Hong Kong Regulations

BUILDING (CONSTRUCTION) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 15

Resistance to sliding, uplift and overturning

PART III

LOADS

(1) Except where otherwise provided in these regulations, a building, street,
building works or street works shall be so designed and constructed that-

   (a)  the resistance to the sliding force acting thereon shall be not less
        than 1.5 times the sliding force due to any loads;

   (b)  the resistance to the uplift force acting thereon shall be not less
        than 1.5 times the uplift force due to any loads; and

   (c)  the resistance to the overturning moment acting thereon shall be not
        less than 1.5 times the overturning moment due to wind loads and 2
        times the overturning moment due to loads other than wind loads.

(2) The resistance to the uplift force shall be calculated as the sum of the
downward force due to the minimum dead loads plus that due to any permitted
anchoring resistance.

(3) The resistance to the overturning moment shall be calculated as the sum of
the stabilizing moment due to the minimum dead loads plus that due to any
permitted anchoring resistance. (Enacted 1990)