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Indian Codes
IS:1893(Part 1)-2002 Indian Standards Criteria for
Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures: Part 1 General Provisions and
Buildings "
IS:1893-1984 Indian Standard Criteria for
Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures
IS:4326-1993 Indian Standard Code of Practice for
Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction of Buildings
IS:13827-1993 Indian Standard Guidelines for
Improving Earthquake Resistance of Earthen Buildings
IS:13828-1993 Indian Standard Guidelines for
Improving Earthquake Resistance of Low Strength Masonry Buildings
IS:13920-1993 Indian Standard Code of Practice for
Ductile Detailing of Reinforced Concrete Structures Subjected to Seismic Forces
IS:13935-1993 Indian Standard Guidelines for
Repair and Seismic Strengthening of Buildings
IS:4967-1968 Indian Standard Recommendations for
Seismic Instrumentation for River Valley Projects
SP:22(S&T)-1982 Indian Standard Explanatory Handbook On
Codes for Earthquake Engineering -IS:1893-1975 & IS:4326-1976
American
Codes
ACI 318M-02 and
ACI 318RM-02 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary

ACI 530-02/ASCE Building Code Requirements For Masonry Structures

5-02/TMS4602-02
ACI 315-65 Manual of Standard Practice for Detailing Reinforced Concrete Structures

AASHTO AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specification

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
(AASHTO), 1999
AASHTO LRFD Bridge design specifications: Section 3
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
(AASHTO), 1998
CALTRANS CALTRANS Seismic Design Criteria: Version 1.1
Caltrans, 1999

NAVFAC Seismic Design For Buildings

Manuals Technical Army Manual No.5-809-10 Navy Manual NAVFAC P-355 Air
Force Manual No.88-3, Chap.13

Seismic Design Guidelines For Essential Buildings

Technical Army Manual No.5-809-10-1 Navy Manual NAVFAC P-355.1 Air
Force Manual No.88-3, Chap.13, Sec A

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Seismic Design Guidelines For Upgrading Existing Buildings Technical

Army Manual No.5-809-10-2 Navy Manual NAVFAC P-355.2 Air Force
Manual No.88-3, Chap.13, Sec B Departments of the Army, the Navy and
the Airforce Washington, D.C., 1992 Technical Army Manual No.5-809-10
Navy Manual NAVFAC P-355 Air Force Manual No.88-3, Chap.13

Seismic Design Guidelines For Essential Buildings Technical Army Manual

No.5-809-10-1 Navy Manual NAVFAC P-355.1 Air Force Manual No.88-3,
Chap.13, Sec A

Seismic Design Guidelines For Upgrading Existing Buildings Technical

Army Manual No.5-809-10-2 Navy Manual NAVFAC P-355.2 Air Force
Manual No.88-3, Chap.13, Sec B Departments of the Army, the Navy and
the Airforce Washington, D.C., 1992

NEHRP 1994 NEHRP Recommended Provisions for the Development of Seismic

Regulations for New Buildings, Part 1 : Provisions Report No. FEMA 222,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 1995

NEHRP 1994 NEHRP Recommended Provisions for the Development of Seismic

Regulations for New Buildings, Part 2 : Commentary Report No. FEMA 223,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.,
January 1995
IBC 2003 International Building Code
International Conference of Building Officials, Whittier, California, U.S.A.,
2003
Paz (Ed) International Handbook of Earthquake Engineering: Codes, Programs and
Examples
Chapman and Hall, New York, 1994
(An Excellent Source for Codes of Most Countries)
New Zealand Codes
NZS 3101: Concrete Standard
Part 1:1995: Part 1-The Design of Concrete Structures
NZS 3101: Concrete Structure Standard
Part 2: 1995: Part 2-Commentary on The Design of Concrete Structures
NZS:4203-1992 Code of Practice for General Structural Design Loadings for Buildings
Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand, 1992

Eurocodes
DD ENV Eurocode 8: Design provisions for earthquake resistance of structures.
1998-1-1:1996 General rules. Seismic actions and general requirements for structures
DD ENV Eurocode 8: Design provisions for earthquake resistance of structures.
1998-1-2:1996 General rules. General rules for buildings
DD ENV Eurocode 8: Design provisions for earthquake resistance of structures.
1998-1-3:1996 General rules. Specific rules for various materials and elements
DD ENV Eurocode 8: Design provisions for earthquake resistance of structures.
1998-1-4:1996 General rules. Strengthening and repair of buildings
DD ENV Eurocode 8: Design provisions for earthquake resistance of structures.

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1998-2:1996 Bridges
DD ENV Eurocode 8: Design provisions for earthquake resistance of structures.
1998-3:1997 Towers, masts and chimneys
DD ENV Eurocode 8: Design provisions for earthquake resistance of structures. Silos,
1998-4:1999 tanks and pipelines
DD ENV Eurocode 8: Design provisions for earthquake resistance of structures.
1998-5:1996 Foundations, retaining structures and geotechnical aspects
CEB Seismic Design of Concrete Structures
Comite‚ Euro-International du Beton (CEB),
Gower Technical Press Ltd., England, 1987

Japanese Codes

AIJ AIJ Design Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Reinforced Concrete

Buildings Based On Ultimate Strength Concept
Architectural Institute of Japan, Tokyo, 1994
PWRI Design specifications of highway bridges - Part V: Seismic design
Earthquake Engineering Division, Earthquake Disaster Prevention Research
Center, PWRI, Tsukuba-shi, Japan, 1998
JICA Specification for Highway Bridges-Part IV: Substructures, Earthquake
Disaster Prevention Research Centre, Public Works Research Institute,
Tsukuba-shi, Japan, 1992

Other
IAEE Earthquake Resistant Regulations : A World List 1992
International Association of Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo, Japan, 1992 (An
Excellent Source for Codes of Most Countries)

IAEE Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Non-Engineered Construction

International Association of Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo, Japan, 1986

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