Project: Two-Storey with Roof Deck Commercial Building

Location: Zone 9, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City

Design Criteria
A. Reference Code:
The following structural codes and specifications shall be used in the structural analysis and
design of the reinforced concrete special moment resisting 2 –storey with roof deck
commercial building.
1. National Structural Code of the Philippines 2015, NSCP2015, Volume 1 –Generally for the
entire Analysis and Design Requirements.
B. Material Strengths:
Material Properties:
Minimum Concrete Compressive Strength, fc’
Columns fc’= 21MPA (3000psi)

Beams fc’= 21MPA (3000psi)

Slabs fc’= 21MPA (3000psi)

Footing fc’= 21MPA (3000psi)

Reinforcing steel bars shall be deformed and shall conform to ASTM 615
Main Bars (16mm or larger) fy = 276MPA (Grade 40)

Secondary Bars (less than 12mm) fy = 228MPA (Grade 33)

C. Loads
Loads are forces or other actions that result from the weight of all building materials,
occupants and their possessions, environmental effects, differential movements, and
restrained dimensional changes. Permanent loads are those loads in which variations over
time are rare or of small magnitude. All other loads are variable loads.
1. Dead Loads:
Dead loads consist of the weight of all materials and fixed equipment, incorporated into the
building of other structure.
1.1 Unit Weight of Concrete 23.6KN/m3
1.2 Walls
4” CHB Walls 21.2 KN/m3
1” Thk Plaster on both faces 0.48 KPa
Full grout 2.84 KPa
1.3 Floor Finishes
 Ceramic or Quarry Tile on 0.77 KPa
13 mm mortar bed
1.4 Ceiling Finishes
Gypsum Board (per mm thickness) 0.008 KPa
2. Live Loads:
Live loads are those loads produced by the use and occupancy of the building or other
structure and do not include dead load, construction load, or environmental loads.
2.1 Typical Floors 4.8 KPa
2.2 Roof Deck 4.8 KPa
D. Seismic Loads:
The vibratory ground motion caused by the earthquake can have damaging effects on
structure and can even lead to collapse. It is extremely important to consider seismic effect in
the design of the building in the Philippines because of the fact that the country generally
falls in a high seismic-risk zone.
NSCP2015 Section 208 provides a general procedure in dealing with Seismic loads which is
patterned from the Uniform Building Code. The structure limitations and design is guided
with seismic zoning, field characteristics, occupancy and structural configuration.
Below are the Seismic analysis parameters for calculation of the lateral seismic forces on the
building structure:
1.1 Occupancy Category Category IV
Standard Facilities (NSCP2015 Table 208-1
Section 208)
1.2 Occupancy Importance Commercial Building (I= 1.0)
Factor, I
 1.3 Seismic Zone Factor, Z= 0.40 NSCP2015 Fig.208-1 (Reinforced Seismic Map
of the Philippines)

1.4 Seismic Source Type Type A

1.5 Near Source Factor 19.9 Km Nearest to Tagoloan River Fault
Near Source Factor, Na NSCP2015 Table 208-5 Na= 1.0
Near Source Factor, Nv NSCP2015 Table 208-6 Nv=1.0

1.6 Seismic Resistance Factor

Moment-Resisting Frame Structure: Special Reinforced Concrete Moment

Frames
Seismic Resistance Factor: 8.5 NSCP2015 Table 208-11A

1.7 Seismic Coefficients , Ca and Cv NSCP2015 SECTION 208.4.4.4

Z = 0.4
Ca = 0.44Na
Cv = 0.44Na
E. Design Load Combinations
1.4 Dead Load
1.2 Dead Load + 1.6 Live Load a
1.2 Dead Load + 1.6 Live Load b
1.42 Dead Load + 1.0 Live Load a + 1.25 Earthquake Load r
1.42 Dead Load + 1.0 Live Load b + 1.25 Earthquake Load r
1.42 Dead Load + 1.0 Live Load a + 1.25 Earthquake Load l
1.42 Dead Load + 1.0 Live Load b + 1.25 Earthquake Load l

F. Foundation Soil
The allowable soil bearing capacity of the site can be as high as 125 kpa. Contractor shall
conduct the necessary soil exploration to determine the configuration of the soil and to
design appropriate foundation of the building.