Content Page: Model Building By Laws

  • Pre-Constructional Termite-Proofing

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    All pre-constructional termite-proofing shall comply with C.A.S. No. C.A. &.

  • Empirically Constructed Foundations

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    (1) In any case where the local authority is satisfied, from a knowledge of the subsoil conditions in the locality within which a proposed building is to be situated, or from experience of the behavior of buildings in such locality, that it would not endanger a proposed building to do so, it may permit the…

  • Piling

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    (1) Details of piled foundations shall be submitted for the approval of the local authority as [part of the working-drawings provided for in section 14 of chapter 2, and shall include- a) drawings and complete specifications for the piles and the loads which they have been designed to carry; and b) if required by the…

  • Foundation Piers

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    (1) Foundation piers shall be constructed of concrete or of reinforced masonry or reinforced brickwork: Provided that, wherever the eccentricity of the centre-line of its load with respect to the centre-line of a foundation pier exceeds one-sixteenth of the height of the pier or one-tenth of the least lateral dimension, the pier shall be reinforced,…

  • Steel Foundations

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    (1) Structural steel sections used in foundations shall have a concrete cover with thickness of at least 75 millimeters, and all spaces between adjacent sections shall be filled with concrete, Grade 20. (2) Except where a foundation comprising structural steel members surrounded by concrete has been specifically designed to act as a reinforced member as…

  • Concrete Foundations

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    (1) Plain concrete foundations.- Concrete in plain concrete foundations shall be proportioned and mixed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3. (2) When flexural calculations are made, a plain concrete foundation shall be designed on the assumption that critical sections are at the face of the wall, pier or column which it supports, and,…

  • Foundation Material

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    All foundations below finished ground-level shall be constructed of plain or reinforced concrete, except that- a) masonry foundations constructed of stone, brick or block shall be permitted, provided that they comply with the provisions of Chapter 5 and, further, with the provisions of section 22; and b) structural steel shall be permitted in according with…

  • Different Levels

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    (1) Where the bottom surfaces of foundations in a building submitted for approval shall, where required by the local authority, include sectional elevations showing such variations in level. (2) Wherever such changes in level occur, adequate provisions shall be made for the proper support of the higher foundation.

  • Foundations To Be Horizontal Or Horizontally Stepped

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    (1) Except otherwise provided in section 14 or as shown in the plans approved by the local authority, the surfaces of contact between a foundation and any wall, pier or column, and all bottom surfaces of foundations, shall be horizontal or in the form of steps with horizontal and vertical surfaces. (2) Where such steps…

  • Excavations : Depth Below Ground-Level

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    (1) Excavations for foundations shall be taken down to firm natural ground, except as otherwise provided in section 9. (2) Unless a foundation is placed on solid rock, the bottom of the foundation shall be not less that 450 millimeters below the adjoining finished ground-level unless otherwise authorized by the local authority. (3) If a…