Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : CED 46
Document Number : CED 46 ( 26653)
Document Title [English] : National Building Code of India Part 6 Structural Design Section 4 Masonry
Document Title [Hindi] : भारत की राष्ट्रीय भवन निर्माण संहिता भाग 6 संरचनात्मक डिजाइन अनुभाग 4 चिनाई
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 01.120: 91.040.01
Date of Project Approval : 21-03-2024
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 SP 7: 2016
Standards to be Superseded :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 SP 7: 2016


Classification Details
Group : Civil Engineering Design and Construction
Sub Group : Construction practices, measurement and management
Sub Sub Group : NBC of India
Aspects : Others
Risk : Low
Certification : Not Certifiable
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Sustainable development Goals :
  • SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
Degree of Equivalence : Indigenous
Identical/Equivalent Standards :
Organization Type:

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 This Section has been revised to incorporate the following significant changes: a) New masonry blocks have been included as masonry unit. b) The admissibility of different structural systems in the earthquake zones is clarified. The following structural systems are admissible to construct earthquake resistant masonry buildings: 1) Masonry walls with prescriptive bands (MWB), 2) masonry walls with prescriptive bands and vertical reinforcement (MWBR), 3) Confined masonry walls (CMW), and 4) Reinforced masonry walls (RMW).
2 c) The clause on confined masonry has been updated. d) The clause on rat trap masonry has been updated. e) Reference to all the concerned Indian Standards has been updated.

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1 27-09-2024 27-02-2025 12-05-2025 27-09-2025 S ARUN KUMAR 27-09-2024