scope:

This document provides guidelines for the design and construction of low-rise concrete building structures of small area to be built in the less developed areas of the world.

This document is applicable to the planning, design and construction of structural reinforced concrete structures to be used in new low-rise buildings of restricted occupancy, number of stories, and area.

This document can be used as an alternative to the development of a National Concrete Building Code, or equivalent document in countries where no national design codes are available by themselves, or as an alternative to the National Concrete Building Code in countries where specifically considered and accepted by the national standard body or other appropriate regulatory organization.