National and international standards used for design of RC structures in Vietnam

Abstract

In recent 65 years, Vietnamese construction industry have had great achievements and outstanding developments. Many high-rise buildings and super structures have been built and put into operations, serving well the demands of people and society. Most of buildings were made by concrete, and designed based on the Vietnamese or the foreign standards (e.g. the US, the European or the Chinese codes etc.). Studying and comparing of these standards can possibly provide good understanding for the designers regarding to the legality, the scientific basis and the practicality of the codes (especially for those international codes, due to not being familiar to the Vietnamese engineers). In addition, it may help the engineers to choose the standard in the design when needed. This can also be good experiences for the revision or preparations of the Vietnam design standards later in the future.