Construction Notes
Construction Notes
CONSTRUCTION NOTES
E. THE REQUIRED LENGTH FOR COMPRESSION SPLICES SHALL BE SHOWN IN TABLE 2 F. PROVIDE EXTRA REINFORCEMENT FOR CORNER SLAB (TWO ADJACENT DISCONTINUOUS
GENERAL NOTES: NOTES ON SLAB-ON-GRADE NOTE ON MASONRY WALLS EDGES) AS SHOWN BELOW. (See Figure 6 Below)
A. IN THE INTERPRETATION OF THESE DRAWINGS, INDICATED DIMENSIONS SHALL GOVERN TABLE 2 - LENGTH OF LAP COMPRESSION SPLICE (mm) A. THE SOIL SUBGRADE AND FILL LAYERS BELOW ALL SLABS ON GRADE, PAVING AND PIT A. ALL MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SHALL BE ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE
AND DISTANCES OR SIZES SHALL NOT BE SCALED FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES. BAR SIZE SLABS SHALL BE MECHANICALLY COMPACTED IN LAYERS TO A MINIMUM 95 PERCENT OF STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATION OF THE NATIONAL CONCRETE MASONRY ASSOCIATION
(mm) f'c = 17.0MPa f'c = 21.0MPa f'c = 28.0MPa THE MODIFIED PROCTOR DENSITY. AND UNIFORM BUILDING CODE.
B. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE WITH THE ARCHITECT, MECHANICAL, CIVIL,
ELECTRICAL AND OTHER UTILITY AND EQUIPMENT PLANS FOR THE EXACT SIZE, NUMBER 16 430 320 320 B. ALL SLABS-ON-GRADE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A MINIMUM OF 100mm THK. GRAVEL BED B. CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM C 90 GRADE N.
AND LOCATIONS OF ALL SLEEVES OR OPENINGS THRU FLOOR SLABS, BEAMS AND WALLS. AND 50mm THK. COMPACTED SAND BED. 5-10mm Ø BARS
20 530 400 400 C. MORTAR AND GROUT FOR ALL REINFORCED MASONRY SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM 270 - @ 200mm O.C.
C. ALL REINFORCED CONCRETE WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACI - C. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL BEDDE SLABS SHALL BE REINFORCED WITH 10mm BARS TYPE M AND SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM 28 - DAY STANDARD CYLINDER COMPRESSIVE OF 21 (TOP & BOTTOM BARS)
318-83 BUILDING CODE AND ALL STRUCTURAL STEEL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN 25 670 500 500 @ 250mm O.C. EACHWAY AT THE CENTER OF SLAB. MPa (3000 PSI).
ACCORDANCE WITH AISC SPECIFICATIONS (LATEST EDITION) IN SO FAR AS THEY DO NOT
CONFLICT WITH THE LOCAL BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS. 28 750 560 560 D. PLACE CONCRETE FOR ALL SLABS-ONGRADE IN CHECKERBOARD FASHION BETWEEN D. ALL MASONRY WALLS SHALL BE REINFORCED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE
CONSTRUCTION JOINTS IN AREAS NOT TO EXCEED 300 SQ. METERS WITH A MINIMUM OF 24 OF CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCK REINFORCEMENT UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THE
D. ALL SLABS, BEAMS, GIRDERS AND OTHER STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS WHICH ARE NOT HOURS BETWEEN ADJACENT AREAS OF PLACEMENT CONSTRUCTION JOINTS SHALL NOT PLANS. BEAM
32 1280 960 960
INDICATED, DETAILED, DESIGNATED OR INADVERTENTLY OMITTED BUT ARE NECESSARY BE FARTHER APART THAN 8.00 METERS IN ANY DIRECTION. ALL SLABS -ONGRADE SHALL
TO BE COORDINATED WITH ARCHITECTURAL AND OTHER ALLIED ENGINEERING PLANS AS BE SAW CUT ON EACH GRID LINE AND MID BAY LINE (IN BOTH DIRECTIONS) WITHIN 24
36 1440 1080 1080
WELL AS TO COMPLETE THE STRUCTURAL WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HOURS AFTER CASTING. TABLE 4 - SCHEDULE OF CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCK REINFORCEMENT
PRE-BIDS/MEETINGS/NEGOTIATIONS. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THE CONTRACTOR HAS
BLOCK REINFORCEMENT
PROVIDED AND INCLUDED ALL THESE ITEMS IN THEIR BID.
F. A FULL WELDED SPLICES SHALL HAVE BARS BUTTED AND WELDED TO DEVELOP IN
NOTES ON CONCRETE WALLS THICKNESS NOTE
E. ALL STRUCTURAL DETAILS ON SITE SHALL BE APPROVED/CHECKED BY THE STRUCTURAL TENSION AT LEAST 125 PERCENT OF THE SPECIFIED YIELD STRENGTH fy OF THE BAR. (SEE (mm) HORIZONTAL VERTICAL
DESIGNER. FIGURE 1) A. ALL WALLS SHALL BE REINFORCED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE OF WALL
TRU-LOCK DURO-WALL A. MINIMUM LAP SPLICES = 250mm
REINFORCEMENT UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THE PLANS. 10mm Ø
25Ø 25Ø 76 OR APPROVED EQUAL B. PROVIDE RIGHT ANGLED
@ 60mm O.C.
NOTES ON CONCRETE MIXES AND PLACING TO 36Ø TO 36Ø @10mm Ø @ 600mm O.C.
C.
REINFORCEMENT 900mm LONG
WHERE CHB WALLS ADJOIN
TABLE 3 - SCHEDULE OF WALL REINFORCEMENT TRU-LOCK DURO-WALL
10mm Ø COLUMNS, RC BEAMS & WALLS
A.1. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THE PLANS OR NOTED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS THE 100 OR APPROVED EQUAL
@ 60mm O.C. DOWELS WITH THE SAME SIZE AS
MINIMUM 28-DAY CYLINDER COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE f'c, SHALL BE AS WALL REINFORCEMENT @10mm Ø @ 600mm O.C.
THKNESS VERTICAL VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL
FOLLOWS: REMARKS TRU-LOCK DURO-WALL CORNER SLAB
(mm) SECTION 12mm Ø REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE
HORIZONTAL VERTICAL 152 OR APPROVED EQUAL
@ 60mm O.C. PROVIDED FIG. 6
1. FOUNDATION, PEDESTALS, COLUMNS 20.7 MPa (3000psi) @12mm Ø @ 600mm O.C.
HORIZONTAL BARS AT CENTER D. PROVIDE BEAM BLOCKS @ EVERY
2mm 2mm 100 10mm @ 250mm O.C. 10mm @ 300mm O.C. TRU-LOCK DURO-WALL FOURTH COURSE @ POST @ G. SEE MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND FIRE PROTECTION DRAWINGS FOR ALL
VERTICAL BARS STAGGERED OUTSIDE 12mm Ø
2. FLOOR SLABS, BEAMS AND GIRDERS 20.7 MPa (3000psi) 203 OR APPROVED EQUAL 300mm O.C. (See Figure 7 & 8) ON SUSPENDED AND EMBEDDED PIPING CONDUITS, DUCTWORK EQUIPMENT ETC.
HORIZONTAL BARS AT CENTER @ 60mm O.C.
127 10mm @ 200mm O.C. 10mm @ 300mm O.C. @12mm Ø @ 600mm O.C. SHEET S-2
VERTICAL BARS STAGGERED OUTSIDE
3. DECK FLOOR SLABS, BEAMS, GIRDERS AND CANOPIES 20.7 MPa (3000psi) UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, EMBEDDED CONDUITS SHALL RUN GENERALLY AT MID - BAY
HORIZONTAL BARS AT CENTER
45° 150 12mm @ 288mm O.C. 10mm @ 300mm O.C. AND PARALLEL CONDUITS SHALL BE AT THREE DIAMETERS ON CENTER, CONDUIT SIZE
VERTICAL BARS STAGGERED OUTSIDE
4. PARAPET WALLS, GUTTERS AND OTHER STRUCTURAL
ELEMENTS
20.7 MPa (3000psi)
SQUARE CUT END 177 10mm @ 250mm O.C.E.F. 10mm @ 300mm O.C.
HORIZONTAL BARS AT CENTER NOTES ON CONCRETE SLABS NOT EXCEEDING 1/4 OF THE SLAB THICKNESS AND SHALL BE LOCATED AT MID THICKNESS
OF THE SLAB.
3mm
400
THE BAR, IF USED, SUBMIT SAMPLE FOR APPROVAL OF THE DESIGNER. MID-HT OF EVERY CHB WALL OR 10mm Ø TIES @ 300mm O.C.
150 MIN. 150 MIN. SPACE A MAXIMUM OF 7 LAYERS CHB
NOTES ON REINFORCING STEEL BARS I. CLEAR CONCRETE COVER FOR REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: B. REINFORCING BARS SHALL HAVE 25 mm MINIMUM CLEAR DISTANCE FROM WALL FACE
EXCEPT FOR WALLS DEPOSITED AGAINST THE GROUND WHERE A MINIMUM OF 63 mm L1/6 L1/6 L2/5 L2/5 L3/5 L3/5
A. ALL REINFORCING STEEL BARS SHALL BE NEW BILLET, HOT ROLLED, WELDABLE, 1. CONCRETE CAST AGAINST EARTH 75mm SHALL BE PROVIDED, AND FOR EXPOSED FACES OF FORMED WALLS WHERE MINIMUM
DEFORMED BARS CONFORMING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS OF PNS 49: 1986 (ASTM 615) SHALL BE 50 mm, CLEAR FOR BARS LARGER THAN 16 mm, AND 38 mm FOR 16 mm BARS FOR L1 L2 L3 L4 2-12mm Ø STR. BARS
INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS (SI) AND GRADE AS FOLLOWS: 2. CONCRETE EXPOSED TO EARTH OR WEATHER SMALLER. INTERIOR SPAN INTERIOR SPAN INTERIOR SPAN CANTILEVER SPAN
20-36mm BARS 50mm
* YIELD STRENGTH MAX. OF WELDABLE DEFORMED BARS = 540MPa CARRY VERTICAL BARS AT LEAST 600 mm ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL TO PROVIDE FOR SPLICE STANDARD HOOK
>16mm BARS 40mm
WHEN NECESSARY, STOP AT 50 mm BELOW TOP OF THE SLAB OR SOLID BAND WHERE THE FIG. 4
* TENSILE STRENGTH SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 1.25 TIMES THE ACTUAL YIELD STRENGTH 3. CONCRETE NOT EXPOSED TO EARTH OR WEATHER WALL END. HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL BARS SHALL BE SPLICED BY LAPPING A DISTANCE
EQUAL TO 40 Ø AND WIRED SECURELY WITH A NO. 16 G.I. WIRE PROVIDED THAT SPLICES IN C. IF SLABS ARE REINFORCED BOTHWAYS, BARS ALONG THE SHORTER SPAN SHALL BE
SLABS, WALLS & JOINTS 20mm
ADJACENT BARS ARE STAGGERED AT LEAST 1520 mm ON CENTER ( See Figure 2 ). PLACED BELOW THOSE ALONG THE LONG SPAN AT THE CENTER OF THE SLAB AND BE
BEAMS AND COLUMNS 40mm
PLACED OVER THE LONGER SPAN BARS ON AREAS NEAR THE SUPPORTS. THE SPACING OF
1520mm MIN. THE BARS AT THE COLUMN STRIPS SHALL BE APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE - HALF (1 1/2)
GRADE BAR DIAMETER
NOTES ON STRUCTURAL STEEL TIMES THE SLAB THICKNESS OR 450 mm.
GRADE 275 (fy = 40ksi) 40d
10 -36mm DETAIL OF LINTEL BEAM
A. ALL DETAILING, FABRICATION AND ERECTION SHALL CONFORM TO AISC AND AWS D. TEMPERATURE BARS FOR SLABS SHALL BE GENERALLY PLACED NEAR THE FACE IN
SPECIFICATIONS AND CODES. (LATEST EDITION) TENSION AND SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 0.0025 BT. (See Schedule Below) FIG. 7a
GRADE 230 (fy = 33ksi) < 10mm
B. ALL STRUCTURAL STEEL PLATES AND SHAPES SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM A36 (MINIMUM 1520mm MIN.
SPECIFIED YIELD STRENGTH fy = 36 ksi). SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM SLAB REINFORCEMENT
SPLICE 40d
B. ALL CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE DETAILED, FABRICATED, LABELED, SLAB THICKNESS (mm) MINIMUM TEPERATURE BARS
C. ALL BOLTS, NUTS AND WASHERS SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS ASTM A325,
SUPPORTED AND SPACED IN FORMS, SECURED IN THE REQUIRED LOCATION IN UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN THE LATEST 100 10mm Ø @ 279mm O.C. BEAM BLOCK @ EVERY
EDITION OF THE BUILDING CODE AND THE MANUAL OF STANDARD PRACTICE FOR D. ALL WELDING WORKS SHALL BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED CERTIFIED WELDERS AND FOURTH COURSE
800mm
DETAILING REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES, ACI-315. SHALL CONFORM TO THE AWS CODE FOR ARC GAS WELDING IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. 114 10mm Ø @ 241mm O.C.
FLOOR LEVEL 2-12mm Ø HORIZONTAL STR BARS
(LATEST EDITION) w/ 6mm TIES @ 300mm O.C.
C. ALL REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE CLEANED THOROUGHLY OF ALL LOOSE RUST, SOIL OR 127 10mm Ø @ 216mm O.C.
OTHER MATERIAL IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO PLACING CONCRETE. E. ALL WELDING ELECTRODES SHALL BE E-70. FIG. 2
138 10mm Ø @ 190mm O.C.
D. THE REQUIRED LENGTH OF LAP FOR TENSION SPLICES IS BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT F. ALL WELDS NOT SPECIFIED SHALL BE CONTINUOUS FILLET WELDS, USING NOT LESS THAN C. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE PLANS, ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS 250 mm OR THICKER
LENGTH, Ld, SHOWN IN TABLE 1 AND ON THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFICATIONS : THE MINIMUM SIZE BASED ON THE THICKNESS OF THE THINNER PART JOINED PER SHALL BE REINFORCED AROUND WITH 2 - 20 mm BARS, FOR 228 mm -, 177 mm-, 152 mm 150 10mm Ø @ 177mm O.C.
AISC/AWS AND IN NO CASE LESS THAN 6mm THICKER WALLS, USE 2 - 16 mm BARS. FOR 127 mm THICK WALLS, USE 2 - 12 mm BARS. (See
TENSION SPLICE SPLICE LENGTH Figure 3) DETAIL OF BLOCK BEAM
CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATION NOTES ON FOUNDATION ALL WALLS SPANNING OPENING SHALL HAVE VERTICAL REINFORCEMENT BENT TO A U - E. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, DROP SLABS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH ADDITIONAL FIG. 7b
FORM LIKE STIRRUPS AND SPACED ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE UNLESS OTHERWISE REINFORCEMENT AT THE LOCATION OF DROP AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 5.
CLASS A 1.0 Ld A. FOOTINGS ARE DESIGNED FOR AN ALLOWABLE SOIL BEARING PRESSURE OF 150 KPa. AT A NOTED. (See Section 'A' of Figure 3)
MINIMUM DEPTH OF 1.5 METERS FROM THE NATURAL GRADE LEVEL. CONTRACTOR SHALL 150 100
CLASS B 1.3 Ld REPORT IN WRITING TO THE DESIGNERS ON THE ACTUAL SOIL CONDITIONS UNCOVERD ALL CONCRETE WORKS SHALL BE REINFORCED WITH BARS OF AREA AT LEAST EQUAL TO
AND CONFIRM ACTUAL BEARING CAPACITY OF SOIL BEFORE DEPOSITING CONCRETE. THAT SPECIFIED IN ACI 318 - 83 BUILDING CODE.
10mmØ ADDITIONAL TIES @ 150mm O.C.
TABLE 1 - DEVELOPMENT LENGTH, Ld, IN TENSION (mm) B. NO FOOTING SHALL REST ON FILL. FOOTINGS FOR CHB WALLS AND OTHER MINOR 40d
150 4-10mm Ø
STRUCTURES SHALL BE EMBEDDED AT LEAST 750 mm FROM THE NATURAL GRADE LEVEL. VERTICAL BARS
f'c = 17.0MPa f'c = 21.0MPa f'c = 28.0MPa A BENT IN A U-FORM MIN. f
BAR SIZE DROP OF SLAB
40d
(mm) C. PROVIDE TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF WATER FROM ANY SOURCE DURING CONSTRUCTION. LIKE STIRRUPS
OTHER OTHER OTHER
TOP BARS TOP BARS TOP BARS DEWATERING SHALL BE CAREFULLY AND PROPERLY PERFORMED TO AVOID DISTURBING 3-12Ø VERT. BARS W/
BARS BARS BARS
THE FOUNDATION AND SLAB BEARING SURFACES. 10 Ø TIES AT 150 O.C.
400
400
16 430 305 430 305 430 305 (2/SET) ALTERNATELY
D. CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, INSTALL AND MONITOR EXCAVATIONS AS REQUIRED FOR 2-20mm Ø FOR f>250mm PLACED
20 540 395 505 360 450 320 PROTECTION OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND PROVIDE ALL MEASURES AND 2-16mm Ø FOR f= 152mm
PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY TO MINIMIZE SETTLEMENT AND PREVENT DAMAGE TO UP TO 228mm
25 870 620 790 565 690 490 ADJACENT EXISTING OR NEW CONSTRUCTION. 2-12mm Ø FOR f<127mm f 300mm
28 1085 775 995 710 860 615 E. IN CASES WHERE REQUIRED FOOTING LEVELS SHOWN HONEYCOMBED STRUCTURE
CONTAINING LOOSE MATERIALS, REMOVE LOOSE MATERIALS AND FILL ALL VOIDS WITH 10 6-12Ø VERT. BARS W/
MPa (1500 Psi) LEAN CONCRETE, USE VIBRATOR TO ASSURE WELL COMPACTED CONCRETE WALL THICKNESS L/5
40
32 2130 1520 1945 1390 1680 1200 L/5 10Ø TIES AT 150O.C.(2/SET)
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