GENERAL NOTES:
1. IN THE INTERPRETATION OF THESE DTAWING INDICATE DIMENTIONS SHALL GOVERN AND
DISTANCES OR SIZES SHALL NOT BE SCALED FOR COSNTRUCTION PURPOSES.
2. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE WITH THE AR, ME , SE , EE AND OTHER UTILITIES AND
EQUIPMENT PLANS FOR THE EXACT SIZE, NUMBER AND LOCATIONS OF ALL SLEEVES OR OPENING
THRU FLOOR SLABS AND WALL AND ALSO DIMENTIONS.
3. ALL REINFORCED CONCRETE WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AC-318-08
BULDING CODE, AND ALL STRUCTURAL STEEL. WORK SHELL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AISC
SPECIFICATIONS (LATEST EDITION) IN SO FAR AS THEY DO NOT CONFLICT WITH THE LOCAL BUILDING
CODE REQUIREMENTS
4ALL SLABS, BEAMS GIRDERS AND OTHER STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS WITCH ARE NOT INDICATED
DETIALED DESIGNATED OR INADVERTENTLY COMITTED BUT ARE NECESSESARY TO BE COORDINATED
WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL AND OTHER ALLIED ENGINEERING PLANS ANS WELL AS TO COMPLETE THE
STRUCTURAL WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTENT OF THE LAW AND SPECICIFATION SHALL BE
BROUGHT UP DU- RING PRE - BOS /MEEITNG/ NEGOSATIONS.. IT IS UNDERSTOD THATH THE
CONTRUCTOR HAS PROVIDED AND INCLUDED ALL THESE ITEM I THEIR BD.
B. NOTES ON CONCRETE MIXES AND PLACING
1. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN PLANS OR NOTED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS THE MINIMUM
20-DAYS CYLINDER COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE G SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
1.1 FOUNDATION 21 Mpa ( 3000 psi)
1.2 RETAING WALL 21 MPa (3000 psi)
1.3PEDESTALS, COLUMNS AND RC WALLS 21 MPa (3000 psi)
1.3.1FOUNDATION TO ROOF BEAM 21 MPa (3000 psi)
1.4 FLOOR SLABS, BEAMS & GIRDERS 21 MPa (3000 psi)
1.5 PARAPET WALLS AND OTHER STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS 21 MPa (3000 psi)
1.6 PARTITIONS, CURTAIN WALLS,
BEDDED SLARS, SIDEWALKS, CURS, GUTTER & 21 MPa (3000 psi)
1.7 LEAN CONCRETE 10.0 MPa (1500 psi)
OTHER STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS.
2. THE MAXIMUM WATER-CEMENT RATIO SHALL BE 0.44 BY WEIGHT. USE TYPE & ADMIXTURE (RC
CHEM OR EQUIMALENT) CONFORMING TO ASTM C404 TO ENSURE THAT CONCRETE WILL BE IN
PLASTIC AND WORKABLE FORM.
3. CONCRETE SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN ITS FINAL POSITION WITHOUT SEGREGATION, RE-HANDLING OR
FLOWING.
4. NO DEPOSITING OF CONCRETE SHALL BE ALLOWED WITHOUT THE USE OF VIBRATORS UNLESS
AUTHORIZED IN WRITING BY THE SRUCTURAL ENGINEER AND ONLY FOR USUAL CONDITIONS WHERE
VERATION IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH.
C. NOTES ON REINFORCING STEEL BARS
1. ALL REINFORCING STEEL BARS SHALL BE NEW BILLET, HOT ROLLED, WELDABLE, DEFORMED BARS
CONFORMING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS OF PNS 49: 2001 (ASTM 615) WHOSE GRADE IS SHOWN ON
TABLE 1.
TABLE - 1
GRADE BAR DIAMETER
GRADE 40 (FY= 280 10 MM TO 20 MM
MPA)
2. DEFORMED REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
2.1 THE MINIMUM YIELD STRENGTH OF WELDABLE BARS 540 MPA (FOR GRADE 414)
2.2 THE TENSILE STRENGTH SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 1.25TIMES THE ACTUAL YELD STRENGTH
[Link] CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE DETALED, FABRICATED, LABELED, SUPPORTED AND
SPACED IN FORMS, SECURED IN THE REQUIRED LOCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES
AND REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN THE LATEST EDITION OF THE BUILDING CODE AND THE MANUAL
OF STANDARD PRACTICE FOR DETAILING REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES, AC-315.
4. ALL THE REINFORCING BAR SHALL BE CLEANED THOROUGHLY OF ALL LOOSE RUST, SOIL OR OTHER
MATERIAL MMEDIATELY PRIOR TO PLACING CONCRETE.
5. THE REQUIRED LENGTH OF LAP FOR TENSION SPLICES IS BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT LEGHT ID,
SHOWN IN THE TABLE 3 FOR RC BEAMS AND GIRDERS, RESPECFULLY AND ON THE FOLLOWING
CLASSIFICATIONS:
TENSION SPLICES SPLICE LENGTH
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS A 1.0 L.d
CLASS B 1.3 L.d
TABLE-2 DEVELOPMENT LENGTH L,d IN TENSION
BAR SIZE f’c-= 28.0 MPa (4000 psi) f’c = 34.5 MPa (5000 psi) f’c = 21 MPa (3000 psi)
(mm) TOP BAR OTHER BAR TOP BAR OTHER BAR TOP BAR OTHER BAR
16 390 300 390 300 350 275
20 600 500 550 450 540 425
25 1010 780 910 700 800 650
28 1270 980 870 870 1050 835
6. TOP BARS ARE HORIZONTAL BARS ARE WITH AT LEAST 300mm OF CONCRETE CAST BELOW IT.
TABLE -3 DEVELOPMENT LEGHT l.d IN TENSION FOR R.C GIRDERS
(PRISMATIC AND NON- PRISMATIC )
BAR SIZE IN f’c = 28 MPa f’c = 35 MPa f’c = 21 MPa
(mm) TOP BOTTOM TOP BAR BOTTOM TOP BAR BOTTOM
BARS(mm) BAR(mm) (mm) BAR (mm) (mm) BAR (mm)
16ǿ 390 390 390 390 80 275
20ǿ 550 580 550 580 540 425
25ǿ 1010 1010 910 910 500 650
28ǿ 1270 1270 1140 1140 1050 835
32ǿ 1660 1550 1480 1480 1380 1250
38ǿ 2570 2570 2300 2300 2200 2200
NOTE: FOR BUNDLE BARS (3 BUNDLE ) MUTLTIPLY ABOVE TABLE IN 1.3
7. THE REQUIRED LENGTH OF LAP FOR COMPRESSION SPLICES SHALL BE AS SHOWN IN THE TABLE 4.
TABLE -4 LENGTH OF LAP COMPRESSION SPLICES (mm)
BAR SIZE (mm) f’c = 28 MPa(4000 psi) f’c 35 MPa(5000 psi) f’c = 21 MPa(3000 psi)
16 320 320 320
20 600 600 600
25 750 750 750
28 820 820 820
32 950 950 950
38 1000 1050 1050
5. CLEAR CONCRETE COVER FOR REINFORCING BAR SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
1. ) CONCRETE CAST AGAIST EARTH 75mm
2. ) CONCRETE EXPOSED TO EARTH
20 mm TO 36MM BARS 50mm
16 mm BARS AND SMALLER 40mm
3 ) CN=ONCRETE NOT EXPOSED TO EARTH OR WAETHER
SLAB, WALLS JOINTS 20mm
BEAMS AND COLUMNS 40mm
D. NOTES AND FOUNDATION
1. FOOTING ARE DESIGN FOR AN ALLOWABLE SOll. BEARING PRESSURE OF 2089 PSF (100 KPa) AT A
MINIMUM DEPTH OF 0.7 T 1.2 METERS FROM THE NATURAL GRADE LINE CONTRUCTOR SHALL
REPORT IN WRITING TO THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER ON THE ACTUAL SOIL. CONDITIONS UNCOVERED
AND CONFIRM ACTUAL BEARING CAPACITY OF SOIL BEFORE DEPOSITING CONCRETE.
2. NO FOOTING SHALL REST ON FILL FOOTING FOR CHB WALLS AND OTHER MINOR STRUCTURES
SHALL BE EMBEDDED AT LEAST 600mm FROM THE NATURAL GRADE LEVEL.
3. PROVIDE TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF WATER FROM ANY SOURCE DURING CONSTRUCTION
DEWATERING SHALL BE CAREFULLY AND PROPERLY PERFORMED TO AVOID DISTURBING THE
FOUNDATIONS AND SLAB BEARING SURFACES.
4. CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, INSTALL ND MONITOR EXCAVATIONS RETENTION SYSTEMS AS
REQUIRED FOR PROTECTION IF ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND PROVIDE ALL MEASURESAND
PRECAUTION NECESSARY TO MINIMIZE SETTLEMENT AND PREVENT DAMAGE TO ADJACENT EXISTING
OR NEW CONSTRUCTION.
5. PREPARE CONDITIONS OF CONCRETE SUPPLY AND PLACEMENT OF THE COMPLETE FOUNDATION
FOR THE FULL THICKNESS AS A CONTINUOUS MONOLITHIC CASTING.
6. DO NOT BACKFILL AGAINST BASEMENT WALLS UNTIL GROUND FLOOE SLABS HAVE BEEN PLACED
AND THE CONCRETE HAS ATTAINED THE REQUIRED STRENGHT.
7. REFER TO ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR ADDITIONAL ELEVATOR DETAILS REFER TO
ARCHITECTURAL , MECHANICAL , PLUMBING AND OTHER TRADES FOR SUBSOIL DRAINAGE SYSTEM
MACHINERY ANCHORS AND OTHER EMBEDDED ITEMS, DEPRESSIONS, FINISHE, DOWELS FOR
MASONRY WALLS.
8. SEE TYPICAL DETAILS OF LIMITING SLOPE OF ADJACENT.
GENERAL NOTES:
1. STRUTURAL DRAWINGS SHALL BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPECIFICATION, THE
ARCHITECTURAL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND CIVIL DRAWINGS.
2. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS AND CONDITIONS AT THE SITE WHICH SHALL
INCLUDE THE LOCATION AND DIMENSION OF THE OPENING GROOVES, REGLETS PIPES SLEEVES,
CONDUITS EMEBEDDED OR ATTACHED ITEMS TO CONCRETE ETC. REFER TO ACHITECTURAL
MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND CIVIL DRAWINGS.
3. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL MEASURES NECESSARY TO PROTECT NEW AND EXSISTING
CONSTRUCTION. THIS SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED OTHERWISE SHOWN OR NOTED.
4. ALL DIMENSION SHALL TAKE PRECENCE OER SCALE SHOWN ON PLANS, SECTION AND DETAILS.
5. GENERAL NOTES AND TYPICAL DETAILS APPLY TO LL DRAWINGS OTHERWISE SHOWN OR NOTED.