Development of Vietnamese Codes and Standards in Construction - Ws2006-Nbnguyen-P

ACECC workshop on Harmonization of Design Codes in the Asian Region, Nov.
4, 2006, Taipei
The Development of Vietnamese

Codes and Standards in Construction
Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Ba

Deputy Director of Center for Standardization in Construction
Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology (IBST)
Ministry of Construction
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ACECC workshop on Harmonization of Design Codes in the Asian Region, Nov. 4, 2006, Taipei
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Overview of Vietnamese Construction Standards
system
3. The Standard Development Process of the MoC
4. Vietnamese Law on Standards and Technical
Regulations
5. Regulations on Application of Foreign
Construction Standards in Vietnam
6. Harmonization of Design Codes
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Introduction
Total Area: 329,562 sq. km
Population: 84.4 million
GDP: $43.75 billion (2005)
GDP grow rate: ~8%
Infrastructure:
underdeveloped
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Overview of Vietnamese Construction

Standards System
National Standards: ~ 7500

Construction Standards: ~ 1300
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History of Construction Standards System
•USSR based standards •Towards ISO, BS,

•Mandatory basis UBC, ASTM, etc.
•Voluntary basis
1961 1990 present
Subsidized Market
economy economy
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Structure of Vietnamese Construction Standards System

Level Code Field Issue Example
National TCVN General specifications, MOST TCVN 3992:1985
Production standards
(cements, tiles,
reinforcement, etc.)
TCXD, Other fields (design, MoC TCXD 238:1999
TCXDVN construction, planning, TCXDVN
etc.) 375:2006
Branch 22 TCN Transportation MT 22 TCN 45:79
construction
14 TCN Agriculture construction MARD 14 TCN 63:2002
Company standards: Used within company only

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Building codes (regulations)

Vietnamese Building code - Volume I
(1996), Volumes II, III (1997);
Vietnamese Plumbing code (1999).
Building code of construction accessibility
for people with disabilities (2002);
Energy Efficiency Building code (2005);
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Standards development of MoC

Management of Standards Development:
Department of Science and Technology (DST)
Standards Preparation: Any organizations.
Mainly:
• Vietnam Institute for Building Science and
Technology (IBST),
• Institute of Architectural Research, and
• Institute for Science and Technology of Building
Materials.
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Planning
Proposal preparation
Development of 1st draft Public comments
Work Making the 2nd draft

Group Organizational
Review of the 2nd draft Experts + 1
Making the 3rd draft
Review of the 3rd draft Inter-organization

Experts
Making the final draft
Approval and publication

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IBST's current standards development

procedure
Add an additional step to the current procedure:

Invitation for public comments on 2nd
draft (http://www.ibst.vn)
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Law on Standards and Technical Regulations
Standards System
Technical
Standards
Regulations (codes)
(Voluntary)
(Mandatory)
National Company National Provincial

Standards Standards codes codes
(TCVN) (TCCS) (QPVN) (QPDP)
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Standards:
- Prepared by National Standards
Technical Commitees - TCVN/TC
- Approved and issued by Ministry of
Science and Technology (MOST)
Technical regulations:
- Prepared and issued by relevant
ministries
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Planning
Draft Preparation Public comments

NSTC
Amendment/correction of
draft
Approval and publication
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Regulation on application of foreign

construction standards to construction
activities in Vietnam
Foreign construction standards can be applied to
projects in Vietnam provided that they:
are effective national standards, regional
standards, or international standards;
comply with VBC and other mandatory codes;
comply with principles set out in this Regulation;
are approved by the Investor / Owner.
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Principles for application of foreign

construction standards
To ensure that construction works and products be made and they:
a) are safe for human use, for the works and adjacent works;
b) meet Vietnam’s regulations on ecological safety and environmental
protection;
c) yield econo-technical efficiency.
To ensure synchronism and feasibility in construction process, from
designing, construction to acceptance of works, and in the work entirely.
To compulsorily use input data related to Vietnam’s particular conditions
stipulated in mandatory construction standards in the following domains:
a) Natural and climatic conditions;
b) Geological and hydrological conditions;
c) Classification of seismic zones and seismic degrees.
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Regulation on application of foreign

construction standards to construction
activities in Vietnam
Projects funded by the State Budget

- Vietnamese standards must be applied if
available;
- Foreign standards can be applied in special
circumstances, they must be approved by
Ministry of Construction or relevant ministries for
projects under their respective authorities.
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Harmonization of design codes in the

Asian region
Current situation in application of design codes
in Vietnam
- Local design codes: Still based on Russian
system.
- Overseas design codes: BS system (change to
Eurocodes), US system (UBC, IBC, ACI,
AASHTO), Japanese system, Chinese system.
Consequence: Waste of time, lack of in-depth

knowledge and skill, communication problems.
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Asian region
Orientation of Vietnamese design codes:
Adoption of Eurocodes
Initial steps:
- The first code based on Eurocode 8: TCXDVN
375:2006 "Design code for earthquake resistant
of structures" was approved and issued in
October 2006
- Design codes based on Eurocode 2 and
Eurocode 3 are being developed.
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Asian region
Proposed approaches:
(1) Develop a new Asian design codes system
(2) Develop ISO design codes system
(3) Adopt Eurocodes system
(4) Adopt advance design codes systems:

Eurocodes, Japanese codes, Chinese codes,
etc.
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Thank you!
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ACECC workshop on Harmonization of Design Codes in the Asian Region, Nov.

The Development of Vietnamese

Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Ba

Overview of Vietnamese Construction

 National Standards: ~ 7500

History of Construction Standards System

•USSR based standards •Towards ISO, BS,

1961 1990 present

Structure of Vietnamese Construction Standards System

Company standards: Used within company only

Building codes (regulations)

Standards development of MoC

Development of 1st draft Public comments

Work Making the 2nd draft

Making the 3rd draft

Review of the 3rd draft Inter-organization

Making the final draft

Approval and publication

IBST's current standards development

 Add an additional step to the current procedure:

Law on Standards and Technical Regulations

National Company National Provincial

Law on Standards and Technical Regulations

Law on Standards and Technical Regulations

Draft Preparation Public comments

Approval and publication

Regulation on application of foreign

Principles for application of foreign

Regulation on application of foreign

 Projects funded by the State Budget

Harmonization of design codes in the

 Consequence: Waste of time, lack of in-depth

Harmonization of design codes in the

Harmonization of design codes in the

(2) Develop ISO design codes system

(3) Adopt Eurocodes system

(4) Adopt advance design codes systems:

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National Standards: ~ 7500

Add an additional step to the current procedure:

Projects funded by the State Budget

Consequence: Waste of time, lack of in-depth