Article 119Supplement v1, p. 119

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(b) The walkway shall be capable of supporting a uniform

live load of 650 kilograms per square meter. A durable

wearing

surface

shall

be

provided

throughout

the

construction period.

SECTION 1106. Pedestrian Protection . — (a) Protection

Required . — Pedestrian traffic shall be protected by a

railing on the street side when the walkway extends into

the roadway, by a railing when adjacent to excavations,

and by such as set forth in Table 1106-A: Type of Projection

Required for Pedestrians (Annex B-2)

(b) Railings . — Adequate railings when required shall be

built substantially strong and should be at least 1.00

meter in height.

(c) Fences . — Fences shall be built of an approved

material, not less than 2.40 meters in height above grade,

and be placed on the side of the walkway nearest to the

building site. Fences shall enclose entirely the building

site. Openings in such fences shall be provided with doors

which shall be keep closed at all times.

(d) Canopies . — The protective canopy shall have a clear

height of 2.40 meters above the railway, and shall be

structurally safe. Every canopy shall have a solid fence

built along its entire length on the construction side. If

materials are stored or work is done on top of the canopy,

the edge along the street shall be protected by a tight

curb board not less than 300 millimeters high and an

railing not less than 1.00 meter high shall be provided.

The entire structure shall be designed to carry the loads

imposed upon it: Provided, that the live load shall be not

less than 600 kilograms per square meter.

SECTION 1107. Maintenance and Removal of Protective

Devices . — (a) Maintenance . — All protective devices shall

be properly maintained in place and kept in good order

for

the

entire

length

of

time

pedestrians

may

be

endangered.

(b) Removal . — Every protective fence or canopy shall be

removed within 30 days after such protection is no longer

required as determined by the Building Official.

SECTION 1108. Demolition . — (a) The work of demolishing

any building shall not be commended until all the

necessary pedestrian protective structures are in place.

(b) The Building Official may require the permittee to

submit plans, specifications and complete schedule of

demolition. When so required, no work shall be done until

such plans, specifications and schedule are approved by

the Building Official.

CHAPTER 12 General Design and Construction

Requirements

SECTION

1201.

General

Requirement .

—

Buildings

proposed

for construction shall comply with all the

regulations and specifications herein set forth governing

quality,

characteristics

and

properties

of

materials,

methods of design and construction, type of occupancy

and classification.

All other matters relative to the structural design of all

buildings and other structures not provided for in this

Chapter shall conform with the provisions of the National

Structural

Code

of

Buildings,

as

adopted

and

promulgated by the Board of Civil Engineering pursuant

to the Republic Act Number 544, as amended, other wise

known as the "Civil Engineering Law".

SECTION 1202

Excavation, Foundation and Retaining

Wall . — (a) Subject to the provisions of Articles 684 to 686

of

the

Civil Code of the Philippines on lateral and

subjacent support, the design and quality of materials

used

structurally

in

excavation,

footings,

and

in

foundations

shall

conform

to

accepted

engineering

practice.

(b) Excavation and Fills — (1) Excavation or fills for

buildings

or

structures

shall

be

so

constructed

or

protected that they do not endanger life or property.

(2)

Whenever

the

depth

of

excavation

for

any

construction

is

such

that

the lateral and subjacent

support of the adjoining property or existing structure

thereon would be affected in a manner that the stability

or

safety

of

the

same

is

endangered,

the

person

undertaking or causing the excavation to be undertaken

shall be responsible for the expense of underpinning or

extending

the

foundation

or

footings

of

the

aforementioned property or structure.

(3) Excavation and other similar disturbances made on

public property shall, unless otherwise excluded by the

Building Official, be restored immediately to its former

condition

within

48

hours

from

the

start

of

such

excavation and disturbances by whosoever caused such

excavation or disturbance.

(c) Footings, Foundations, and Retaining Walls — (1)

Footings and foundations shall be of the appropriate

type, of adequate size, and capacity in order to safely

sustain the superimposed loads under seismic or any

conditions of external forces that may affect the safety or

stability of the structure. It shall be the responsibility of

the architect and/or engineer to adopt the type and

design of the same in accordance with the standards set

forth by the Secretary.

(2) Whenever or wherever there exists in the site of the

construction an abrupt change in the ground levels or

level of the foundation such that instability of the soil

could result, retaining walls shall be provided and such

shall be of adequate design and type of construction as

prescribed by the Secretary.

SECTION 1203. Veneer . — (a) Definition . — Veneer is a

non-structural facing of brick, concrete, tile, metal, plastic,

glass, or other similar approved materials attached to a

backing or structural components of the building for the

purpose of ornamentation, protection, or enclosure that

may be adhered, integrated, or anchored either on the

interior or exterior of the building or structure.

(b) Design Requirements . — The design of all veneer shall

comply with the following:

(1) Veneer shall support no load other than its own weight

and the vertical dead load of veneer immediately above.

(2) Surfaces to which veneer is attached shall be designed

to

support

the

additional

vertical

and

lateral

loads

imposed by the veneer.

(3) Consideration shall be given to differential movements

of the supports including those caused by temperature

changes, shrinkage, creep, and deflection.

(4) Adhered veneer and its backing shall be designed to

have

a

bond

to the supporting elements sufficient

seismic effects on the total assemblage.

(5) Anchored veneer and its attachment shall be designed

to resist horizontal forces equal to twice the weight of the

veneer.

(6) Anchors supports and ties shall be non-combustible

and corrosion-resistant.

SECTION 1204. Enclosure of Vertical Openings . — (a)

General .

—

Vertical

openings

shall

be

enclosed

depending upon the fire-resistive requirements of a

particular type of construction as set forth in this Code.

(b) Elevator Enclosures . — Walls and partitions enclosing

elevators and escalators shall be of not less than the

fire-resistive construction required under the Types of

Construction. Enclosing Walls of elevator shafts may

consist of wire glass set in metal frames on the entrance

side only. Elevator shafts extending through more than

two storeys shall be equipped with an approved means of

adequate ventilation to and through the main roof of the

building:

Provided ,

that

in

those

buildings

housing

Groups F and G Occupancies equipped with automatic

fire-extinguishing systems throughout, enclosures shall

not be required for escalators: Provided , further, that the

top of the escalator opening at each storey shall be

provided with a draft curtain. Such draft curtain shall

enclose the perimeter of the unenclosed opening and

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