Several countries in the world have specialized design codes but there are four codes that easily find their way in design textbooks used in Nigerian schools and design offices. This post is set to provide four of these codes starting with the most widely used which is the Eurocode and their likely equivalent in other standards. It is important for one to know the code peculiar to what one wants to do.
Where:
EC = Eurocode
BS = British Standards
ACI = American Concrete Institute
ASCE = American Society of Civil Engineers
ANSI = American National Standards Institute
AISC = American Institute of Steel Construction
ADM = Aluminum Design Manual
AASHTO = American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
IS = Indian Standards
IRC = Indian Road Congress
NCP = Nigerian Code of Practice
