( Reaffirmed 1998 )
lndian Standard
CRITERIA FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN OF STRUCTURES
(Fourth
First Reprint
Revision )
JULY 1999
UDC 699.841
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1986
BUREAU
MANAK
OF
INDIAN
9 BAHADUR
STANDARDS
SHAH ZAFAR MARG
BHAVAN,
NEW DELHI
110002
Gr 14
June 1986
IS t 1893 - 1984
Indian Standard
CRITERlA FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN OF STRUCTURES
( Fourth Revision )
Earthquake Engineering Sectional Committee, BDC 39
Chairman DR JAI KRISHNA 61 Civil Lines, Roorkee M#mb.ws
SHRI A. ANANTHAKRISRNAN
Rcprssenting
Ministry of Shipping and Transport ( Develop_ ment Wing j SRRI T. R. SUBRAM~NYAM ( Alternate) University of Roorkee, Roorkee DR A. S. ARYA DR A. R. CHANDRASEKARAN ( Alternate I ) DR BRIJESH CHANDRA ( Alternate II ) Ministry of Shipping and Transport ( Roads SHRI S. P. CHAKRABORTI Wing ) SHRI M. K. MUKHE~JEF: ( Alternate ) SIIRI T. A. E. D’SA Concrete Association of India, Bombay SHRI N. Cl. DU~UAL ( Alternate ) Central Water and Power Research Station, Pune DIRECTOR SHRI J. G. PADALE ( Alternate ) M. N. Dastur & Co Pvt Ltd, Calcutta SERI D. S. DESAI Department of Atomic Energy, Bombay SERI V. S. GOWAIKAR SHRI R. PATNAIK ( Alternate ) Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltdi Dhanbad SHRI A. D. GUPTA SHRI N. S. DANI ( Alternate) North Eastern Council, Shillong SHRI INDER MOHAN SHRI C. VASWANI ( Alternate ) DIRECTOR STANDARDS Railway Board (RDSO), Lucknow JOINT ( B & S ) PSC DEPUTY DIRECTOR STANDARDS ( B & S ) CB ( Alternate ) Tata, Consulting Engineers, Rombay SHRI M. Z. KURIAN SHRI K. V. SUBRAMANIAN ( Alternate ) Engineers India Limited, New Delhi SHRI T. K. D. MUNSI SHRI R. K. GROVER (Alternate ) ( Continued on page 2 )
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IS : 1893 - 1984
( Continued from page Members
1)
REpresEnting
Public Works Department, Government of SERI C. RAMA RAO Arunacbal Pradesh SHRI S. N. KRISRNAN ( Alfernate) Geological Survey of India, Calcutta SERI R. V. CR_~LAPATHI RAO SHRI N. B. G. TILA~ ( Alternnte ) International Airport Authority of India, R~PRERENYATIVE New Delhi Structural Engineering Research Centre, Roorkee REPRESENTATIVE Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Research and REPRESENTATIVE Design Division ), Hyderabad Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee REPRESENTATIVE Engineer-in-Chief’s Branch, Army Headquarters SHRI ht. P. v. SHENOY New Delhi SHRI D. K. DINKER ( Alternate ) National Buildings Organization, New Delhi SHRI K. S. SRINIVASAN India Meteorological Department, New Delhi Dn H. N. SRIVASTAVA SHRI S. K. NAQ ( Alternate ) Structural Engineering Research Centre, Madras DR P. SRINIVASULU Dn N. LAKSHMANAN ( Alternate ) In personal capacity ( B-7150 Safdarjung Enclave, Dn A. N. TANDON flew Delhi ) Central Public Works Department, New Delhi SHRI N. VE~XBU SHI~I A. K. MITTAL ( Alternote ) Metallurgical & Engineering Consultants ( India ) SRI~I S. N. VERMA Ltd, Ranchi SHRI S. PASUPATI ( Allernalc) Director General, ISI ( Ex-ojicio Member) SHRI G. RAMAN, Director ( Civ Engg ) Secretary SERI N. Cl. BANDYOPADHYAY Deputy Director ( Civ Engg ), IS1
Maps Subcommittee, BDC 39 : 4
DR S. N. BHATTACHAZ~YA SHRI A. N. DATTA SHRI A. GHOSH SHRI D. R. NANDY ( Alternate )
India Meteorological Department, New Delhi Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Dehra Dun Geological Survey of India, Calcutta National Geophysical Hyderabad Research Institute (CSIR ),
DR HARI NARAIN
DR K. L. KAILA ( Allcrnate ) Survey of India, Dehra Dun G. S. OBEROI SHRI K. N. SAXENA ( AltErnate ‘) , Central Water and Power Research Station, Pune Dn P. C. SAXENA SEIRI I. D. GUPTA ( Alternate ) University of Roorkee, Roorkee SERI L. S. SRIVASTA~A In personal capacity (