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This International Standard applies to the planning, design and construction of structural reinforced concrete structures to be used in new low-rise buildings with restricted occupancy, number of stories, and area. The purpose of this International Standard is to provide a registered civil engineer or architect with sufficient information to design the reinforced-concrete structural framing of a low-rise building that complies with these limitations; see 6.1. The rules of design as set forth in the present document are simplifications of the more elaborate requirements. This document may be used as an alternative to the development of a national concrete building code, or equivalent document, in countries where no national design codes themselves are available, or as an alternative to the national concrete building code in countries where it is specifically considered and accepted by the national standard body or other appropriate regulatory organization. Although the provisions contained in this document were established to produce, when properly employed, a reinforced concrete structure with an appropriate margin of safety, this International Standard is not a substitute for sound and experienced engineering. In order for the resulting structure designed in accordance with these provisions to attain the intended margin of safety, the document must be used as a whole, and alternative procedures should be employed only when explicitly permitted by the provisions. The minimum dimensional provisions as prescribed in the document replace, in most cases, more elaborate procedures such as those prescribed in the national building code, and an eventual economic impact is realized from the simplicity of the procedures prescribed. The professional performing the structural design in accordance with this International Standard should meet the legal requirements for structural designers in the country of adoption and have training and a minimum of appropriate knowledge of structural mechanics, statics, strength of materials, structural analysis, and reinforced concrete design and construction.