Section 2(32) in West Bengal Municipal (Building) Rules, 2007
(32)"framed building' means a building where the dead load and superimposed load are transferred to foundation through framed members with rigid joints, which may be of R.C.C., prestressed concrete, steel, timber, or the like, such members at the transfer of loads being not only experienced with directional stress but also bending stress and sheer stress as well;
