INTRODUCTION

In continuation to the discussion on 17th June, another panel discussion was organized by IS 1893 (Part 2) on 1st July, 2023 delivered by experts in the code committee. Professor R. Pradeep Kumar, President, IAStructE and Ms. Sangeeta Wij, Member, IAStructE extended a warm welcome to the esteemed speaker, eminent panelists and to all the participants. Prof. Pradeep Kumar set the stage by summarizing three prominent reasons which have led the standardization body to take up this extensive exercise –

1. In urban areas, there is the prominence of open-ground storey structures and adoption of construction practices which do not meet the requirements of the code;
2. In rural areas, buildings are largely self-built and lack the compliance;
3. Lack of awareness about the right construction practices and specifications.

Ms. Sangeeta Wij broadly highlighted the changes in the standard which include the method of analysis, categorization of buildings, detail on structural systems to be adopted for RCC, steel, masonry buildings, provision of torsional flexibility etc. These are welcome additions which have been formulated based on intense deliberations and she encouraged fellow engineers to follow the guidelines diligently.

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