Foundation Investigation

Foundation Investigation (NSCP 2010)
Soil Explorations shall be required for buildings, towers and other vertical structures falling under Categories I, II, and III in accordance with Table 103 -1 or as required by the building official or if the site specific conditions make the foundation investigation is necessary.
Occupancy  Category
Occupancy or Function of Structure
I.             Essential Facilities
Occupancies having a surgery and emergency treatment areas,  Fire and Police Stations,
Garages and Shelters for emergency vehicles and emergency aircraft,
Structures and Shelters in emergency Preparedness centers
Aviation control towers
Structures and equipment in communication centers and other facilities required for emergency response,
Facilities for Standby Power-Generating equipment for Category 1 Structures,
Tanks or other structures containing housing or supporting water or other fire-suppression material or equipment required for the protection of Category I, II and III structures,
Public School Buildings
Hospitals and
Designated evacuation centers

II.           Hazardous Facilities
Occupancies and structures housing or supporting toxic or explosive chemicals or substances,
Non-building Structures storing, supporting or containing quantities of toxic or explosive substances
III.         Special Occupancy Structures
Single-story School buildings
Building with an assembly room with an occupancy capacity of 1000 or more,
Educational buildings such as museums libraries, auditorium with a capacity of 300 or more students.
Buildings used for college or adult education with capacity of 500 or more students,
Institutional buildings with 50 or more incapacitated patients, but not included in Category I,
Mental Hospitals, sanitariums, jails Prison and other buildings where personal liberties of inmates are similarly restrained,
All structures with an occupancy of 5000 or more persons,
Structures and equipment in power -  generating stations and other public facilities not included in Category I and Category II and required for continued operation


IV.         Standard Occupancy
All structures housing Occupancy of having functions not listed in Category I, II III and Category V
V.           Miscellaneous
Private Garages, Carports, Sheds and fences over 1.5m high

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