TCVN6160-1996越南高层建筑防火规范英文版FireProtectionHighriseBuildingrevA..docVIP

VIETNAM STANDARDS TCVN 6160:1996 Fire protection – High-rise building - Design requirements Scope of application This Standard specifies basic requirements for fire fighting and protection when designing for new construction, renovation or enlargement of high-rise civil works.. This Standard is not applied for construction works with height over 100m and theaters, gymnasiums and meeting halls. Extracted standards TCVN 2622:1978 Fire fighting and protection for houses and buildings – Design requirements TCVN 5738:1993 Fire alarm system – Technical requirements TCVN 5760:1993 Fire-fighting system – General requirements for design, installation and utilization TCVN 5717: 1993 Lightning protection rods TCVN 4756: 1989 Norms of electrical equipment grounding and airing. 3 Terminology and definitions High-rise buildings refer to buildings and public works with height from 25m to 100m (equivalent to 10 floors to 30 floors) Building height is the height calculated from sidewalk surface to the lower edge of the gutters or eaves. Top of machine room, water tank, machine room of lift, mechanical equipment, smoke-exhausting equipment on the roof shall not be included in the height or number of floors of high-rise buildings. Basement or half-underground basement of which the ceiling is higher than the outer sidewalk surface by not more than 1.5m, shall not be included in the number of floors of such high-rise building. General regulations The fire-fighting and protection design for high-rise civil works shall conform to the requirements in this standard and other relevant fire fighting and protection standards. When designing fire fighting and protection for new construction, renovation or enlargement of high-rise buildings, it is required to base on the planning of the whole area or section and closely coordinate with the fire-fighting and protection design solution of the adjacent work (arrangement of traffic roads, fire-f