Access the key Indian Standards engineering codes widely referenced and used for design compliance in Nepal.
The fundamental code of practice for structural concrete design in India and Nepal, covering materials, design methods (limit state and working stress), and detailing.
Specifies limit state design rules, safety factors, connections (bolted/welded), and detailing regulations for hot-rolled steel frame structures.
Defines guidelines for analyzing earthquake-induced forces, design acceleration response spectra, zone factors, and dynamic calculation methods.
Provides mandatory structural detailing rules for reinforcement bars in slabs, beams, columns, and joints to ensure high seismic energy absorption.
Prescribes unit weights and structural density constants for building materials, structural components, and stored agricultural or industrial goods.
Defines standard live loads (occupancy loads) for residential, commercial, industrial, educational, and institutional structures.
Details wind velocity parameters, wind load coefficients, structural shape factors, and dynamic wind analysis procedures for high-rise buildings.
Provides calculations for snow accumulation forces on flat or sloped roof structures, crucial for building designs in Hilly and Himalayan regions.
Specifies load integration rules, temperature effect models, soil pressures, structural testing combinations, and ultimate safety limit checks.
Step-by-step trial mix calculation guidelines for designing ordinary, standard, and high-strength concrete mixes including mineral admixtures.
Outlines standard structural and geotechnical calculations, concrete mix requirements, load testing, and detailing for bored cast-in-situ concrete piles.
Specifies rules for load-bearing brick wall structural capacities, permissible stresses, thickness limits, and structural jointing layouts.
Simplified rules for placing seismic bands, vertical steel reinforcement bars, masonry wall tying ties, and corner reinforcing in small residential houses.
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Disclaimer: Indian Standard codes (IS codes) are published by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Practicing structural engineers in Nepal frequently use them in conjunction with the NBC. Please ensure municipal bylaws permit the use of specific standards for structural analysis.