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Chapter 8-8 — ARCHAIC MATERIALS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION

Section 8-802 — GENERAL ENGINEERING APPROACHES

2025 California Historical Building Code (Title 24, Part 8) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

Strength values for archaic materials shall be assigned based upon similar conventional codified materials, or on tests as hereinafter indicated. The archaic materials and methods of construction shall be thoroughly investigated for their details of construction in accordance with Section 8-703. Testing shall be performed when applicable to evaluate existing conditions. The architect or structural engineer in responsible charge of the project shall assign allowable stresses or strength levels to archaic materials. Such assigned strength values shall not be greater than those provided for in the following sections without adequate testing, and shall be subject to the concurrence of the enforcing agency.

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▸ Contents — 2025 California Historical Building Code (Title 24, Part 8)
2025 California Historical Building Code (Title 24, Part 8)
  1. Chapter 8-1 — ADMINISTRATION
  2. Chapter 8-2 — DEFINITIONS
  3. Chapter 8-3 — USE AND OCCUPANCY
  4. Chapter 8-4 — FIRE PROTECTION
  5. Chapter 8-5 — MEANS OF EGRESS
  6. Chapter 8-6 — ACCESSIBILITY
  7. Chapter 8-7 — STRUCTURAL REGULATIONS
  8. ▸ Chapter 8-8 — ARCHAIC MATERIALS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION
    Overview
    1. Section 8-801 — PURPOSE, INTENT AND SCOPE
    2. Section 8-802 — GENERAL ENGINEERING APPROACHES
    3. Section 8-803 — NONSTRUCTURAL ARCHAIC MATERIALS
    4. Section 8-804 — ALLOWABLE CONDITIONS FOR SPECIFIC MATERIALS
    5. Section 8-805 — MASONRY
    6. Section 8-806 — ADOBE
    7. Section 8-807 — WOOD
    8. Section 8-808 — CONCRETE
    9. Section 8-809 — STEEL AND IRON
    10. Section 8-810 — HOLLOW CLAY TILE
    11. Section 8-811 — VENEERS
    12. Section 8-812 — GLASS AND GLAZING
  9. Chapter 8-9 — MECHANICAL, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
  10. Chapter 8-10 — QUALIFIED HISTORICAL DISTRICTS, SITES AND OPEN …

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