Section 10
Construction Standards
Construction Standards to be Utilised by Developers
The Owner (LREDC) has created, as a minimum, a schedule of relevant international
and local standards to be employed by Developers on the Lusail project. These are as
appended to this section.
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RELEVANT STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE
International Building Code 2003 Edition (IBC 2003) and the IBC Accessibility Standards
shall be the minimum standard for the basis of the design unless noted otherwise in this
document.
The relevant Standards and guidance documents for each design discipline are given
below. These documents are available from the Technical Coordinator upon request.
Where this guidance does not agree with the site specific design criteria given in Section
4, the Lusail design criteria take precedence.
1.1. QATAR AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE: DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC
The standards are in addition to those documents given in Sections 7.2 and 7.3. Where
there is any conflict between these specifications the documents listed below take
precedence.
Marine Bridges
BS5400-4. Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Part 4. Code of practice for
design of concrete bridges
BD 24/92. The Design of Concrete Highway Bridges and Structures. Use of BS
5400: Part 4: 1990.
BD 37/01. UK Highway Agency. Loads for Highway Bridges
EN 1990:2002/prA1:2004 Basis for Structural Design. National Annex for EN
1990 Annex A2. Draft version of amendments to EN 1990:2002.
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AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 3 Edition incl. interim 2005.
BD 31/01. UK Highway Agency. The Design of Buried Concrete Box and Portal
Frame Structures.
BS 5896, High tensile steel wire and strand, prestressing concrete
BS EN 206-1:2000: Concrete – Part 1: Specification, performance, production and
conformity. Including latest amendment 15406 25/10/2004.
BS 8500-1:2002: Concrete – Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206-1Part 1: Method of specifying and guidance for the specifier.
BS 8500-2:2002: Concrete – Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206-1Part 2: Specification for constituent materials and concrete .
Guide to the construction of reinforced concrete in the Arabian Peninsula, CIRIA
Publication C577, London.
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BS8110-2:1985. Structural use of concrete – Part 2. Code of practice for special
circumstances
BS8110-3:1985. Structural use of concrete – Part 3. Design charts for beams
and columns
BS EN 1990:2002. Eurocode. Basis of Structural Design.
BS EN 1992-1-1:2004. Eurocode 2, Design of Concrete Structures – Part 1.
BS EN ISO 12944-2 Paints and varnishes – Corrosion protection of steel
structures by protective paint systems. Part 2: Classification of environments
Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program Reports for Europe, Africa and the
Middle East (Iran)
Marinas
AS 3962 – 2001 Guidelines for Design of Marinas
CALBOAT – Layout and Design Guidelines for Small Craft Berthing Facilities
PIANC Publications
IALA Recommendations
Highway Bridges
Qatar Highway Design Manual
BS 5400-4, British Standard for Steel, Concrete and Composite bridges. Part 4,
Code of practice for design of concrete bridges.
Eurocode 2 with United Kingdom National application documents.
BD 24/92. Design of Concrete Highway Bridges and Structures. Use of BS 5400:
Part 4: 1990
BD 37/01. UK Highway Agency. Loads for Highway Bridges.
EN 1990:2002/prA1:2004 Basis for Structural Design. National Annex for EN
1990 Annex A2. Draft version of amendments to EN 1990:2002
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AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 3 Edition including interim 2005.
BD 31/01. UK Highway Agency, The Design of Buried Concrete Box and Portal
Frame Structures.
BS 5896, High tensile steel wire and strand, pre-stressing concrete.
BS EN 206-1:2000: Concrete – Part 1: Specifications, performance, production
and conformity, including latest amendment 15406, 25/10/2004.
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BS 8500-2:2002: Concrete – Complimentary British Standard to BS EN 2061:2000: Concrete – Part 2: Specification for constituent materials and concrete.
Guide to the construction of reinforced concrete in the Arabian Peninsula, CIRIA
Publication C577, London.
Loadings: UK Department of Transport Standard BD 37/01
Pre stressing steel ASTM 416-886
BS 4449:1997. Carbon steel bars for the reinforcement of concrete.
BS 5328-1. Concrete. Part 1. Guide to specifying concrete.
BS 8110-2:1985. Structural Use of Concrete – Part 2. Code of Practice for
special circumstances.
BS 8110-3:1985. Structural Use of Concrete – Part 3. Design charts for Beams
and Columns.
BS 8666:2000. Specification for Scheduling, dimensioning, bending and cutting
of steel reinforcement for concrete.
BS 8004:1986. Code of Practice for foundations.
BS EN 1990:2002. Euro code. Basis of Structural Design.
Traffic modelling
Dubai Municipality Trip Generation and Parking Rates Manual
Highways
Qatar Transport Manual
Potable water
KAHRAMAA standard General Specification of Mainlaying Materials for
Waterworks 2003.
Demand: KARAMAA requirements
Waste water
Pipe bedding details: Transport Research Laboratory Simplified Tables of
External Loads on Buried Pipelines
Storm water
Road drainage: BS EN 752-4:1998 Drain and sewer systems outside buildings.
Hydraulic design and environmental considerations
Qatar Sewerage and Drainage Manual
Qatar Highway Design Manual
Recent requirements of Drainage Affairs
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Irrigation
State of Qatar Ministry of Electricity and Water Standards: Water supplies for
Landscaping and Irrigation Guidelines
Qatar Sewerage and Drainage Design Manual
Landscaping
Doha municipality Public Gardens Directorate
Power
Load Estimation:
Qatar Regulations for the Installation of Electrical Wiring, Electrical Equipment
and Air conditioning Equipment – Metric Edition
Australian Building Code Regulations – maximum connected load estimates
Equipment, apparatus and material:
British and European Standards (IEC, BS, ISO) supplemented by American
Standards (ANSI, ASME, ASTM, IEEE, NEMA) and German Standards (VDE,
VDI, DIN) KAHRAMAA General Technical Requirements Reference GTC/5/2004
Lighting
Regulations for the Lighting of Roads and Motorised Traffic, Commission
International de Esclaraige CIE 115.
Security
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1.2. QATAR STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE: CROSS DISCIPLINARY
Qatar Telecoms (Q-Tel)
 Q-Tel Publications
 Telecommunications Requirements for New Buildings
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture
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Qatar Construction Specifications, 2002, including Drainage Affairs
Revisions 2006
Qatar Highway Design Manual, Civil Engineering Department
Sanitation Laws and Regulations
Qatar Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) Standards
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Guidelines for Good Plumbing Practice
Plumbing Regulations
Regulations for the Installation of Electrical Equipment and Air
Conditioning Equipment
Ministry of Public Works, Civil Engineering Department
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“Qatar Traffic Manual, Volume 1 and 2”
Statutory Authorities:
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Kahramaa( Electricity and Water approval)
PWA Drainage Affairs( Drainage approval)
Dept Of Civil Defense
Qtel ( Telephone Approval)
PWA Road Affairs ( Roads Approval)
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1.3. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE: CROSS DISCIPLINARY
These documents are as given in the original Project Brief. Where specified standards
have been superseded both current and superseded documents are shown.
Units of measurement
BS ISO 1000:1992 SI units and recommendations for the use of their multiples
and of certain other units (supersedes BS 5555 :1981, ISO 1000-1981
Specification for SI units and recommendations for the use of their multiples and
of certain other units)
Dead loads
BS 648:1964 Schedule of weights for building materials
Live loads
BS 6399 Part 1:1984 Loading for buildings. Code of practice for dead and
imposed loads
Wind loading
BS 6399-2:1997 Loading for buildings. Code of practice for wind loads
(supersedes BS CP3 Chapter V Part 2 1972 Basic Data for Design of Buildings –
Wind Loads)
Reinforced concrete
BS8110-1:1997. Structural use of concrete – Part 1. Code of practice for design
design
and construction
BS8007:1987 Structural use of concrete for retaining aqueous fluids
BS4449:1997 Carbon steel bars for the reinforcement of concrete
BS EN 206-1:2000 Concrete. Specification, performance, production and
conformity and BS 8500-2:2002 Concrete. Complementary British Standard to BS
EN 206-1. Specification for constituent materials and concrete (Jointly supersede
BS5328-1:1991 Concrete. Part 1. Guide to specifying concrete)
BS8666:2000. Specification for scheduling, dimensioning, bending and cutting of
steel reinforcement for concrete.
BS 4483 Steel wire fabric for the Reinforcement of Concrete
Blinding concrete
BS 4027: 1996 Specification for sulphate-resisting Portland cement
Cement for structural
BS 4027:1996 Specification for sulphate-resisting Portland cement
concrete and paving
BS 12:1996 Specification for Portland Cement (Superseded)
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Structural steel
BS 4360:1990 Specification for Weldable Structural Steel (Superseded)
BS 5950:1994 Structural use of steelwork in buildings
AWS D1.1 Structural welding code
Standard simple beam connections – BCSA Structural Steel Handbook Part 3
Foundations
BS8004:1986. Code of practice for foundations
Bolts
BS 3692:2001 ISO metric precision hexagon bolts, screws and nuts
Blockwork wall –
BS 5628:2005 Code of practice for the use of masonry
Column/Beam ties
Determining
BS 1377:1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes, Test 13
maximum dry density
Water storage /
CIBSE Guide Book 1970
Ventilation Rates
Lighting, Emergency
CIBSE Lighting Code Requirements
lighting and Small
Power Installation
Electrical Installations
BS 7671:2001 Requirements for electrical installations. IEE Wiring Regulations.
Sixteenth edition
Design of fire
National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) 101 Guidelines Life Safety Code
protection/prevention
NFPA 72E Fire detectors, Automatic
systems
NFPA 70 National Electric Code
NFPA 14 Standpipe and Hose systems
NFPA 20 Fire Pumps Centrifugal
NFPA 1961 Fire Hose
NFPA 1962 Fire Hose, Car Use and Service Testing
NFPA 1963 Fire Hose Connections
NFPA 26 Water Supplies Valves Controlling
NFPA 22 Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection
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NFPA 291 Hydrants, Testing and Marking
NFPA 13 Sprinkler System Installation
NFPA 24 Private Fire Services Mains
BS 476: Fire tests on building materials and structures
BS EN 54: 2001 Fire detection and fire alarm systems (supersedes BS 5445)
BS 5839: Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings
Building Services
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers:
Handbook 2003: HVAC applications
Handbook 2004: HVAC Systems and equipment
British Petroleum RP12: 1994 Electrical Systems and Installation
CIBSE Guide B3 Ductwork
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