BUILDING CODES AND SPECIFICATIONSFOR THE ARAB WORLD

BUILDING CODESAND SPECIFICATIONSFOR THE ARAB WORLD

Proceedings of a Seminar on Building Codes and Specifications, heldin Amman , Jordan, 16-19 May 1982

Edited by

Fakhruddin Daghestani, Ruhi Sharif and Daud Jabaji

Seminar Sponsored byThe Royal Scientific Society

The Commission of the European Communities

MMACMILLAN PRESS

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© The Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan 1983 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1983 978-0-333-36826-8

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Contents

AcknowledgementsSeminar OfficersList ofContributorsList ofParticipants

IntroductionF . A. Daghestani, R. Sharif, D. Jabaji

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Keynote Address . A Unified Building Control System : Who Benefits and WhoControls the Controllers? 3

Andrew Short

ASMO Activities Related to Building Materials, Standards and the Arab BuildingCode 21

The General Secretariat of the Arab Organization for Standardization andMetrology (ASMO)

The Status of Building Specifications in the Arab WorldRuhi Sharif

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International Harmonization of Building Regulations, Codes of Practice, andStandards 45

Gunther Breitshaft

The New Building Specifications and Building Code of JordanDaud Jabaji

Building Research and Building ControlJohn Menzies

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Problems Facing Consulting Firms Resulting from the Lack of Building Codesand Specifications in the Arab World 97

Tawfik Uwaydah

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Review of Practical Problems of Building Regulations and Supporting DocumentsPeter Bartle 117

Environmental Planning in Jordan: Experience and ProspectsGaleb Buqaien

The Role of Technical Evaluation and CertificationSean Dunleavy

Organizing the Construction Industry in JordanAwni M. Saket

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Review of Building and Civil Engineering Contract Systems and Legislation inthe Member Countries of the European Community 175

Fernando Piccinini

The Amman Building Control LegislationGhassan Ghanem

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The Belgium Experience in Procedures for Quality Certification of BuildingComponents and in Environmental Planning and Regulations for Urban Areas

Henri Motteu 211

The Status of Specifications in BahrainIsmail AI-Shafei

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The Practical Application of Building Specifications and Codes in the Middle EastJohn Ashford 231

Some Aspects of the Proposed Iraqi Reinforced Concrete CodeAdnan AI-Ani, B. Jena

Seminar Resolutions

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Acknowledgements

This Seminar was prepared and held with the encouragement and support ofmany individuals. Our thanks are due to all those who contributed to its success.

Particular thanks are given to H.R.H. Crown Prince Hassan Ibn Talal for hisencouragement and interest.

We also wish to thank Mr Awni Al-Masri,Minister of Public Works, Dr AlbertButros, Director General of the Royal Scientific Society, Mr Thomas O'Sullivan,Delegate of the Commission of the European Communities, and Dr ThaferAl-Sawaf', Secretary General of the Arab Organization for Standardization andMetrology, for providing their personal and institutional support for this Seminar.

Our thanks also go to Miss Nuha Hattar, Miss May Naber, Mr Farouk Al­Khatib, and Mr Adib Zeidan for their assistance during the Seminar, and tothe Macmillan Press for publishing this book .

Fakhruddin DaghestaniRuhi SharifDaud Jabaji

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Seminar Officers

Chairman - First Session

Chairman - Second Session

Chairmen - Third Session

Chairman - Fourth Session

Dr Daud Jabaji

Head of Building Technology Division,Building Research Center, Royal ScientificSociety , P.O. Box 6945, Amman, Jordan

Dr Thafer Al-Sawaf

Secretary General , Arab Organization forStandards and Metrology , P.O. Box 926161 ,Amman,Jordan

Dr Adnan AI-Ani

Building Research Centre, P.O. Box 127, AI­Gaderiah , Baghdad, Iraq

Mr Mukhtar Al-Shaibani

Head of Building and Construction Division,Saudi Arabian Standards Organization, P.O.Box 3437, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mr Awni Saket

President, Contractors' Association.Director General , National Company forContracting and Engineering, P.O. Box19170 , Amman , Jordan

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x SeminarOfficers

Chairmen - Fifth Session

Chairmen - Sixth Session

Seminar Coordinator

General Rapporteur

Dr Musa Resheidat

Acting Head, Department of CivilEngineering,Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan

Mr Nabih Bulos

Technical Advisor, Ministry of Culture andYouth, Amman, Jordan

Mr Lyth Shbeilat

President, Engineers' Association, P.O. Box835, Amman , Jordan

Dr Fakhruddin Daghestani

Deputy Director General , Royal ScientificSociety, P.O. Box 6945, Amman , Jordan

Dr Ruhi Sharif

Director, Building Research Center, RoyalScientific Society, P.O. Box 6945 , Amman ,Jordan

Dr Andrew Short

Honorary President, Euro-International Com­mittee for Concrete (CEB), 70 WestminsterGardens, Marsham Street, S.W.!, London,United Kingdom

List of Contributors

Mr Ismail AI-ShafeiConstruction Manager, Technical Affairs Directorate, Ministry of Housing , P.O.Box 802 , BahrainDr Adnan AI-AniBuilding Research Centre , P.O. Box 127, Al-Gaderiah, Baghdad , IraqMr John AshfordDirector and Chief Engineer, George Wimpey International Ltd, HammersmithGrove, London W6 7EN, United KingdomDr Adnan AwniAssistant Secretary General, Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrol­ogy , P.O. Box 926161, Amman , JordanMrPeter BartleSuperintending Civil Engineer, Building Regulations Division, Department ofthe Environment, cm (BR) 7 Division, Room SI3/12, 2 Marsham Street,London SWIP 3EP, United KingdomMr Giinter BreitschaftVizeprasident , Institut fiir Bautechnik, Reichpietschufer 72-76, D-1000 Berlin30 , West GermanyMrGaleb BuqaienDirector General, Jordania Consult, P.O. Box 5070, Amman , JordanMr Sean DunleavyDirector, Construction Industry Division, Institute for Industrial Research andStandards (IIRS), Ballymun Road, Dublin 9, IrelandMr Ghassan GhanemDirector of Studies Department, Municipality of Amman, JordanDr Daud JabajiHead of Building Technology Division, Building Research Center, Royal Scien­tific Society, P.O. Box 6945 , Amman, JordanDr John MenziesAssistant Director and Head, Geotechnics and Structures Department, BuildingResearch Establishment, Garston, Watford , WD2 7JR, United KingdomMrHenri MotteoHead, Department Rand D, Belgian Building Research Institute (C.S.T.C.),41 rue du Lombard, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

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xii List ofContributors

Mr Hussein MusaIIamBuilding Supervisor, Engineering Division, KISR, KuwaitMr Fernando PiccininiPresident of the Permanent Committee of the International Contractors' Section- Italian National Contractors' Association (A.N.C.E.) , President of FERRO­CEMENTO, Via Guattani 16,00161 Rome, ItalyMr Awni SaketDirector General, National Company for Contracting and Engineering , JabalAmman - 2nd Circle, Amman, JordanDr Ruhi SharifDirector, Building Research Center, Royal Scientific Society, P.O. Box 6945,Amman, JordanDr Andrew ShortHonorary President, Euro-International Committee for Concrete (CEB), 70 West­minster Gardens, Marsham Street, S.W.!, London, United KIngdomMr M'hammed SlimaniCivil Engineer, Controle Technique de la Construction (CTC), Rue KaddourRahim Profongee, Hussein Dey, Algiers, AlgeriaMr Tawfik UwaydahDirector, Department of Structural Engineering, Dar Al-Handasah Consultants,P.O. Box 7159, Beirut , Lebanon

List of Participants

Mr Nizar AabidiPartner, Aabidi and Partners, P.O. Box 1547 , Amman, JordanMr Akram AbbasiChief Engineer, Sinimmar Engineering Co., P.O. Box 926116, Amman, JordanDr Mohammad Abdel·HalimDepartment of Civil Engineering, Yarmouk University, Irbid, JordanMr Koussai Abdel-RazzakTechnical Manager. Geotechnical Engineering and Materials Testing Co., P.O.Box 5382 , Amman, JordanMr Osama Abdull-FattahCivil Engineer, Saudi Arabian Standards Organization, P.O. Box 3437 , Riyadh,Saudi ArabiaDr Bassam Abu-GhazalehDean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology , University of Jordan, Amman,JordanMr Akram Abu-HamdanHead of Architectural Section, Building Research Center , Royal ScientificSociety , P.O. Box 6945 , Amman , JordanMr Mashari Abu-SamanElectrical Engineer, Jordanian Electric Power Co. Ltd , P.O. Box 618 , Amman,JordanMr Mohammad AjjourDeputy Project Manager, United Group for Development and Contracting,P.O. Box 142, Officers Housing, Marg Al-Hamam, JordanMr Khader AkkawiMember of the Drafting Committee of the National Building Codes and Specifi­cations, Building Research Center, Royal Scientific Society, P.O. Box 6945,Amman, JordanMr Hassan AkkourMember of the Drafting Committee of the National Building Codes and Speci­fications, Building Research Center , Royal Scientific Society , P.O. Box 6945 ,Amman, JordanDr Adnan AI-AniBuilding Research Centre , P.O. Box 127, Al-Gaderiah, Baghdad, Iraq

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xiv List ofParticipants

Mr Khalid A)·HarisHead of Laboratories, Cement Factories, P.O. Box 610, Amman, JordanMr Emad A)·KhiariHead of Specifications Division, Jordan Electricity Authority, P.O. Box 2310,Amman, JordanMr Ismail AI-ShafeiConstruction Manager, Technical Affairs Directorate, Ministry of Housing,P.O. Box 802 , BahrainMr Mukhtar Al-ShaibaniHead of Building and Construction Division, Saudi Arabian Standards Organi­zation, P.O. Box 3437, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMiss Salam AmarinDepartment of Specifications and Standards, Ministry of Industry and Trade ,Amman, JordanMr John AshfordDirector and Chief Engineer, George Wimpey International Ltd, HanunersmithGrove , London W6 7EN, United KingdomMr Shawki AttoumIndustrial Chemistry Department, Royal Scientific Society, P.O. Box 6945 ,Amman, JordanDr Adnan AwniAssistant Secretary General, Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrol ­ogy, P.O. Box 926161, Amman, JordanMr Khalid Azuqa .Building Department, Ministry of Public Works, P.O. Box 1220, Amman, JordanMiss Shadia BarakatHead of Field Studies Division, Municipality of Amman, Amman, JordanMr Peter BartleSuperintending Civil Engineer, Building Regulations Division, Department ofthe Environment , CID (BR) 7 Division, Room S13/12, 2 Marsham Street, LondonSW1P 3EP, United KingdomMr Khalil BelbaisiDirector of Building Department, Ministry of Municipal Affairs , Amman , JordanMr Gunter BreitschaftVizeprasident, Institut fiir Bautechnik, Reichpietschufer 72-76 , D-1000 Berlin30, West GermanyMr Nigel BrewisCommission of European Communities, "Europe Center", rue Archimede, B-1 040Bruxelles, BelgiumMr Nabih BolosTechnical Advisor, Ministry of Culture and Youth, Amman, JordanMrGateb BuqaienDirector General, Jordania Consult, P.O. Box 5070, Amman, Jordan

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Dr Fakhroddin DaghestaniDeputy Director General, Royal Scientific Society, P.O. Box 6945, Amman,JordanMrWilliam DahdalehEngineering Consultants Center , University of Jordan, Amman, JordanMr Daud DallalDar Al-Handasah Consultants, P.O. Box 2292, Amman, JordanMr Mokhtar DaoudiContrOle Technique de la Construction (CTC), Rue Kaddour Rahim Profongee ,Hussein Dey, Algiers, AlgeriaMr Faris DaudMember of the Drafting Committee of the National Building Codes and Speci­fications, Building Research Center, Royal Scientific Society, P.O. Box 6945,Amman, JordanMr Talal DibbesMember of the Drafting Committee of the National Building Codes and Speci­fications, Building Research Center, Royal Scientific Society, P.O. Box 6945 ,Amman, JordanMr Sean DunleavyDirector, Construction Industry Division, Institute for Industrial Research andStandards (IIRS), Ballymun Road, Dublin 9, IrelandMr Main EI-HakimArchitect , Building Research Center , Royal Scientific Society, P.O. Box 6945,Amman , JordanDrZuhair EI-IsaAssistant Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Jordan, Amman, JordanMr Ghassan GhanemDirector of Studies Department, Municipality of Amman, Amman, JordanMr Fouad GharaybehCivil Engineer, Royal Jordanian Air Force, Amman, JordanMr Ibrahim GhoushehOwner-Designer of Supervising Office, Amman, JordanDr Osman HamedChemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Uni­versity of Jordan, Amman, JordanMrHussam HudhudManaging Director, Hudhud Shand Ltd, P.O. Box 926264, Amman, JordanDr Nameer HykalActing Head, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering and Tech­nology, University of Jordan, Amman , JordanMrSheikh IsmailArab Organization for Standardization and Metrology, P.O. Box 926161 , Amman,Jordan

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Dr Daud JabajiHead of Building Technology Division, Building Research Center , Royal Scien­tific Society, P.O. Box 6945, Amman, JordanMr Mohammad·Khair KailaniPartner, Shubeilat Badran Kailani, Architects and Consultant Engineers, P.O. Box182571 , Amman, JordanDr Mohammad-Basel KathemAssistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering andTechnology , University of Jordan, Amman, JordanDr I.E.D. KatkhudaHead, Laboratories Division, Building Research Center , Royal Scientific Society,P.O. Box 6945, Amman, JordanMr Khalil KhatibNational Resources Authority, P.O. Box 7, Amman, JordanMr Senan KhliefatHead, Sanitary Installation Division, Amman Water and Sewerage Authority,P.O. Box 2412, Amman, JordanMr Hayel KhouriHead, Concrete and Cement Unit , Building Research Center, Royal ScientificSociety, P.O. Box 6945 , Amman, JordanMr Osama MadanatResident Engineer, Royal Corp of Engineers GHQ, P.O. Box 3235, Amman,JordanDr Usama MadiAssistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University ofJordan, Amman, JordanDr John MenziesAssistant Director and Head, Geotechnics and Structures Department, BuildingResearch Establishment , Garston , Watford, WD2 7JR, United KingdomMr Adel Miri'Director , Civil Engineering Department, Jordan Electricity Authority , P.O. Box2310 , Amman, JordanMr Henri MotteuHead, Department Rand D, Belgian Building Research Institute (C.S.T.C),41 rue du Lombard , 1000 Brussels, BelgiumMr Hussein MusallamBuilding Supervisor, Engineering Division, KISR, KuwaitMr AbdulSaiam MustafaCommander of Ready Mixed Concrete Group, Royal Corp of Engineers GHQ,P.O. Box 1663 , Zerka, JordanMr Nabih NabhaniEconomic Department, Royal Scientific Society, P.O. Box 6945,Amman,JordanMr Walid NimryTransport Planner, National Planning Council, P.O. Box 555 , Amman, Jordan

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Mr Taj-Ul-Deen NuseibehOccupational Safety and Health Advisor, Ministry of Labour, P.O. Box 8160,Amman , JordanDr Samih QaqishHead of Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Technology,University of Jordan, Amman, JordanMr Munir QaqishHead, Raw Materials Unit, Building Research Center, Royal Scientific Society ,P.O. Box 6945, Amman, JordanDr Musa ResheidatAssistant Professor, Acting Head, Department of Civil Engineering, YarmoukUniversity, Irbid, JordanMr Awni SaketDirector General, National Company for Contracting and Engineering, JabalAmman - 2nd Circle, Amman , JordanMr Kamel-Magdy SalehMember of the Drafting Committee of the Jordanian Building Code, BuildingResearch Center, Royal Scientific Society, P.O. Box 6945 , Amman, JordanDr Thafer SawafSecretary General, Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrology, P.O.Box 926161, Amman, JordanDr Ruhi SharifDirector , Building Research Center, Royal Scientific Society, P.O. Box 6945,Amman, JordanMr Ali SharqawiArchitect , Building Research Center, Royal Scientific Society, P.O. Box 6945,Amman, JordanMr Mahmoud ShishaniMechanical Engineer, Building Research Center, Royal Scientific Society, P.O.Box 6945, Amman, JordanDr Andrew ShortHonorary President, Euro-International Committee for Concrete (CEB), 70Westminster Gardens, Marsham Street, S.W.l, London, United KingdomMr M'harnmed SlimaniCivil Engineer, Controle Technique de la Construction (CTC), Rue KaddourRahim Profongee , Hussein Dey, Algiers, AlgeriaMr Akram SunnaUnder Secretary , Ministry of Public Works, P.O. Box 1220, Amman, JordanDr Faisal SuyaghMember of the Drafting Committee of the Jordanian Building Code, BuildingResearch Center , Royal Scientific Society, P.O. Box 6945, Amman, JordanDr Magdy TewftkAssistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering andTechnology , University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

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DrAhmed TobjyChemical Engineering Department, University of Jordan, Amman, JordanMr Essam ToukanProject Manager, Consulting Engineering Center, P.O. Box 8180, Anunan, JordanMr Tawfik UwaydahDirector, Department of Structural Engineering, Dar Al-Handasah Consultants,P.O: Box 7159, Beirut , LebanonMr Najib YaghmourP.O. Box 921692, Amman, JordanMr George YanniehDirector of the Structural Department, Dar Al-Handasah Consultants, Beirut,LebanonMr Khalid YasinTechnical Manager, Mohamad A.R. Jardaneh Engineering Office, P.O. Box 9532:Amman, JordanMr Bishr ZreiqatArchitect , Building Research Center, Royal Scientific Society, P.O. Box 6945,Amman, Jordan