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01- Codes and Regulations Flashcards

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“________”, popularly known as the National Building Code of the Philippines, which was issued on February 19, 1977, has achieved the purpose of enforcing uniform standards and requirements on building design, construction, use, occupancy, and maintenance in line with the policy of the state to safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare.

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Presidential Decree 1096

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Presidential Decree 1096, popularly known as the National Building Code of the Philippines, which was issued on ________, has achieved the purpose of enforcing uniform standards and requirements on building design, construction, use, occupancy, and maintenance in line with the policy of the state to safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare.

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February 19, 1977

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Who is the Assistant Secretary Chairman

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Raul C. Asis

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Who is the Director IV, Bureau of Research and Standards

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Antonio V. Molano, Jr.

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Who is the Director IV, PMO - Special Buildings

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Nestor V. Agustin

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Who is the OIC, Director IV, Bureau of Design

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Gilberto S. Reyes

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Who is the Director III, Bureau of Construction

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Walter R Ocampo

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Who is the OIC, Director III, Legal Service

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Camilo G. Foronda

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Who is the Architect V, Bureau of Design

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Emmanuel P. Cuntapay

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Subject to existing budgetary provisions, the Building Official is hereby authorized to retain not more than twenty percent of his collection for the operating expenses of his office.

The remaining eighty percent shall be deposited with the provincial, city, or municipal treasurer and shall accrue to the General Fund of the province, city, or municipality concerned.

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Section 208: FEES

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Public buildings and traditional indigenous family dwellings shall be exempt from payment of building permit fees.

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Section 209: EXEMPTION

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No person, firm, or corporation, including any agency or instrumentality of the government, shall erect, construct, alter, repair, move, convert, or demolish any building or structure or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a building permit.

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Section 301: BUILDING PERMITS

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Every application shall provide at least the following information:

  • A description of the work to be covered by the permit applied for;
  • A certified true copy of the TCT covering the lot on which the proposed work is to be done. If the applicant is not the registered owner, in addition to the TCT, a copy of the contract of lease shall be submitted;
  • The use or occupancy for which the proposed work is intended;
  • The estimated cost of the proposed work.
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Section 302: APPLICATION FOR PERMITS

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To be submitted together with such application are at least five sets of corresponding plans and specifications prepared, signed, and sealed by a duly registered mechanical engineer in the case of mechanical plans, and by a registered electrical engineer in the case of electrical plans, except in those cases exempted or not required by the Building Official under this Code.

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Section 302: APPLICATION FOR PERMITS

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The Building Official shall, within fifteen days from the payment of the required fees by the applicant, issue the building permit applied for.

Note: Approved plans and specifications shall not be changed, modified, or altered without the approval of the Building Official, and the work shall be done strictly in accordance therewith.

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Section 304: ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMIT

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The Building Official may order or cause the non-issuance, suspension, or revocation of building permits on any or all of the following reasons or grounds:

a) Errors found in the plans and specifications;

b) Incorrect or inaccurate data or information supplied;

c) Non-compliance with the provisions of this Code or of any rule or regulation.

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Section 306: NON-ISSUANCE, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF BUILDING PERMITS

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Section 401: TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION

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Type I. Buildings shall be of wood construction.

Type II. Buildings shall be of wood construction with protective fire-resistant materials and one-hour fire resistive.

Type III. Buildings shall be of masonry and wood construction.

Type IV. Buildings shall be of steel, iron, concrete, or masonry construction.

Type V. Buildings shall be fire-resistive. The structural elements shall be of steel, iron, concrete, or masonry construction. Walls, ceilings, and permanent partitions shall be of incombustible fire-resistive construction.

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Shall be multiple dwelling units, including boarding or lodging houses, hotels, apartment buildings, row houses, convents, monasteries, and other similar buildings, each of which accommodates more than ten persons.

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GROUP B. Residential, Hotels and Apartments

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Shall be buildings used for schools or day-care purposes, involving assemblage for instruction, education, and not classified in Group I or in Division 1 and 2 or Group H Occupancies.

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GROUP C. Education and Recreation

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Such as mental hospitals, sanitaria, jails, prisons, nurseries, nursing
homes and etc.

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GROUP D. Institutional

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Such as gasoline filling and service stations, storage and boat storage structures, wholesale and retail stores, office buildings, drinking and dining establishments, printing plants, police and fire stations, etc.

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GROUP E. Business and Mercantile

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Such as ice plants, power plants, pumping plants, cold storage, creameries, factories and workshops using incombustible and non-explosive materials, and storage and sale rooms for incombustible and non-explosive materials.

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GROUP F. Industrial

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Such as storage and handling of hazardous and highly flammable materials, dry cleaning plants using flammable liquids, paint stores with bulk handling, paint shops, and spray-painting rooms.

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GROUP G. Storage and Hazardous

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The dwelling shall occupy not more than ninety percent of a corner lot and eighty percent of an inside lot, and, subject to the provisions on Easement on Light and View of the Civil Code of the Philippines, shall be at least _______ from the property line.

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2 meters

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means a lot located at the intersection of two or more streets

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Corner Lot

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Means a lot other than a corner lot with only one frontage on a street other than an alley.

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Interior Lot

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LIGHT AND VENTILATION

Every dwelling shall be constructed and arranged to provide adequate light and ventilation as provided under _______ to _______ of this Code.

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Section 805 to Section 811

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Section 805: CEILING HEIGHTS

Habitable rooms provided with artificial ventilation shall have ceiling heights not less than _______ measured from the floor to the ceiling

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2.40 meters

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Section 805: CEILING HEIGHTS

provided that for buildings of more than one storey, the minimum ceiling height of the first storey shall be _______ , and that for the second storey _______ , and succeeding storeys shall have an unobstructed typical head-room clearance of not less than _______ above the finished floor.

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2.70 meters

2.40 meters

2.10 meters

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Mezzanine floors shall have a clear ceiling height not less than _______ above and below it.

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1.80 meters

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Rooms for Human Habitations – _______ with a least dimension of _______ .

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6.00 squared meters

2.00 meters

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Kitchens – _______ with a least dimension of _______

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3.00 squared meters

1.50 meters

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Bath and toilet – _______ with a least dimension of _______.

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1.20 squared meters

0.90 meters

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School Rooms – _______ with _______ of floor area per person

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3.00 cubic meters

1.00 meters

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Workshops, Factories, and Offices – _______ of air space per person;

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12.00 cubic meters

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Habitable rooms – _______ of air space per person.

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14.00 cubic meters

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Every room intended for any use, not provided with an artificial ventilation system as specified in this Code, shall be provided with a window or windows with a total free area of openings equal to at least ten percent of the floor area of the room, and such window shall open directly to a court, yard, public street, alley, or open water courses.

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Section 808: WINDOWS OPENINGS

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(a) Ventilation or vent shafts

(b) Skylights

(c) Air ducts

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Section 809: VENT SHAFTS

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Skylights shall have a glass area not less than that required for the windows they replace. They shall be equipped with movable sashes or louvers with an aggregate net free area not less than that required for the openable parts of the windows they replace or provided with approved artificial ventilation of equivalent effectiveness.

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Section 810: VENTILATION SKYLIGHTS

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(a) Rooms or spaces housing industrial or heating equipment shall be provided with artificial means of ventilation to prevent excessive accumulation of hot and/or polluted air.

(b) Whenever artificial ventilation is required, the equipment shall be designed and constructed to meet the following minimum requirements in air changes:
- Rooms used for offices, stores, sales rooms, etc.
- Rooms used as bakeries, hotels, laundries, etc.
- Auditoriums or assembly rooms
- Wards and dormitories of institutional buildings

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Section 811: ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION

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Every dwelling shall be provided with at least one sanitary toilet and adequate washing and drainage facilities.

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SANITATION

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Footings shall be of sufficient size and strength to support the load of the dwelling and shall be at least 250 millimeters thick and 600 millimeters below the surface of the ground

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FOUNDATION

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The live load of the first floor shall be at least 200 kilograms per square meter and for the second floor, at least 150 kilograms per square meter.

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FLOOR

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The wind load for ________ shall be at least 120 kilograms per square meter for vertical projection

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ROOF

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____________ shall be at least 750 millimeters in clear width, with a rise of 200 millimeters and a minimum run of 200 millimeters.

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STAIRS

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There shall be at least one entrance and another one for exit.

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ENTRANCE AND EXIT

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All electrical installation shall conform to the requirements of the Philippine Electrical Code

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ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

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Mechanical systems and/or equipment installation shall be subject to the requirement of the Philippine Mechanical Engineering Code.

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MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS

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These are areas within which only certain types of buildings are permitted to be constructed based on their use, occupancy, type of construction, and resistance to fire.

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Fire Zones

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Three Classification of Fire zones

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  1. Non-fire Restricted Zones (All type of Construction is allowed)
  2. Fire Restrictive Zones (Type I is not allowed)
  3. Highly Fire Restrictive Zones (Type I, II, and III is not allowed)
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Used for the protection of the public around and in conjunction with construction work may be erected in any of the fire zones, provided that such work is allowed by a special permit from the Building Official and is used only for a limited period of time.

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TEMPORARY BUILDINGS.

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For the purpose of this chapter, the center line of an adjoining street or alley may be considered an adjacent property line. Distance shall be measured at right angles to the street or alley.

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CENTER LINES OF STREETS

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If a building or structure is located in more than one fire zone and more than one-third of its total floor area is in a more restricted fire zone, then the entire building shall conform to the requirements for the more restricted area.

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BUILDING LOCATED IN MORE THAN ONE FIRE ZONE

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Any building or structure moved within or into any fire zone shall be made to comply with all the requirements for buildings of that fire zone.

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MOVED BUILDING

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  • The Secretary shall classify each type of fire zone in accordance with use, occupancy, type of construction, and resistance to fire, subject to the provisions of this Code.
  • Based on the classification of fire zones, City Councils or Municipal Boards, by resolution, shall divide cities and municipalities into fire zones. Such division shall be in accordance with the local physical and spatial framework plans or the recommendation of the local city or municipal development body.
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Section 507: DESIGNATION OF FIRE ZONES

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________ floors shall have from one to four-hour fire-resistive rating based on internationally accepted standards of engineering

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Steel Joist

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Materials required to be ________ shall be treated with a flame-retardant having flame- spread rating of 50 less as determined by the “TunnelTest”.

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FLAME-PROOF MATERIALS.

58
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It is designed to be compatible and complementary to the provisions of NBC as its implementing rules and regulations.

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ARCHITECTURAL CODE

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Compiled by the UNITED ARCHITECTS of the PHILIPPINES (UAP) the
bonafide accredited organization of architects under the purview of ________________________________________________.

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PD 223 – the Professional Regulation Commission Law and RA 545.

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The structural elements in ________ fire-resistive buildings shall be of steel, iron, reinforced concrete, or masonry. Walls and permanent partitions shall be of noncombustible fire-resistive construction, except that permanent non-bearing partitions shall be of two-hour fire-resistive construction. Elements that are not part of a shaft enclosure may have fire-retardant-treated wood within the assembly.

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Type I Building

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________ buildings shall be of steel, iron, concrete or masonry construction. Walls ceilings, and permanent partitions shall be of incombustible fire-resistive construction, except that permanent non- bearing partitions may use fire retardant treated wood within the
(noncombustible) framing assembly.

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Type II Buildings

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________ buildings shall be of masonry and wood
construction. Structural elements may be any material permitted in this
Code provided that the building shall be one-hour fire-resistive
throughout. Exterior walls shall be of noncombustible fire-resistive
construction.

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Type III Buildings

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________ buildings shall be of wood construction with protective fire-resistant materials and one-hour fire resistance throughout. However, permanent non-bearing partitions may use fire-retardant-treated wood within the framing assembly.

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Type IV Buildings

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________ buildings may be constructed of any materials allowed by this code. Type V one-hour buildings shall have one-hour fire-resistive construction throughout.

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Type V Buildings

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a linear system that includes beams, girders and simple columns

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Post and Lintel

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________ typified by trusses waffle slab system in floors which is superior to the linear system in terms of performance and design exhibits long span capabilities.

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Planar system

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________ continuously supported vaults under certain type of support systems may be considered as planar system but likely sensitive to variable concentrated loads.

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Arches and rigid frames

68
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Cable or suspend structure in which the mount capacity is negligible. Such systems are stiff only when loads remain constant and could be sensitive to________.

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unsymmetrical loading

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Includes doubly curved shells, membranes and space frames both curved or flat and other 3-dimensional systems as the geodesic dome.

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Spatial systems

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or so-called skin stressed structures or special cased of membranes structure.

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Tents

71
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Air supported structures or pressure inflated structures or self-supporting
structures which depend entirely on ________ to maintain
pressurization.

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mechanical systems

72
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________ are those whose thickness are small compared with their other dimensions. They maybe classified in a number ways, two of which are type of curvature and method of generation.

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Thin shell slabs

73
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________ are slabs acting as continuous one way slabs the stiffness of which results from its folded (joints) along its span in the manner of a beam with thin polygonal (folded) sections.

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Folded plates

74
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Approved numbers or address in accord with the LGU ordinance, rules and regulations shall be provided for all new buildings in such a position as to be plainly visible and legible form the street or road fronting the property

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Premises Identification

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Building shall adjoin or have a direct access to a public way or yard on not less than one side

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Location of Property

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