THE NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE OF Volume 3: Water Engineering Projects-
THE PHILIPPINES 7 EDITION (NSCP 2015) provides basic requirements and essential tolls in
AND OTHER REFERRAL CODES the design preparation of water engineering
projects, specifically for flood control, water
supply, coastal facilities and urban drainage
What Laws are necessary? infrastructures.
Environmental Protection Volume 4: Highway Design- covers design of all
types of highways, including geometry,
1987 Philippine Constitution intersections, pavement, highway drainage,
Clean Air Act of 1999 (RA 8749) facilities, and lighting.
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act
of 2000 (RA 9003) Volume 5: Bridge Design- covers the general
Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 (RA requirement and the load and resistance factor
9275) design (LRFD) approach in design for
construction, alteration, repair and retrofitting of
Philippine Environmental Impact
highway bridges and other related highway
Statement System (PD1586 1978)
structures.
Climate Change Act of 2009 (RA 9729)
Environmental Awareness and Education Volume 6: Public Building and other Related
Act of 2008 Structures- covers design of public buildings and
related structures in a range of different
Regulatory Laws disciplines in site planning, architectural and
PD 1096 or the National Building Code of engineering design services.
the Philippines
Sanitation Code of the Philippines (PD
856 of 1975) DGCS Goal
Water Code of the Philippines (PD 1067) The use of the DGCS by DPWH and its
RA 9514 or the Comprehensive Fire Code consultants will lead to an efficient, economical
of the Philippines Act of 2008 revising PD and improved quality of design of public
1185. infrastructure, thus giving safer and more efficient
Consumer Act of the Philippines (RA public infrastructure to the Filipino people.
7394)
National Structural Code of the Philippines
DPWH Design Guidelines, Criteria and THE NSCP: STRUCTURAL CODE
Standards A set of rules, provisions, and standards
Volume: Introduction and overview for structural designers to use a guide in
the design, detailing, and construction of a
Volume 2A: Geohazard Assessment- Describes structure.
the nature of geohazards in the Philippines, the Minimum requirements in the design and
information required to assess their likelihood at a detailing of structures.
site, and a procedure for preparing a preliminary Minimum requirement of the code is for
assessment. life safety.
Volume 2B: Engineering Surveys- provides the Updated based on effect of previous
knowledge on the basic survey requirements and disasters and best practices.
uniform approach in the conduct of engineering
surveys using state of the art surveying
HIGHLIGHTS OF NSCP 2015
technologies, digital processing and cutting-edge EDITION UPDATES
survey data gathering. CHAPTER 1- General Requirements
Volume 2C: Geological and Geotechnical Additional definitions: Failure, Structural
Investigation- provides uniform approach in the Failure, Structural Engineer, etc.
conduct of geological and geotechnical
Additional classification of
investigations as design input, monitoring and
building/structure to occupancy categories,
damage assessment of infrastructure projects.
Required structures (occupancy categories) resulting structure is a concentric tempered
for soil/foundation investigation martensite periphery with a softer ferrite-
Appendices pearlite core.
Recommended Guidelines on Structural Quenched Tempered QT/Thermo-
Design Peer Review of Structures 2015 Mechanically Treated Reinforcement
Guidelines and Implementing Rules on Restrictions indicated in Sub-section
Earthquake Recording Instrumentation for 420.7.6, on the use of quenched-tempered
Buildings. thermo-mechanically treated (QT/TMT)
reinforcing bars in structures located in
CHAPTER 2- Loads and Actions seismic zone 4 for Grade 420 (or higher)
Additional Live Loads reinforcement, unless proven in
2-km near source factor for Earthquake subsequent studies and tests.
Load Provisions CHAPTER 5- Structural Steel
Faults Maps presented by regions
Wind Loads Provisions updated to No major change from the previous edition
ASCE7-10 Streamlining of format, definitions in one
Introduction of wind contour map of the section, figures drawn larger, extraneous
entire Philippine Archipelago. user noted are removed, etc.
Additional sub-sections on Structural fire,
CHAPTER 3- Earthworks and Foundations Stability Bracing for columns and Beams,
buckling-Restrained Braced Frames
Updates on some tables – Allowable
(BRBF)
Foundation and Lateral Pressures, cut and
fill slope figures CHAPTER 6- Wood
Erosion Control subsections has been
expanded (scour protection) Although Wood Design is not practiced in
Subsection on Mechanically Stabilized the Philippines, this chapter serves as
Earth (MSE) structures and similar reference to our designers who will still be
Reinforced Embankments and Fills practicing wood design in other countries
Table on the minimum required number of Adapted National Design Specification for
boreholes for foundation investigation Wood Construction (NDS 2015) offers a
more updated and complete “road map” in
General pile requirements have been
wood design
expanded (design of piles and pile groups
subject to lateral loads) Easier for designers to navigate and follow
CHAPTER 4- Structural Concrete CHAPTER 7- Masonry
Based on ACI 318-14 Although Wood Design is not practiced in
the Philippines, this chapter serves as
Organized as a member-based, i.e.
reference to our designers who will still be
particular member type will have separate
practicing wood design in other countries
sub-sections for all requirements for
design Adapted National Design Specification for
Wood Construction (NDS 2015)
Several reference standards and
specification have been updated Offers a more updated and complete “road
map” in wood design
New referenced specification from
Australia and New Zealand is added Easier for designers to navigate and follow
related to qualification on the use of No major changes in content. Units are
Quenched Tempered QT/Thermo- arranged to conform with SI units.
Mechanically Treated Reinforcement. Cross referencing to other references codes
Upon rolling, the deformed steel bar is were changed to NSCP sections.
passed through a quenching line whereby Offers a more updated and complete “road
the periphery is subjected to intense water map” in wood design.
quenching in a short time whereas the core Easier for designers to navigate and follow
remains largely unaffected. On leaving the
quenching system, the core heat is utilized
to temper the quenched outer surface. The
