IS 4326 : 2013
Earthquake resistant design and construction of buildings - Code of practice
Current edition: 2013
Sectional committee: CED 39 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)
What this standard covers
This standard deals with the selection of materials, special features of design and construction for earthquake resistant buildings including masonry construction using rectangular masonry units, timber construction and buildings with pre-fabricated flooring/ roofing elements. 1.2 Guidelines for earthquake resistant buildings constructed using masonry of low strength and earthen buildings are...
Scope, quoted from IS 4326 : 2013. Read the full standard
How the standard is organised
- 4 GENERAL PRINCIPLES
- 5 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION FEATURES
- 29 Z Z Z Z Z Z /
- 6 TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
- 7 CATEGORIES OF BUILDINGS
- 8 MASONRY CONSTRUCTION WITH RECTANGULAR MASONRY UNITS
- 9 FLOORS/ROOFS WITH SMALL PRECAST
- 10 MM PROJECTION
- 35 THICK
- 40 X PANEL BOTHWAYS
- 10 TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
Edition history (per the BIS registry)
- IS 4326 : 2013 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2023-07-01)
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