§ Standards
Status
CURRENT
Last verified
2026-09-06
Department of Municipalities and Transport · CODE
Abu
Dhabi IBC
Abu Dhabi International Building Code
Overview
What this standard covers
Abu Dhabi's adaptation of the International Building Code, which brings AISC 360 and IBC special inspection requirements into local law.
Abu Dhabi's adaptation of the International Building Code, which brings AISC 360 and IBC special inspection requirements into local law.
Who uses it
Structural engineers and checkers verifying member, connection and stability resistance.
Details
Reference data
- Standard number
- Abu Dhabi IBC
- Title
- Abu Dhabi International Building Code
- Organisation
- Department of Municipalities and Transport
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Region
- Middle East
- Subject
- Design codes
- Subcategory
- Building code
- Type
- CODE
- Application
- Mandatory
- Availability
- Free
- Status
- CURRENT
- Roles
- design standard
- Last verified
- 2026-09-06
Official source: dmt.gov.ae
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Sourcing, review and use
Status
Editorial reference information compiled and maintained by the StructuralSteel.ai team. It is not a design certificate and is not issued under an engineer's seal.
Last reviewed
Calculations
Any figures produced on this page are indicative estimates for early sizing and comparison only — they are not engineered design outputs.
References
Final member selection, loading, connection design, fire design, fabrication and compliance must be verified for your specific project by a suitably qualified structural engineer. Standards are revised; check the edition in force where the work is built.
Verification
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