1REPUBLIC OF IRAQ

SEISMIC CODE REQUIREMENTS

FOR BUILDINGS

BUILDING RESEARCH CENTRE

General Commission for Industrial Research and Development
Ministry of industry and Minerals

APPROVED BY CENTRAL ORGANIZATION FOR

STANDARDIZATIONAND QUALITY CONTROL
 IRAQI SEISMIC CODE REQUIREMENTS
FOR BUILDINGS

1 BUILDING RESEARCH CENTRE

General Commission for Industrial Research and Development
Ministry of Industry and Minerals

APROVED BY CENTRAL ORGANIZATION FOR

STANDARDIZATION AND QUALITY CONTROL
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 CONTENTS

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C:I.IAP'TER1 - SCOPE AND PURI'OSE .................................................... 1

CI-IAP'TER2 - I'RINCIPLES OF EARTI-IQUAICE - RESISTANT ............ 2

DESIGN

2.1- Basic Concept

2.2- Stl-uctural Layout
2.3- SII-ucrural Systenl
2.4- Ductilit))
2.5- Dcfo~lnations
'.6- Sire Selection
2.7- Seismic Joints
2.8- Floor Structures

CI-IAP'TER3 - EVALUA'l'lON OF SEISRlIC AC'I'IONS ...................... 5

3.1- General
3.2- Evaluation of Seismic Design Forces for Equivalent Static Analysis
3.2.1- Seismic Hazard and Zoning Coefficient - Z
3.2.2- hnportance Factor - 1
3.2.3- Dynamic Coefficient - S
System Coefficient- K
3.2.4- S~I-uctural
3.2.5- Total Weiglit of Buildings and Structures - \'I'
3.2.6- influence of Soil and Foundation Conditions
3.3- Dish-ibution of Seismic Forces
3.4- Mcthoti of lly~iamicTinie History Analysis

C IlAPTEIt 4 - VERIFICA'I'ION OF STRUCTURAL BEIIAVIOUR, ...... IS

STRESS CONDITIONS AND DEFORMATIONS

CIIAIST1~R5 - CONS'I'RUCI'ION OF EAR'TI-IQUAICERESlSI'ANI' ...... 21

STIIIICTURES

5.1-Reinforced Concrete Sbuctuires

5. I . I -General, Ductility a ~ i dStl-cngl1112eq~1iserlients
5.1.2-General Classification
5.1.3-lra~neSystems
5. I .?-Wall Syste~ns
5.15-llual Systems
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5.2-Pres*essed Concrete Str-uctures
5.3-Steel Struc(tl~'es
5.4-Prefabricated Structures
5.5-Mason~yStr-uctures
5.6-Foundations
5.6.1-General
5.6.2-Soil Capacities
Conilection
5.6.3-Supershucture-Foui~daho~~
5.6.4-Foundation - Soil lnte~face
5.6.5-Special Requirenlents for Piles a i d Caissons

APPENDIX A List of reports of Investi~ationsfor elaboratio~lof preliminaly ... 37

seismic design code of Iraq

APPENDEX B Seismic Zoning Map of Iraq ... 39

 CIlAPTER 1 - SCOPE AND PURPOSE

1.1- This code provides design and construction requi~.emenlsfor a11 ea~thq~lake
resistant buildings, to~fel-s;
cl~imneysand sinlilar sll.uctul-es.

'The method specified do not cover nuclear power plants, large dams. and sinlila
installations which 1.equi1.especial site and str-tictural investigations.

1.2- The pulpose of an earthquake I-esistantdesign is :

- t o PI-event loss of life and 11uman injury.
- to ensure continuity of vital services.
- to il~inimizedarnage to propei~y.