Philippine Wind Loading Code Provisions

The NSCP (National Structural Code of the Philippines), Volume 1 - Buildings, Towers, and Other Vertical Structures, Section 207 provide the wind load provisions for the structural design or evaluation of structures in the country.  The current edition is the 5th edition, also widely known as NSCP 2001, which superseded NSCP 1992.  Scheduled for release this year is NSCP 2010, the 6th edition.  The code is published by the Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines (ASEP), and approved as a reference code of the National Building Code by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).  The NSCP 2001 wind load provisions are based on those in the ASCE 7-95 Standard.  The NSCP 2010 wind load provisions are based on those in the ASCE 7-05 Standard.