Structural Design Checklist

S.N. Description As per submitted design Remarks

1. General: Himalaya Museum Block A

Number of Storey Three Story
Total height of structure 9.144 m
Structure system ‫ ٱ‬Frame Structuree
If Computer Aided Design (CAD) is ETABS2016 v16.2.0
used, please state the name of the
package
2. Requirements of NEPAL NATIONAL BUILDING CODE (NBC)
2.1 NBC-000-1994 Requirements for State-of-the Art Design : An Introduction
Level of design: ‫ ٱ‬International State-of-the-art
‫ ٱ‬Professionally Engineered Structures
2.2 NBC 101:1994 Materials Specifications
Tick the listed materials that will be used ‫ ٱ‬Cement ‫ ٱ‬Coarse Aggregates
in the construction ‫ ٱ‬Fine Aggregates (Sand) ‫ ٱ‬Building Lime
‫ ٱ‬Natural building stones ‫ ٱ‬Bricks
‫ ٱ‬Tiles‫ٱ‬ Metal frames
Structural steels

In what manner / way have you used Standard are used as recommended by NBC 101.
NBC 101 ?
2.3 NBC 102-1994 Unit Weight of Materials
Where do you plan to apply NBC 102 ?  Specifications  Design Calculation
 Bill of Quantity
Specify the design unit weight of
materials
Steel 78.50 kN/m3
Brick 19.00 kN/m3
RCC 24.00 kN/m3
AAC Block 8.00 kN/m3

Note: *If any materials other than specified in NBC 102-1994, the designer should take responsibility that such
materials are according to international standard.
2.4 NBC 103-1994 Occupancy load (Imposed Load)
Proposed occupancy type Occupancy load
(Fill in only concerning occupancy type) Uniformly Distributed load Concentrated
(kN/m2) Load (kN)
For Business and office Building
Rooms with separate Storage 5
Room,s without separate storage 4.5
File rooms and storage rooms 5
Stair and passage 4.5
Balconies Same as that give access.

2.5 NBC 104-1994 Wind load : Not Applicable

Wind zone
Basic wind velocity m/s
2.6 NBC 105-1994 Seismic Design of Buildings in Nepal
Method of earthquake analysis: ‫ ٱ‬Seismic coefficient method
 Subsoil category Type II (Medium)
Fundamental transactions period Both X- 0.56
and Y-Directions
Basic seismic coefficient 0.09
Seismic zoning factor 0.36
Importance factor 1
Structural performance factor 5

2.7 NBC 106 : 1994 Snow load : Not Applicable

Snowfall area ‫ ٱ‬No snowfall
Elevation
Design Depth
Design Density
2.8 NBC 107: 1994 Provisional Recommendation on Fire Safety
Where do you plan to apply the fire  Specifications  Design Calculation
safety requirements specified in NBC  Bill of quantity
107 and NBC 206 – 1994?
2.9 NBC 108: 1994 Site Consideration for Seismic Hazards
Distance from toe/beginning of
downward slope
Distance from river bank
Soil type in footing
Adopted safe bearing capacity
Type of foundation
Depth of foundation
Soil test report available? ‫ ٱ‬Yes ‫ ٱ‬No
Note: Soil test is advisable for all professional engineered structures. In case, soil test is not carried out, the designer
should take responsibility for assumed data concerning site consideration.

Bands provided:  Plinth level  Lintel level  Roof level

 Gable band
Vertical steel reinforcement diameters at
corner/tee joints:
Ground floor:
First floor:
Second floor:
……………..:
C/C distance of corner/tee strengthening
Horizontal dowel bars

2.11 NBC 110 : 1994 Plain and Reinforced Concrete

Concrete grade M20
Reinforcement Steel Grade Fe500
Critical size of slab panel DF56
Calculated short span to effective depth 23.36
ratio (L/d) for corresponding slab
Permissible L/d ratio 26
Slab is designed as composite Slab
Beam characteristics Condition of beams
Canti- Simply One side Both side
lever supported Continuous continuous
Maximum span/depth ratio 
 Span of corresponding beam 6.248 m
Depth of corresponding beam 0.300 m
Width of corresponding beam 0. 140 m
Maximum slenderness ratio of 34.07
column
Llateral dimension of corresponding
column

Design Philosophy: ‫ ٱ‬Limit State method

‫ ٱ‬Working stress method
‫ ٱ‬Ultimate strength method
Load Combinations:
Working Stress method 1:
2:
3:
4:
Limit State method 1:
2:
3:
4:

2.12 NBC : 111-1994 Steel

Design assumption: Simple connection
Yield Stress: 250 N/mm2
Least wall thickness
Expose condition Pipe Webs of Standard Composed
size section

For Exposed Section

For not exposed section

Have you used Truss? No

What is the critical span of purlin
Purlin size
Have you used steel post? Yes
Slenderness ratio of the critical post
34.07
2.13 NBC : 112 Timber
Name of structural wood:
Modulus of Elasticity:
Critical span of the beam element
Designed deflection
Slenderness ratio of the critical post
Joint type:
 2.14 NBC : 113 : 1994 Aluminium

Have you used aluminium as structure  No

member?
If yes, please mention the name of design
code.
2.15NBC : 114 : 1994 Construction safety
Are you sure that all safety measures will Yes
be fulfilled in the construction site as per
this code ?
Safety wares use  Safety hard hat
 safety goggles
 Safety boots
 Safety belt
 First aid facility
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I / We hereby certify that the proposed design of building and its various components
comply all the requirements of Nepal National Building Code 2060. I / We also affirm that the
submitted design are done by the concerned Engineers and Architects duly registered in Nepal
Engineering Council. The data made available in this form are equally valid for all buildings
apart from the main building.
Name : Pradip Adhikari Address : Shantinagar, Kathmandu
Post : Engineer Seal :
Name of Consulting Firm : Smart Builders Pvt. Ltd. Date :