STRUCTURAL NOTES

1.0 INTRODUCTION 4.0 DESIGN CRITERIA

WELCOME TO THE COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS FOR 4.1. ALL DESIGN CRITERIA, MATERIALS AND LOADS COMPLIES WITH THE DUBAI BUILDING
THE INNOVATIVE MODULAR BUILDING PROJECT. THESE DRAWINGS SERVE AS A BLUEPRINT CODE (DBC).
FOR THE METICULOUS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A CUTTING-EDGE MODULAR
STRUCTURE THAT EMBODIES EFFICIENCY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND FUNCTIONALITY. THROUGH A 4.2. PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
HARMONIOUS FUSION OF ARCHITECTURAL CREATIVITY AND ENGINEERING PRECISION, THIS (a) CONCRETE:
PROJECT AIMS TO REDEFINE TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION PARADIGMS. DESIGN COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE, F'c SHALL BE 30MPa AFTER
28 DAYS (C30).
IN THE FOLLOWING SET OF STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS, YOU WILL FIND A DETAILED (b) REINFORCING STEEL:
REPRESENTATION OF THE MODULAR BUILDING'S FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS, ALL REINFORCING STEEL BARS USED SHALL BE DEFORMED WITH A MINIMUM
LOAD-BEARING COMPONENTS, SPATIAL CONFIGURATIONS, AND INTERCONNECTIONS. YIELD POINT STRENGTH OF 420 N/mm2.
EACH DRAWING IS A MANIFESTATION OF THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS BETWEEN (c) STRUCTURAL STEEL:
VISIONARY ARCHITECTS AND ADEPT STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS, REFLECTING A SYNTHESIS OF HOT ROLLED STEEL = S275 JR GRADE OR EQUIVALENT
AESTHETIC ASPIRATIONS AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. COLD FORM STEEL = G550 GRADE OR EQUIVALENT

THESE DRAWINGS NOT ONLY DELINEATE THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE MODULAR 4.3. BUILDING AND DESIGN CODE REFERENCE
BUILDING BUT ALSO ENCAPSULATE THE ESSENCE OF A MODERN, ADAPTABLE LIVING OR - SAUDI BUILDING CODE (SBC)
WORKING SPACE. FROM THE ARRANGEMENT OF MODULAR UNITS TO THE INTEGRATION OF - INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (IBC)
UTILITIES AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS, EVERY ASPECT HAS BEEN - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (ASCE)
METICULOUSLY CHARTED TO ENSURE A COHERENT, SAFE, AND SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURE. - AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION (AISC)
- COLD FORMED STEEL STRUCTURAL FRAMING (AISI)
- AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE (ACI)
2.0 GENERAL
4.4. DESIGN LOADS AND COMBINATIONS
2.1. SCALE AND UNITS: LOADS ARE DEFINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASCE/SEI 7-16 WITH REFERENCE TO
ALL DRAWINGS ARE TO BE INTERPRETED USING THE SPECIFIED SCALE AND UNITS DUBAI BUILDING CODE (DBC).
INDICATED ON EACH DRAWING SHEET. PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO DIMENSIONS AND LOADS SHALL BE FACTORED AND COMBINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CH. 2 OF
MEASUREMENTS, AS THEY ARE CRITICAL FOR ACCURATE CONSTRUCTION. ASCE/SEI 7-16. THE RESULTS FROM COMPATIBLE LINEAR ANALYSES OF LOAD CASES
ACTING INDIVIDUALLY MAY BR COMBINED AND SUMMED ALGEBRAICALLY.
2.2. LOAD CONSIDERATIONS:
THESE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED CONSIDERING VARIOUS LOADS, ULTIMATE: SERVICE:
INCLUDING DEAD LOADS, LIVE LOADS, WIND LOADS, SEISMIC LOADS, AND ANY OTHER 1-U= 1.4D 1-S= D+L
RELEVANT FORCES. THE DESIGN INCORPORATES APPROPRIATE SAFETY FACTORS TO 2-U= 1.2D+1.6L+0.5(Lr or S or R) 2-S= D+(Lr or S or R)
ACCOUNT FOR UNCERTAINTIES AND VARIATIONS IN ACTUAL LOADING CONDITIONS. 3-U= 1.2D+1.6(Lr or S or R)+(L or 0.5W) 3-S= D±0.6W
4-U= 1.2D+W+L+0.5(Lr or S or R) 4-S= D±0.7EQ
2.3. FOUNDATION DESIGN: 5-U= 0.9D ± W 5-S= D+0.75L±0.75W
FOUNDATION DETAILS, INCLUDING TYPE, DIMENSIONS, REINFORCEMENT, AND BEARING 6-U= 0.867D±1.0EQ 7-S= D+0.75L±0.525EQ
CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS, ARE PROVIDED IN THE DRAWINGS. THESE FOUNDATIONS ARE 7-S= 0.6D±0.6W
DESIGNED TO EFFECTIVELY TRANSFER LOADS FROM THE MODULAR STRUCTURE TO THE 8-S= 0.6D±0.7EQ
SUPPORTING SOIL OR BASE.

2.4. CONNECTION DETAILS:

5.0 STRUCTURAL STEELWORKS
THE DRAWINGS OUTLINE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT MODULAR
COMPONENTS AND THEIR ATTACHMENTS. CONNECTION METHODS, FASTENERS, AND 5.1. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, STRUCTURAL STEELWORK FOR STANDARD SECTIONS SHALL
WELDS SHALL BE SPECIFIED TO ENSURE PROPER LOAD TRANSFER AND STRUCTURAL BE GRADE 43. BUILT-UP SECTIONS ARE MADE FROM HOT ROLLED PLATES CONFORMING TO
INTEGRITY. ASTM A572M GRADE 50 (OR EQUIVALENT) HAVING A MINIMUM YIELD STRENGTH OF 34.5
kN/cm2.
2.5. MATERIALS AND SPECIFICATIONS:
ALL MATERIALS USED IN THE MODULAR CONSTRUCTION, SUCH AS STEEL, CONCRETE, 5.2. CONTRACTOR SHALL PREPARE SCALED COMPLETE FABRICATION DRAWINGS WITH THE
WOOD, OR COMPOSITES, SHALL BE SPECIFIED ALONG WITH THEIR RELEVANT STANDARDS SUPPORT OF DESIGN CALCULATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER.
AND SPECIFICATIONS. IT'S IMPERATIVE TO ADHERE TO THESE SPECIFICATIONS TO MAINTAIN
THE INTEGRITY OF THE STRUCTURE. 5.3. WHERE REQUIRED, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PREPARE DETAILS OF JOINTS COMPLETE
WITH SUPPORTING CALCULATIONS. FIXING SPECIFICATIONS, WELD PREPARATION SHEETS
2.6. ASSEMBLY SEQUENCES: AND LIKE, ALL TO THE APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER.
IN CASES WHERE THE MODULAR BUILDING IS ASSEMBLED ON-SITE, ASSEMBLY SEQUENCES
AND PROCEDURES SHALL BE PROVIDED. FOLLOWING THESE SEQUENCES IS CRUCIAL TO 5.4. NO JOINTS OTHER THAN THOSE INDICATED WILL BE ACCEPTABLE EXCEPT WITH THE
ENSURE THE SAFE AND EFFICIENT CONSTRUCTION OF THE MODULAR STRUCTURE. WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER.

2.7. SERVICE OPENINGS AND PENETRATIONS: 5.5. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PREPARE A METHOD STATEMENT FOR THE ERECTION OF
ANY OPENINGS OR PENETRATIONS REQUIRED FOR SERVICES (E.G., PLUMBING, STRUCTURAL STEELWORK AND CLADDING (WHERE APPROPRIATE) FOR THE APPROVAL OF
ELECTRICAL, HVAC) SHALL BE SPECIFIED, INCLUDING THEIR DIMENSIONS, LOCATIONS, THE ENGINEER. THE METHOD STATEMENT SHALL INCLUDE DETAILS OF PROVISIONS MADE TO
AND NECESSARY REINFORCEMENTS TO AVOID COMPROMISING THE STRUCTURAL ENSURE THE STABILITY OF THE STRUCTURE DURING ERECTION.
INTEGRITY.
5.6. PROTECTIVE TREATMENT OF STRUCTURAL STEELWORK SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS (MATERIAL
2.8. FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY: DESCRIPTION BASED ON INTERNATIONAL PAINTS REFERENCES):
IF APPLICABLE, FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES AND SAFETY PROVISIONS ARE OUTLINED.
THIS INCLUDES FIRE-RESISTANT MATERIALS, EXIT ROUTES, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT SAFETY a.) SAND BLASTED TO SA 2 1/2.
CONSIDERATIONS. b.) ONE COAT EPIGRIP M400 ZP EPOXY PRIMER. (75 MICRONS)
c.) ONE COAT EPIGRIP L653T HIBUILD. (125 MICRONS)
2.9. NOTES AND REFERENCES: d.) TWO COATS RESISTEX M137T SPECIAL FINISH. (50 MICRONS EACH COAT)

EACH DRAWING SHEET IS ACCOMPANIED BY NOTES THAT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL NOTE:COLOUR OF FINISH COAT TO BE SELECTED BY THE ARCHITECT.
INFORMATION, CLARIFICATIONS, OR REFERENCES TO RELEVANT DESIGN CODES AND COLOUR OF UNDERCOAT TO SUIT FINISH COAT COLOUR.
STANDARDS. ALWAYS REFER TO THESE NOTES FOR A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING
OF THE DESIGN INTENT. 5.7. ALL ANCHOR BOLTS ARE HOT DIP GALVANIZED WITH MINIMUM YIELD STRENGTH
OF 248 MPa. BOLTED CONNECTIONS TO USE ORDINARY BOLTS (GR 8.8) IN BEARING TYPE
THESE DRAWINGS SHALL BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH RELEVANT CONNECTIONS TIGHTENED TO A SNUG TIGHT CONDITION. SHOP CONNECTIONS TO BE
ARCHITECTURAL AND SERVICES DRAWINGS, MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP WELDED OR BOLTED. BOLT HOLES TO BE STANDARD ROUND HOLES (d+2mm) UNLESS
SPECIFICATIONS AND ANY SUCH WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS AS MAY BE ISSUED FROM TIME TO OTHERWISE NOTED. SHORT SLOTS SHALL BE PERMITTED.
TIME FROM 4-UNIT TOWNHOUSE OR AT SITE BY THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF
MODULAR INNOVATIONS. 5.8. ALL WELD SHALL HAVE MINIMUM 6mm THICKNESS AND E35 GRADE OR EQUIVALENT.

ONLY DRAWINGS ISSUED BY MODULAR INNOVATIONS, PRINTED ON PAPER AND

STAMPED AS APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE TERMED AS VALID FOR 6.0 STRUCTURAL CONCRETE WORKS
FOLLOWING THEM FOR EXECUTION. DRAWINGS ON ANY OTHER MEDIA INCLUDING ON
HARD DISKS OF COMPUTERS, CDS ETC. SHALL BE TREATED AS ONLY FOR INFORMATION,
AND SHALL NOT BE USED AS VALID FOR EXECUTION. 6.1. THE HIGHER PARTS OF THE SITE SHALL BE EXCAVATED TO THE PROPOSED FOUNDATION
LEVEL AND THE EXCAVATED SURFACE SHALL BE WELL COMPACTED TO NOT LESS THAN 95%
OF THE MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY.
3.0 DIMENSIONS
6.2. THE LOW LYING PARTS OF THE SITE SHALL BE ROUGHLY GRADED AND WELL
COMPACTED TO NOT LESS THAN 95% OF THE MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY.
3.1. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILIMETER (mm).
6.3. BACKFILLING SHALL BE CARRIED OUT UNTO THE PROPOSED FOUNDATION LEVEL USING
3.2. FOR LAYOUT DIMENSIONS, SETTING OUT SCHEME AND LEVELS, FOLLOW RELEVANT
ENGINEERED FILL MATERIAL PLACED IN LAYERS OF THICKNESS 150mm TO 250mm WITH
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS.
EACH LAYER COMPACTED TO NOT LESS THAN 95% OF THE MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY.
3.3. FOR OBTAINING ACCURATE STRUCTURAL LEVELS, REFER TO ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS
6.4. IN-SITE QUALITY CONTROL SHALL BE UNDERTAKEN RANDOMLY TO CONFIRM THE
AND NOTES REGARDING FINISHES, SCREEDS, ETC.
DEGREE OF COMPACTION ACHIEVED.
3.4. IN CASE OF DISCREPANCY IN DIMENSIONS, CLARIFICATION MUST BE SOUGHT
6.5. SOIL BELOW FOUNDATION SHALL BE WELL COMPACTED 95% OF MDD.
BEFORE PROCEEDING TO EXECUTE THE WORK.
6.6. ALL SUBSTRUCTURE CONCRETE WORKS SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH 2 COATS OF
BITUMEN COATS.