GENERAL NOTES & SPECIFICATIONS
A. REINFORCED CONCRETE
1. THE QUALITY AND DESIGN OF ALL REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION SHALL CONFORM WITH THE BUILDING CODE
REQUIREMENTS FOR RENFORCED CONCRETE (ACI = 318.83) AND MANUAL OF STANDARD PRACTICE FOR DETAILING REINFORCED
CONCRETE STRUCTURES (ACI = 315.80).
2. ALL CONCRETE SHALL BE MACHINE/SITE MIXED AND MECHANICAL VIBRATOR SHALL BE USED FOR COMPACTING CONCRETE.
3. MINIMUM CLEAR CONCRETE COVERING FOR REINFORCING STEEL SHALL BE; BEAMS AND COLUMNS = 0.040M. FORMED SURFACE
BELOW GRADE = 0.050M. FOR 16MMØ CONCRETE POURED AGAINST EARTH = 0.075M.
4. ALL REINFORCING STEEL, ANCHOR BOLTS, DOWELS AND OTHER INSERTS SHALL BE WELL SECURED IN POSITION BEFORE PLACING
CONCRETE.
5. NO CONCRETING SHALL BE ALLOWED UNLESS ALL BAR PLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
B. CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS
1. CELLS CONTAINING REINFORCEMENTS SHALL BE SOLIDLY FILLED WITH GROUTS INFLITS NOT TO EXCEED 1.20M. AND
POURING SHALL BE STOPPED 0.040M. BELOW AT TOP OF A COURSE TO FORM A KEY AT POURED JOINTS.
2. VERTICAL CELLS TO BE FILLED SHALL HAVE A VERTICAL ALIGNMENT TO MAINTAIN A CONTINUOUS UNOBSTRUCTED CELL
AREA NOT LESS THAN 0.05M x 0.075M.
3. VERTICAL BARS SHALL BE HELD IN POSITION AT TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE REINFORCEMENTS AND AT INTERVALS NOT
EXCEEDING 192 BAR DIAMETER.
4. WHERE CHB WALL JOINS A R.C. COLUMN, PROVIDE 10Ø DOWELS x 0.90M. LONG @ 0.60M. ON CENTER.
C. REINFORCING STEEL
1. REINFORCEMENTS SHALL BE DEFORMED BARS CONFORMING TO ASTM A-615
2. MINIMUM LAP OF SPLICES UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN:
a.) FOR CONCRETE = 50 BAR DIAM. BUT NOT LESS THAN 0.40M.
b.) FOR UNIT MASONRY = 40 BAR DIAMETERS
D. ALL DISCREPANCY BETWEEN ARCHITECTURAL AND STRUCTURAL PLANS SHALL
BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO THE ARCHITECT BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE
PORTION OF THE WORK INVOLVED.
NOTES ON CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS
1. REINFORCEMENT FOR CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS (CHB) SHALL BE 10mmØ REBARS @ 600mm O.C BOTHWAYS
2. CHB MUST DEVELOP A MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 400 PSI.
3. PROVIDE 1-16mmØ @ CORNERS, INTERSECTIONS, END OF WALLS AND EACH SIDE OF OPENING.
4. REINFORCEMENTS SHALL BE SPLICED A MINIMUM OF 400mm.
5. WHERE CHB WALLS ADJOIN R.C COLUMNS, BEAMS OR SLABS, 10mmØ DOWELS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT
600mmØ O.C TO MATCH CHB REINFORCEMENT.
6. PROVIDE 150mm x 250mm R.C LINTEL BEAMS ON ALL WINDOWS OPENING HEADER WITH 4-12mmØ
LONGITUDINAL REINFORCEMENT AND 10mmØ STIRRUPS SPACED AT 300mm O.C.
NOTES ON COLUMNS
1. CONFINEMENT TIES SHALL BE PROVIDED ON ALL COLUMNS AT BEAM COLUMN UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN IN
PLANS.
2. COLUMN TIES AND SPIRALS SHALL BE PROTECTED UNIFORMLY BY A COVERING OF CONCRETE
MONOLITHICALLY WITH THE CORE OF MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 38mm AND NOT LESS THAN 1 1/2 TIMES THE SIZE
OF COARSE AGGREGATES.
NOTES ON COLUMN REINFORCEMENT
1. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN PLANS, THE SPACING OF LATERAL TIES SHOWN IN THE SCHEDULE ARE THE
MAXIMUM SPACING WHICH SHALL BE USED ONLY OUTSIDE HEIGHTS "Y" AND AWAY FROM JOINTS WHERE A
REDUCED SPACING OF NOT MORE THAN 100mm ON CENTER IS REQUIRED. THE DISTANCE "Y" WHICH IS
MEASURED UPWARD FROM THE TOP OF FOOTING OR FLOOR LINES AND DOWNWARD FROM THE BOTTOM OF
DEEPEST BEAM OF GIRDER, SHALL BE THE LARGEST OF THE FF:
a.) MAXIMUM COLUMN DIMENSION
b.) ONE-SIXTH (1/6) OF THE CLEAR HEIGHT OF COLUMN
c.) 450mm