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[r.shivshanker]

Dear Moderators of the conference,

Thank you very much for organizing this conference, it is going to be very useful for all of us.

I have a simple question. I request you to provide further clarity on the definition of building height as per the code.

- Clause 3.1 needs to refer building height as H, to be consistent with Section 4 (Symbols).

- While the definition of the base of the building in clause 3.1 can be read subjectively, Section 4 clarifies that basements are not included if basement walls are connected with the ground floor slab

- The definition of the roof is not clear in clause 3.1. What is meant by ""..roof of the topmost level which is structurally integral and continuous with the floor below"?. Both the terms "integral" and "continuous" are incorrect, because floors at each level are separate. The term "continuous" is generally used in structural engineering terminology to refer to members that are connected at a certain point, for example continuous beam or slabs. Clearly floors at different levels cannot be continuous. The current definition can be applied to mean both a terrace slab of the same footprint as a typical floor slab or an LMR slab of much smaller footprint. Therefore, this clause needs further clarification.


The current definition of building height will likely be contentious for buildings close to the code limit of 250m, and can be read subjectively to make a building stay or exceed the code limit depending on who is the reader.

Regards,
Shiva

[payal_12]

Dear all


Please let me know where can u find the code for tall buildings. 


Thanks 


Payal 

On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 12:12 PM r.shivshanker <forum@sefindia.org (forum@sefindia.org)> wrote: