NEW DRAFT CODE FOR SEISMIC DESIGN OF BUILDINGS IN INDONESIA.

Abstract

The paper describes a new loading code for Indonesia developed under the aegis of the New Zealand Bilateral Aid Programme to Indonesia by the executing consultants, under the direction of a NZ Steering Committee and Indonesian Couterpart Team. The paper summarizes the method of zoning, determining lateral load levels, and the assessment of factors relevant to the design laoding code such as risk, ground condition, structural types, ductility and the development of the concept of a code for use as the bylaw and for more complex structures.