Draft Revision of Code IS: 16700 for ‘Tall Concrete Buildings’

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High-rises in India have reached 280m; 300m tall buildings are under construction, and 500m are at proposal stages. This recent development has pushed the need to stipulate Indian building codes. IS 16700 deals with tall buildings, but now, some modifications are needed to enable flexibility in the shape of the buildings and to comprehensively address issues like structural systems and wind and seismic effects on high-rise buildings.

An online technical panel discussion on ‘Draft Revision of Code IS: 16700, applicable for Tall Concrete Buildings’ was conducted by IAStructE to discuss the codes applicable for high-rise buildings in the current context. The panel discussion was moderated by Er Alok Bhowmick, Managing Director, B&S Engg. Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Immediate Past President of IAStructE & current chairman of Professional development committee of IAStructE. The discussion raised many important issues, observations and questions by the participants, as given below:

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Details: NBM ICCT, November-December 2022

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