The Complete Guide to All Structural Design Codes in Gulf Region

By Ahmad Mandalawi

Structural engineers in the Gulf Region don't work with one code. They work with three - sometimes all on the same project.

The Complete Guide to All Structural Design Codes in Gulf Region puts ACI, British Standards, Eurocode, ASCE, UBC, and AISC in one place - specifically organized for how engineers actually work in the UAE and GCC.

Compiled from real project requirements and authority mandates in the Gulf Region, this structural design codes reference covers six major international standards across three engineering disciplines:

Concrete Design

- ACI 318-19 - Load combinations, column design, slab thickness, shear, deflection limits, development lengths, seismic provisions

- BS 8110-1:1997 - Robustness, load factors, concrete cover, span/depth ratios, column slenderness, reinforcement requirements

- Eurocode 2 (BS EN 1992:2002) - Partial factors, bi-axial bending, effective length, crack width, punching shear, precast connections

Loading Codes

- ASCE 7-05 - Live load tables, wind analysis, seismic design coefficients, story drift, P-delta, structural irregularities

- UBC 1997 - LRFD combinations, base shear, redundancy factors, vertical system combinations

Steel Design

- AISC 360-16 - Width-to-thickness ratios, tension members, bolt strengths, weld sizes, composite beams, drift limits, effective length factors

- BS 5950 - Safety factors, robustness requirements, deflection limits, design strengths

For structural and civil engineers working in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman who need fast, reliable access to key provisions across multiple design codes. For engineers relocating to the Gulf Region who need to get up to speed on local authority code requirements. For project engineers preparing design submissions and consultants managing multi-disciplinary teams operating across different code environments.

This is not a textbook. It is a practical, condensed quick-reference guide built from real job requirements - the tables, equations, diagrams, and code provisions that engineers actually need to access during design.

Stop switching between six separate code documents. Get The Complete Guide to All Structural Design Codes in Gulf Region and keep everything you need at your fingertips.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9948620224
• ISBN13: 9789948620228
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Gulf Book Publishers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"