Module 1. Quetions

Republic of the Philippines
ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY

City of Ilagan Campus
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

Department of Civil Engineering
2nd Semester, SY 2020-2021

CE74A REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN I
NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

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MODULE 1
KARLA MAE ANDAM BSCE 5 ENGR. CESAR B. VALLEJO

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Part 1. Answer the following questions for mastery of the basic things about reinforced
concrete and the specifications:
1. Why do we need to update the structural code of the Philippines?
The Structural Code of the Philippines must update for a certain reason which are
the advancement of structural engineering knowledge, Protecting the health, safety
and welfare of people by creating better buildings and safer communities and
Providing the highest quality codes, standards, products and services for all
concerned with the safety and performance of the built environment.
2. Make a brief history of the structural code of the Philippines.
3. Tell something about each of the following and their importance in the drafting of
our code:
 Uniform Building Code UBC-1997 (adopted for earthquake)
 International Building Code IBC-2006 (referenced)
 American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE7-05 (adopted for wind)
 Structural Standard for Antenna Supporting Structures and Antennas
ANSI/TIA-222-G-2005
 American Concrete Institute ACI318-08
 American Institute for Steel Construction AISC-05 with Supplementary
Seismic Provisions
 American Iron and Steel Institute AISI S100–2007
 Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook America
 Concrete Masonry Handbook, 6th Edition
4. What were the significant revisions done in NSCP 2001 compared to NSCP 2010?
5. What were the significant revisions done in NSCP 2015 to NSCP 2010?
Part 2. Answer the followings questions that are related to the topics presented above.
1. What is the Title of the structural code that came out last in the year 1972?
-National Structural Code for Buildings
2. What was the acronym of the code that came out in 1987?
-NSCP-1987
3. Write the edition of the NSCP 2001.
-Fifth Edition
4. What edition if the NSCP 2015?
-Seventh Edition
5. In what year this the first edition of the structural code came out?
-1972
6. Who is the author of the structural code in our country?
-
7. Earthquake provisions adopted from UBC 1997. What does UBC stand for?
- Uniform Building Code
8. Wind provisions were also adopted from ASCE 7-05. What is ASCE?
- American Society of Civil Engineers
9. Reinforced concrete provisions in our structural code were also adopted from ACI
318-08. What is ACI?
- American Concrete Institute
For steel and iron, provisions in the code were adopted from AISC 05 and AISI S100-
2007. What is
10. AISC and
- American Institute for Steel Construction
11. AISI?
- American Iron and Steel Institute
12. What is the new occupancy category for school buildings, hospitals and
evacuation centers?
- Essential Facilities
13. What do you call that earthquake recording instrument that must be installed in
buildings as required by the NSCP 2010?
-Accelerograph
14. What is the new I, Importance factor for essential facilities in the NSCP 2010?
-1.50
15. What was the old value of this importance factor, I in NSCP 2001?
-1.25
16. In NSCP 2010, what zone does Isabela belong?
-Zone 1 (V=250 kph)
17. How about Palawan, what zone does it belong in the wind map of NSCP 2010?
-Zone 3 (V=150 kph)
18. What is Kd symbol in the computation of the wind velocity pressure?
- Wind Directionality Factor
19. What do you call Na, Nv, Ca and Cv which are used to determine earthquake
forces acting on structures?
-Near Source Factors
Our structures in the country are always designed for
20. What greatest intensity?

-VIII
21. What greatest magnitude?
-7
22. In the design of steel structures, LRFD was adopted in NSCP 2010. What is
LRFD?
- Load and Resistance Factor Design
23. What is that method which was retained as an alternative method?
- Allowable Stress Design (ASD)
24. In NSCP 2010, a section on wood or timber design was added for MGL. What is
MGL?
- Machine Graded Lumber (MGL)
25. What was the largest wind velocity being considered in NSCP 2010?
-250 kph
26. In NSCP 2015, what is the largest wind velocity that must be used in the design
buildings in the country? (to the nearest hundred kph only)
-
27. Can we use 80mm as minimum cover of steel reinforcement if concrete is cast
permanently on earth?
-
28. For slabs, what is the minimum concrete cover in mm?
29. Which will give greater moment in a part of a continuous beam, Is it

A. when the beam is loaded with factored live load on all the spans?
B. when the beam is loaded with live load on alternate spans?
30. What is the single bar equivalent diameter of four 20mm diameter bars?
31. Can we bundle 2-32mm diameter bars? yes or no?
32. Why? for your answer in no. 31.
33. Can we also bundle 2-36mm diameter bars? yes or no
34. Why? For your answer in no. 33.
35. The clear spacing between parallel bars in a layer can also 30mm as per NSCP
2015. Yes or no.
36. Grade 40 rebars has an fy of ________ MPa

37. Grade 60 rebars has an fy of ________ psi.
38. Concrete has its maximum strength attained after ______ days.
39. A concrete mixture with high water cement ratio has greater strength than that
with lower ratio. Yes of no.
40. The unit weight of normal concrete in KN per cubic meter (in 2 decimal places).
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Republic of the Philippines

ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

2nd Semester, SY 2020-2021

NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

KARLA MAE ANDAM BSCE 5 ENGR. CESAR B. VALLEJO

1. Why do we need to update the structural code of the Philippines?

2. Make a brief history of the structural code of the Philippines.

Our structures in the country are always designed for

20. What greatest intensity?

29. Which will give greater moment in a part of a continuous beam, Is it

31. Can we bundle 2-32mm diameter bars? yes or no?

32. Why? for your answer in no. 31.

34. Why? For your answer in no. 33.

36. Grade 40 rebars has an fy of ________ MPa

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