National Building Code of Canada

National Building Code of Canada. Part 4 Structural Design. Issued by the Canadian Commission on building and fire codes. Federal Publications Inc. Toronto, 1995. 

European Standards EN 1997 and EN 1998 ( Eurocodes EC7 and EC8) are widely used, both within their jurisdiction and in other parts of the world where a formal code may not have been adopted. In North America, the comparable documents are the International Building Code (which is actually a US code despite its name) and the National Building Code of Canada. 

Mitchell D, Paultre P, Tinawi R, Saatcioglu M, Tremblay R, Elwood K, Adams J, DeVall R (2010) Evolution of seismic design provisions in the National building code of Canada. Can J Civ Eng 37 1157-1170... 

Moreschi LM, Singh MP (2003) Design of yielding metallic and friction dampers for optimal seismic performance. Earthq Eng Struct Dyn 32 1291-1311 Mualla IH (2000) Experimental and computational evaluation of a novel friction damper device. PhD thesis. Department of Structural Engineering and Materials, Technical University of Denmark National Research Council of Canada (2010) National building code of Canada. National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa... 

The Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) developed a recommended model code to permit adoption by various regional authorities. The National Research Council of Canada publishes the model code document National Fire Code of Canada (1995). 

Canadian Model National Energy Code for Buildings, 1997. National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, http //www.nationalcodes.ca/nmecb/index e.shtnil. ... 

Canada has a system that is intermediate between the EU regulatory system (which is intended to be, at least ultimately, based on directives and/or regulations from the EC) and the U.S. system (where codes and standards are both developed by private companies and can be adopted, or not, by the various state and local governments). The National Building Code (NBC) of Canada can be different from provincial building codes, and standards are issued by private companies. 

The construction of walls, partitions, ceilings, openings, and rooms with other building occupancy shall be in accordance with the building code. In Canada, national, provincial, and local codes shall apply. 

Canadian Codes Centre http //codes.nrc.ca (accessed Jnne 22, 2010). The center provides technical and administrative support to the Canadian Commission on Bnilding and Fire Codes, which is responsible for the development of the national model constrnction codes of Canada. Some of these codes are the National Building Code, National Fire Code, and National Plumbing Code. 

In Canada, the system is somewhat similar to the United States, in the development of building codes and an electrical code, but the organization developing them is a part of the National Research Council, and not a separate standards developing organization, as in the United States. 

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