Standard No.:	GB 50057-1994(2000)
Chinese Name:	建筑物防雷设计规范
English Name:	Design code for protection of structures against lightning
Professional Classification:	P30 Industrial and civil construction engineering in general
Professional Classification:	GB National Standard
Issued by:
Issued on:	1994-04-18
Implemented on:	1994-11-01
Status:	ABOLISHED
Replace By:	GB50057-2010
Replace By Date:	2011-10-01
Language:	English
File Format:	PDF
Word Count:	41000 words
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Article 1.0.1 The Code is designed to adjust the lightning protection designs to lightning protection measures adopted to buildings (including constructional work, the same as follows), to prevent or reduce casualties and losses of cultural relics and properties resulted from lightning hit buildings, and to live up to safety, state-of-art technologies and economic feasibility.

Article 1.0.2 The Code shall be applied to the lightening protection design of the newly-built buildings, but not to that of antenna towers, community antenna television (CATV) receiving systems, oilcans and chemical outdoor equipment.

Article 1.0.3 The design for building lightning protection shall be based on the strict survey of conditions including geography, geology, soil, weather and environment, of laws of lightning activities and characteristics of the target buildings and shall make a scrutiny into forms and installations of lightning protection devices.

Article 1.0.4 The design for building lightning protection shall comply with all provisions of the Code and shall meet provisions of current national related standards and codes as well.