Seismic requirements for Design, Detailing and Construction are covered in other codes, e.g., IS:4326, IS:13920, 3. For an Earthquake Resistant Structure, one has to follow IS:1893 (Part-1) together with Seismic Design and Detailing Codes.

Which is code is adopted for seismic analysis?

The first Japanese building code was adopted in 1919. The 1923 Great Kanto earthquake led to the addition of an article in this code (adopted in 1924) to require the seismic design of all buildings for a seismic coefficient of 0.1.

Is code 875 a book?

This Code provides information on wind effects for buildings and structures, and their components. Structures such as chimneys, cooling towers, transmission line towers and bridges are outside the scope of this Code. There are Indian Standards dealing with chimneys and cooling towers separately.