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Structural Notes and Specifications

The document provides structural notes and specifications for a construction project, including general notes on structural drawings, reinforced concrete, masonry, and other structural elements. It specifies requirements for concrete mix and placing, footings, beams, columns, fill compaction, foundations, slabs on grade, and chipping work. The notes define standards for materials, construction methods, reinforcement, and inspection of structural components.

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Structural Notes and Specifications

The document provides structural notes and specifications for a construction project, including general notes on structural drawings, reinforced concrete, masonry, and other structural elements. It specifies requirements for concrete mix and placing, footings, beams, columns, fill compaction, foundations, slabs on grade, and chipping work. The notes define standards for materials, construction methods, reinforcement, and inspection of structural components.

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STRUCTURAL NOTES AND SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL NOTES:

1. THE STRUCTURAL DRAWING SHALL BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE


SPECIFICATIONS, ARCHITECTURAL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND SANITARY
DRAWINGS.

2. IN THE INTERPRETATION OF DRAWINGS, INDICATED DIMENSIONS SHALL GOVERN AND


DISTANCES OR SIZES SHALL NOT BE SCALED FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES.

3. BARS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBER EXPOSED TO THE WEATHER SHALL BE


PROTECTED WITH AT LEAST 3.81 CM (1-1/2”) AND IN NO CASE LESS THAN 2.54 CM (1”)
CONCRETE. THESE CONDITIONS BEHAVE WHEN ADEQUATE WATER ROOFING IS
PROVIDED.

4. REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE DEFORMED CONFORMING TO ASTM-315 AS FOLLOWS:


A. 20MM DIA. BARS AND LARGER, SHALL BE HIGH GRADED WITH MINIMUM
F=413.7 MPA (60,000PSI).
B. 16MM DIA. BARS AND SMALLER, SHALL BE INTERMEDIATE GRADED WITH
MINIMUM FY=276 MPA (40,000PSI).
C. 10MM, AND 12MM DIA. BARS SHALL BE AT MINIMUM OF FY=228 MPA
(33,000PSI).

5. ALL CONCRETE WORKS SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACI-318-87


BUILDING CODE FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE AND ALL STRUCTURAL WORKS SHALL BE
DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AISC SPECIFICATIONS FOR AS DO NOT CONFLICT WITH
LOCAL BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS.

6. SLAB ON FILL MUST BE PLACED UNLESS FILL HAS BEEN PROPERLY COMPACTED. ALL
SLABS ON FILL SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH 150MM, WELL COMPACTED CLEAN COARSE
SAND BED. BACKFILLING OF ALL EXCAVATED AREAS AND THE PREPARATION OF SUB-
BASE SHALL BE WELL COMPACTED AT LEAST 95% OF THE STANDARD PROCTOR DENSITY
BEFORE WELL COMPACTED CLEAN COARSE SAND ARE LAID.

7. CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE WITH THE ARCH, ME, EE, AND SE PLANS AT TO THE
EXACT SIZES AND LOCATION OF HOLES THRU FLOOR SLABS AND WALLS.

CONCRETE MIX AND PLACING

1. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THE PLAN OR NOTES IN THE STRUCTURAL


SPECIFICATIONS, THE MINIMUM 28-DAYS COMPRESSIVE CYLINDER STRENGTH OF
CONCRETE SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
A. LEAN CONCRETE 1,500PSI
B. SLAB ON GRADE 3,000PSI
C. FOOTINGS 3,000PSI
D. PEDESTAL AND SUSPENDED SLAB 3,000PSI
E. STAIRS, CONCRETE WALLS 3,000PSI
F. RETAINING WALLS 3,000PSI
G. BEAMS AND COLUMNS 3,000PSI

2. CONCRETE SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN ITS FINAL POSITION WITHOUT SEGREGATION,


REHANDLING OR FLOWING. PLACING SHALL BE DONE PREFERABLY WITH BUGGIES,
BUCKETS OR WHEEL-BORROWS. NO CHUTES SHALL EXCEED SIX (6) METERS
AGGREGATE LENGTH.

3. NO DEPOSITING OF CONCRETE SHALL BE ALLOWED WITHOUT THE USE OF VIBRATORS


UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY THE DESIGNER IN WRITING.

4. MASONRY COMPRESSION STRENGTH, FM=400PSI.

5. MASONRY REINFORCING STEEL, FY=33,000PSI.

6. REINFORCING BARS SHALL HAVE 2.54 CM (1”) CLEAR DISTANCE FROM WALL FACE. FOR
WALLS DEPOSITED AGAINST THE GROUND, REINFORCING BARS SHALL HAVE 7.62 CM
(3”) MIN. CLEAR DISTANCE FROM WALL FACE. FOR EXPOSED FACES OF FORMED
WALLS, REINFORCING BARS SHALL HAVE 5.08 CM (2”) MIN. CLEAR DISTANCE FROM
WALL FACE OR BARS LARGER THAN 16MM DIA. AND SHALL HAVE 3.81 CM (1-1/2”)
MIN. CLEAR DISTANCE FOR 16MM DIA. BARS AND SMALLER.

7. CARRY VERTICAL BARS AT LEAST 0.60M ABOVE FLOOR LEVELS TO PROVIDE SPACES.
WHEN NECESSARY STOP 0.05M BELOW TOP OF SLAB OR SOLID BOND WHERE THE
WALLS END.

8. HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL BARS SHALL BE SPLICED BY LAPPING DISTANCE EQUAL TO


40D AND WIRED SECURELY WITH NO. 16 G.I. TIE WIRE PROVIDED THAT THE SPLICES IN
ADJACENT IS STAGGERED BY AT LEAST 1.52M ON CENTERS.

FOOTINGS:

1. CONTRACTOR SHALL REPORT TO THE ENGINEER THE ACTUAL UNUSUAL SOIL


CONDITIONS UNCOVERED AND CONFIRM ACTUAL BEARING CAPACITY OF SOIL IN
WRITING BEFORE DEPOSITING CONCRETE. THE ASSUMED BEARING CAPACITY IS
150KPA.

2. FOOTING SHALL REST AT LEAST 1.50M BELOW FINISHED GRADE LINE UNLESS
OTHERWISE INDICATED.
3. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, ALL FOOTING SHALL REST ON DENSE SAND OR VERY
HARD CLAY. THIS MAY SOMETIMES REQUIRE OVER EXCAVATION OF ABOUT 1.00M
FROM PRESCRIBED BOUNDARY LEVEL, SUCH EXCAVATION SHALL BE REPLACED WITH
WELL COMPACTED CRUSHED ROCK BACKFILL. COMPACTION SHALL BE 80% OF
MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY.

4. MINIMUM CONCRETE PROTECTION FOR REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE 0.075M CLEAR


FOR CONCRETE DEPOSITED AGAINST THE GROUND AND 0.05M CONCRETE DEPOSITED
AGAINST A FORMWORK.

BEAMS:

1. FLEXURAL MEMBERS SHALL SATISFY THE FOLLOWING:


(ACI 318-08 SECTION 21.3.1 OR NSCP 421.5.1)
A. CLEAR SPAN SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN FOUR (4) TIMES THE EFFECTIVE DEPTH.
B. THE WIDTH-TO-DEPTH RATIO, b/d, SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 0.3
C. THE WIDTH SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 250MM
D. THE WIDTH, bs OF THE SUPPORTING MEMBER PLUS THE DISTANCE ON EACH SIDE
OF THE SUPPORTING MEMBER NOT EXCEEDING ¾ OF THE DEPTH OF THE FLEXURAL
MEMBER.
2. THE POSITIVE MOMENT STRENGTH AT JOINT FACE SHOULD BE GREATER OR EQUAL TO
½ NEGATIVE MOMENT STRENGTH AT THE FACE OF THE JOINT. (ACI 318-08 SECTION
21.3.2 OR NSCP 421.5.1)

3. NEITHER THE NEGATIVE NOR THE POSITIVE MOMENT STRENGTH IN ANY SECTION
ALONG THE MEMBER SHOULD BE LESS THAN ¼ THE MAXIMUM STRENGTH PROVIDED
AT THE FACE OF EITHER JOINT (ACI 318-08 SECTION 21.3.2 OR NSCP 421.5.1)
4. LAP SPLICES OF FLEXURAL REINFORCEMENT ARE PERMITTED ONLY IF HOOP
REINFORCEMENT IS PROVIDED OVER THE LAP LENGTH
MAXIMUM SPACING OF TRANSVERSE REINFORCING THE LAPPED BARS SHALL NOT
EXCEED 100MM
5. LAP SPLICES SHALL NOT BE USED: (ACI 318-08 SECTION 21.3.3 OR NSCP 421.5.3)
A. WITHIN THE JOINT
B. WITH THE DISTANCE OF TWICE THE MEMBER DEPTH FROM THE FACE OF THE
JOINT;
C. AT LOCATIONS WHERE ANALYSIS INDICATES FLEXURAL YIELDING (i.e. LOCATION OF
PLASTIC HINGES)
6. SPACING OF TRANSVERSE REINFORCEMENT SHOULD NOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING:
A. d/4
B. 8 X DIAMETER OF THE SMALLEST LONGITUDINAL BARS.
C. 300MM
FIRST HOOP SHALL BELOCATED NOT MORE THAN 50MM FROM THE FACE OF SUPPORT.
(ACI 318-08 SECTION 21.3.3 OR NSCP 421.5.3)
7. WHERE HOOPS ARE NOT REQUIRED, STIRRUPS WITH SEISMIC HOOKS SHALL BE SPACED
AT A DISTANCE NOT MORE THAN d/2 THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF THE MEMBER.
(ACI 318-08 SECTION 21.3.3 OR NSCP 421.5.3)

COLUMNS:

1. LIMITING SIZE OF COLUMNS (NSCP2010 421.6.1)


A. THE CROSS-SECTIONAL DIMENSION, MEASURED ON A STRAIGHT LINE PASSING
THROUGH THE GEOMETRIC CENTROID, SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 300MM.
B. THE RATIO OF THE SHORTEST CROSS-SECTIONAL DIMENSION TO THE
PERPENDICULAR DIMENSION SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 0.4.
2. TRANSVERSE REINFORCING SPACING (NSCP2010, 421.6.4.3)
A. ¼ OF THE MINIMUM MEMBER DIMENSION.
B. SIX TIMES THE DIAMETER OF THE LONGITUDINAL BAR, AND
C. AS DEFINED BY THE GIVEN EQUATION
(350−HX )
SO=100+
3
WHERE 100MM < SO < 150MM
HX = SPACING OF ADDITIONAL CROSS TIES OR OVERLAPPING HOOPS, WHICH NEED NOT
EXCEED 350MM ON CENTERS.
3. THE TRANSVERSE REINFORCEMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED OVER A LENGTH, Lo, SHALL
NOT BE LESS THAN THE LARGEST OF:
A. THE DEPTH OF THE MEMBER AT THE JOINT FACE OR WHERE FLEXURAL YIELDING IS
LIKELY TO OCCUR.
B. ONE- SIXTH OF THE CLEAR SPAN OF THE MEMBER.
C. 450MM
4. WHERE TRANSVERSE REINFORCEMENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE FULL
LENGTH OF THE COLUMN, THE HOOPS OF THE REMAINDER OF THE COLUMN LENGTH
SHALL BE SPACED AT THE SMALLER OF:
A. 6 TIMES THE DIAMETER OF THE LONGITUDINAL BARS.
B. 150MM.

COMPACTED FILL:

1. FILL AND SUBRADES UNDER SLABS AND FOOTINGS SHALL BE COMPACTED TO A


MINIMUM OF 80% OF MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY BASED ON ASTM D-698.
2. MAXIMUM LIFT THICKNESS FOR COMPACTION SHALL BE 450MM

FOUNDATION:

1. CONTRACTOR SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES ARE PROPERLY AND
ADEQUATELY SUPPORTED AGAINST SETTLEMENT OR MOVEMENT DURING
EXCAVATION.

SLAB ON GRADE:
1. ALL SLABS ON GRADE SHALL BE DESIGNED WITH A MAXIMUM WATER CEMENT RATIO
OF 0.40. ANY DECREASE IN WORKABILITY SHALL BE COMPENSATED DURING A
PLASTICIZER.

2. ALL SLOPES SHALL BE POURED INTEGRAL WITH SLAB. OVERLAYS OR BOUNDING SHALL
NOT BE ALLOWED.

CHIPPING:

1. CHIP-OFF TO EXPOSED SLAB/BEAM REBARS AND WELD NEW REBARS.


2. CLEAN THOROUGHLY CHIPPED-OFF SURFACES OF ALL LOOSE MATERIALS.
3. APPLY EPOXY PRIOR TO RE-CASTING OF NEW CONCRETE/TYPICAL TO ALL CHIPPED-OFF
SURFACES.
4. PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHORING PRIOR TO DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ELEMENTS.
CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT SHOP DRAWINGS SHOWING DETAILS/LOCATIONS FOR
APPROVAL.
5. CARE SHALL BE TAKEN SO AS NO TO IMPAIR THE VALUE OF RETAINED STRUCTURE.
6. VERIFY RELEVANT BUILDING DIMENSIONS AND REPORT TO STRUCTURAL ENGINEER ALL
DIMENSIONS AND ACTUAL CONDITIONS THAT COULD AGGRAVATE WORKMANSHIP
AND/OR CONSTRUCTION POSSIBLE.

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