STRUCTURAL NOTES
SCHEDULE OF CONCRETE AGGREGATES
GENERAL:
1. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN METERS UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. ITEMS AGGREGATE SIZE
2. DO NOT SCALE DRAWINGS. ALL DIMENSIONS SHOULD BE READ OR COMPUTED. FOOTING 19mm (3/4 in)
ANY DISCREPANCIES FOUND ON THE WRITTEN DIMENSIONS SHOULD BE RAISED SLAB, BEAMS, COLUMNS, OTHERS 19mm (3/4 in)
TO THE ATTENTION OF THE ENGINEER PRIOR TO EXECUTION OF THE WORK. SLAB ON GRADE 25mm (1 in)
3. ALL DRAWINGS SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROJECT
SPECIFICATIONS & OTHER PROJECT DOCUMENTS. 3. WATER FOR MIXING SHALL BE LEAN AND FREE FROM OIL, ALKALIS, ACIDS,
ORGANIC MATERIALS WHICH MIGHT AFFECT THE PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE AND
EARTHWORKS: STEEL.
1. UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE ALL FILL MATERIALS SHOULD BE SELECTED FROM 4. ALL CONCRETE SHALL BE KEPT MOIST FOR A MINIMUM OF SEVEN (7) DAYS
COMMONLY EXCAVATED MATERIAL WHICH ARE FREE FROM ORGANIC AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER POURING BY USING WET BURLAP, FOG SPRAYING OR OTHER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND GENERAL DEBRIS, FILL MATERIALS SHALL BE INERT APPROVED METHOD.
WELL GRADED AND GRANULAR MATERIAL WITH A MAXIMUM SIZE NOT 5. TESTING OF CONCRETE SHALL CONSIST OF COMPRESSIVE TESTS OF MOLDED
EXCEEDING 75mm. CONCRETE CYLINDERS FOR STRENGTH AND SLUMP TESTS FOR CONSISTENCY.
FOUNDATION: REINFORCING STEEL:
1. IN ABSENCE OF SOIL INVESTIGATION REPORT, AND IN ACCORDNACE WITH 1. STEEL REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE GRADE 230 IN ACCORDANCE WITH PNS 49.
SECTION 304.2 OF NSCP 2015, THE ALLOWABLE BEARING CAPACITY USED FOR 2. UNLESS APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER, WELDING OF REINFORCING BARS SHALL
FOUNDATION IS 100 kPa. NOT BE PERMITTED.
2. UNIT WEIGHT OF SOIL CONSIDERED IS 18 kN/m3. 3. REINFORCING STEEL BARS MUST BE FREE FROM OIL, GREASE, LOOSE RUST, LOOSE
3. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE ENGINEER AFTER FOOTING EXCAVATION MILL SACK OR OTHER HARMFUL MATTER IMMEDIATELY BEFORE POURING
HAVE BEEN COMPLETED TO CONFIRM THE DESIGN SOIL BEARING CAPACITY. CONCRETE.
4. LAP SPLICE SHALL COMPLY WITH ACI-318M-14 AND NSCP C101-15.
CONCRETE: 5. THE MINIMUM CLEAR COVER FOR REINFORCEMENTS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS,
1. THE CONCRETE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WORKS ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS:
THE AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE (ACI 318M-14) AND THE NATIONAL
STRUCTURAL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (NSCP C101-15). STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS CONCRETE COVER (mm)
FOOTING 70
SCHEDULE OF STRUCTURAL. CONCRETE AT 28 DAYS COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH GROUND SLAB 40
STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS 28-DAYS COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (fc’) SUSPENDED SLAB 20
FOOTING 3000psi (20.70 MPa) BEAMS STIRRUPS & COLUMN TIES 40
BEAMS, COLUMNS, AND SUSPENDED SLAB 3000psi (20.70 MPa) CONCRETE EXPOSED TO EARTH BUT 50
SLAB ON FILL, RET. WALLS, CONC. FOR 2500psi (17.24 MPa) POURED AGAINST FORMS
FENCE, LINTEL MEAMS & LINTEL COLUMNS CONCRETE POURED DIRECTLY TO 75
LEAN CONC. 1500psi (10.34 MPa) EARTH
2. AGGREGATES SHALL BE CHEMICALLY INERT, STRONG, HARD AND DURABLE, AND
OF LIMITED POROSITY AND FREE FROM ADHERING COATINGS AND ORGANIC OR
OTHER IMPURITIES THAT MAY CAUSE CORROSION OF THE REINFORCEMENT OR
MAY IMPAIR THE STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF THE CONCRETE.