

A Configuration Related Attributes

L/B3
1 Overall Dimension Ratio 3<L/B5
L/B>5
Ratio0.15
2 Length of Wings
0.15<Ratio0.3
Ratio>0.3
Compliance
3 Setbacks
Not Compliance
Nos. of bays in both direction2
Nos. of bays in one direction is 2 and other direction is
4 Redundancy
<2
Nos. of bays in both direction < 2
All columns are in grid line
upto 15 % of column out of grid line
5 Column Layout
16% to 50% of column out of grid line is between
more than 50% of column out of grid line
All beams are continuous
upto 15% of beams are discontinuous
6 Beam Discontinuity
16% to 50% of beams are discontinuous
More than 50%of beams are discontinuous
Compliance
7 Vertical Discontinuity
Non-Compliance
Projection 1m and no walls in projection
Projection 1m and full brick wall in projection
8 Cantilever Projection
Projection>1 and no walls in projection
Projection >1 and full brick wall in projection
None columns has short column effect
15% columns has short column effect
9 Short Column
16%-50% internal column has short column effect OR
upto 15% peripheral columns has short column effect
More than 50% column has short column effect
Eccentricity 10%
10 Torsion
10% <Eccentricity 20%
20% <Eccentricity 30%
The building have adequate seismic gap
One side is attached
11 Adjacent Building
Two adjacent side is attached
Two opposite sides are attached
Three Side is attached

Vulnerability Weightage
Factor (v)
(w)
0
0.5
1
0
0.5
1
0
1
0
0.75
1
0
0.25
0.5
1
0
0.25
0.5
1
0
1
0
0.5
0.25
1
0
0.25
0.5

3
4

1
0
6
1
0
0.25
0.75
0.5
1

Configuration Related Vulnerability Score (A)

B Strength Related Attributes

50

S.N

Attributes

Compliance
Non-Compliance
Mc1.1Mb
Strong Column Weak
13
Beam
Mc<1.1Mb
Compliance
14 Shear Stress In Column
Non-Compliance
12 Size of Beam

Specific Conditions

Vulnerability Weightage
Factor (v)
(w)
0
1
0
1
0
1

Strength Related Vulnerability Score ( B )

4
6
5

15

S.N

Attributes

Specific Conditions

C Ductility Related Provisions

Compliance
Minimum Number of
15
Bars in Column
Non-Compliance
Compliance
16 Stirrups in Column
Non-Compliance
Compliance
17 Column Bar Splices
Non-Compliance
Compliance
Column stirrups
18
Spacing
Non-Compliance
Compliance
19 Beam Column Joint
Non-Compliance
Compliance
20 Beam Bar Splices
Non-Compliance
Compliance
21 Beam Stirrup Spacing
Non-Compliance
Compliance
22 Joint Reinforcement
Non-Compliance
Compliance
23 Stirrup
Non-Compliance

Vulnerability Weightage
Factor (v)
(w)
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1

4
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

Ductility Related Vulnerability Score (C)

D Connection Related Attributes
Compliance
24 Wall Connection
Non-Compliance

0
1

Connection Related Total Vulnerability Score (D)

Total vulnerability score out of 100 (A+B+C+D)

Final Evaluation
S.N Building Category

30
5

100

E
1
2

Good
Average

Poor

Recommended Action

Criteria

Conclusion

Compliance (Building can be forward

Total Vulnerability Score20
Non
Comliance
permit
process.)(Building can be forw
20<Total Vulnerability Score30
for permit process with modification a
recommended
action.)
Total Vulnerability Score>30 Or/ And Non-Compliance of to
Non
Compliance (Re-submit
for perm
any one Mandatory Statement OR have not information of process after modification according
any statements
recommend action)

aluate Building Design and Drawings

chiterctural as well as structural drawings with some quick

corresponding provision need to be highlighted.

Recommendation

Vulnerability
Score(v*w)

Vulnerability
Score(v*w)

Vulnerability
Score(v*w)

Conclusion

Compliance (Building can be forwarded for

Non
Comliance
permit
process.)(Building can be forwarded
for permit process with modification according
to
recommended
action.)
Non
Compliance (Re-submit
for permit
process after modification according to
recommend action)