CIVIL / STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION NOTES
I. GENERAL NOTES
1. IN THE INTERPRETATION OF THE DRAWING, INDICATED DIMENSIONS SHALL GOVERN AND
DISTANCES OF SIZES SHALL NOT BE SCALED FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES.
2. IN REFERENCE TO OTHER DRAWINGS, SEE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR DEPRESSIONS
IN FLOOR SLABS, OPENINGS IN THE WALLS AND SLABS, INTERIOR PARTITIONS, LOCATION
OF DRAINS, ETC.
3. IN CASE OF DISCREPANCIES AS TO THE LAYOUT, DIMENSIONS, AND ELEVATIONS BETWEEN
THE STRUCTURAL PLANS AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY
BOTH THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER AND THE ARCHITECT.
4. ALL CONCRETE WORKS SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACI 318-11 BUILDING
CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE, AND STRUCTURAL STEEL
ACCORDING WITH AISC SPECIFICATION (9th EDITION), IN SO FAR AS THEY DO NOT CONFLICT
WITH THE LOCAL BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS.
5. ACI REFERS TO AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE, AISC TO AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL
CONSTRUCTION, AND ASTM TO AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING MATERIALS.
6. CONSTRUCTION NOTES AND TYPICAL DETAILS APPLY TO ALL DRAWINGS UNLESS OTHERWISE
INDICATED OR NOTED MODIFIED TYPICAL DETAILS AS DIRECTED TO MEET SPECIAL CONDITIONS.
7. SHOP DRAWINGS WITH ERECTION AND PLACING DIAGRAMS OF ALL STRUCTURAL STEELS,
MISCELLANEOUS IRON, PRE-CAST CONCRETE, ETC. SHALL BE SUBMITTED FOR ENGINEER'S
APPROVAL PRIOR TO FABRICATION.
8. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL TAKE NOTE AND PROVIDE ALL MISCELLANEOUS CURBS, SILLS, STOOLS,
EQUIPMENTS AND MECHANICAL BASES THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL,
ELECTRICAL, AND MECHANICAL DRAWINGS.
9. ALL RESULTS OF MATERIAL TESTING FOR CONCRETE, REINFORCING BARS, AND STRUCTURAL
STEEL MUST BE NOTED AND APPROVED BY THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
II. NOTES ON CONCRETE MIXES & PLACING
1. ALL CONCRETE SHALL DEVELOP A MININUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AT THE END OF TWENTY
EIGHT (28) DAYS WITH CORRESPONDING MAXIMUM SIZE AGGREGATE AND SLUMPS AS FOLLOWS:
LOCATION 28 DAYS STRENGTH MAX. SIZE OF MAX. SLUMP
AGGREGATE
SLABS, WALLS 3000 PSI (21 MPa) 20 mm 150 mm
FOOTINGS, COLUMNS, BEAMS 3000 PSI (21 MPa) 20 mm 150 mm
2. CONCRETE SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN ITS FINAL POSITION WITHOUT SEGREGATION. RE-HAND-
WHEELBARROWS, NO CHUTES WILL BE ALLOWED EXCEPT TO TRANSFER CONCRETE FROM
HOPPERS TO BUGGIES, WHEELBARROWS OR BUCKETS IN WHICH CASE THEY SHALL NOT
EXCEED SIX (6) METERS IN AGGREGATE LENGTH.
3. NO DEPOSITING OF CONCRETE SHALL BE ALLOWED WITHOUT THE USE OF VIBRATORS.
UNLESS AUTHORIZED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNERS, AND ONLY FOR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS
WHERE VIBRATIONS IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH.
4. ALL ANCHOR BOLTS, DOWELS, AND OTHER INSERTS, SHALL BE PROPERLY POSITIONED
AND SECURED IN PLACE PRIOR TO PLACING OF CONCRETE.
7. ALL CONCRETE SHALL BE KEPT MOIST FOR A MINIMUM OF SEVEN (7) CONSECUTIVE DAYS
IMMEDIATELY AFTER POURING BY THE USE OF WET BURLAP FOG SPRAYING, CURING
COMPOUNDS, OR OTHER APPROVED METHODS.
8. STRIPPING OF FORMS AND SHORES:
FOUNDATION 24 HRS.
SUSPENDED SLAB EXCEPT WHEN ADDITIONAL LOADS ARE IMPOSED 8 DAYS
BEAMS 14 DAYS
COLUMNS 21 DAYS
9. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT THE SCHEDULE OF POURING AND THE LOCATION OF THE
CONSTRUCTION JOINTS TO THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER AT LEAST FOUR (4) DAYS PRIOR TO THE
POURING FOR APPROVAL.
10. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FORMS SHORINGS UNTIL THE
CONCRETE MEMBERS HAVE ATTAINED THEIR WORKING CONDITION AND STRENGTH.
ALEXANDER VINCENT B. POLICARPIO
CIVIL
NO.12 UGNAYAN ROAD PHASE 2 PACITA COMPLEX 1 SAN PEDRO LAGUNA PRC REG. NO. : 0088536
PTR NO. : 7012447
PLACE ISSUED : MANILA
III. NOTES ON REINFORCEMENT
1. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, THE YIELD STRENGTH OF REINFORCING STEEL BARS (RSB) SHALL BE:
A. 12-mmØ AND BELOW fy = 276 MPa (40,000 psi)
B. 16-mmØ AND ABOVE fy = 420 MPa (60,000 psi)
2. ALL RSB SIZE 10-mm Ø OR BIGGER SHALL BE DEFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ASTM A 615. RSB SMALLER THAN 10-mm Ø MAY BE PLAIN.
3. SPLICES SHALL BE SECURELY WIRED TOGETHER AND SHALL BE LAPPED OR EXTENDED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE A & TABLE B (TABLE OF LAP SPLICE & ANCHORAGE LENGTH)
UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, SPLICES SHALL BE STAGGERED WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
IV. NOTES ON STRUCTURAL STEEL
1. STRUCTURAL STEEL TO BE USED FOR FABRICATION AND ERECTION OF THIS STRUCTURE SHALL
COMPLY WITH ALL THE PERTINENT PROVISION OF AISC SPECIFICATION FOR THE DESIGN,
FABRICATION AND ERECTION OF STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR BUILDING, 9TH EDITION.
2. ALL STRUCTURAL STEEL SHAPES SHALL BE ASTM A36 STRUCTURAL STEEL UNLESS
OTHERWISE INDICATED.
3. ALL WELDED CONNECTIONS SHALL DEVELOP THE FULL STRENGTH OF THE MEMBERS CONNECTED.
4. ALL BOLTS USED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED SHALL BE ASTM A325 BOLTS.
5. USE E70XXX ELECTRODES FOR ALL WELDED CONNECTIONS.
V. NOTES ON FOOTINGS AND WALLS BURIED IN SOIL
1. ASSUMED SOIL BEARING CAPACITY: 150 kPa (3123 PSF)
FOR THIS PROJECT. CONTRACTOR SHALL REPORT
TO THE ENGINEER, IN WRITING, SOIL CONDITIONS, UNCOVERED AND CONFIRM
(IF APPLICABLE) ACTUAL BEARING CAPACITY OF SOIL BEFORE DEPOSITING CONCRETE.
2. MAINTAIN 75-mm MINIMUM CONCRETE COVER FOR RSB FOR WALLS AND FOOTINGS
INDICATED IN PLANS. NO FOOTING SHALL REST ON FILL. PROVIDE 50-mm GRAVEL BEDDING
UNDER COLUMN FOOTINGS, AND 100-mm GRAVEL BEDDING UNDER MAT FOOTINGS.
VI. NOTES ON CONCRETE SLABS
1. MAINTAIN 20-mm MINIMUM CONCRETE COVER FOR RSB FOR SLAB
INDICATED IN PLANS. NO SLAB ON-GRADE SHALL REST ON FILL.
2. CONSTRUCTION JOINTS SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN THE MIDDLE THIRD OF THE SPAN OF THE SLAB.
3. WHERE A CONSTRUCTION JOINT IS TO MADE, THE SURFACE OF CONCRETE SHALL BE CLEANED
AND ALL LAITANCE AND STANDING WATER REMOVED.
SITE LOCATION FROM
2 NEAREST FAULTLINE
S-1
RA 545 SEC. 25-4
DRAWING AND SPECIFICATIONS DULY SIGNED STAMPED OR SEALED, AS AN
ENGINEER
INSTRUMENT OF SERVICE ARE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES AND
DOCUMENTS OF THE ARCHITECT, WHETHER THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE
VALIDITY : 07 / 27 / 2020
ARE MADE IS EXECUTED OR NOT. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON
WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ARCHITECT OR AUTHOR OF THE SAID
DOCUMENTS TO DUPLICATE OR MAKE COPIES OF SAID DOCUMENTS FOR USE
DATE : 01 / 18 / 2018 IN THE REPETITION OF AND OTHER PROJECTS OR BUILDINGS, WHETHER
EXECUTED PARTLY OR IN WHOLE.
TIN NO. : 211 636 081
VII. NOTES ON BEAMS AND GIRDERS
1. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN PLANS, CAMBER ALL BEAMS AND GIRDER AT LEAST 6 mm
FOR EVERY 4.50 m OF SPAN , EXCEPT CANTILEVERS FOR WHICH THE CAMBER SHALL BE
AS NOTED IN PLANS OR AS ORDERED BY THE ENGINEER BUT IN NO CASE LESS THAN
20 mm FOR EVERY 3.0 m OF FREE SPAN.
2. IF THE BEAM RSB END IN A WALL, THE CLEAR DISTANCE FROM THE RSB TO
THE FARTHER FACE OF THE WALL SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 25 mm. EMBEDMENT LENGTH SHALL
BE AS SHOWN IN A TABLE 'A' FOR TENSION BARS AND TABLE 'B' FOR COMPRESSION BARS
UNLESS SPECIFIED IN PLANS. TOP BAR SHALL NOT BE SPLICED WITHIN THE COLUMN OR
WITHIN A DISTANCE TWICE THE MEMBER DEPTH FROM THE FACE OF THE COLUMN. AT LEAST
TWO STIRRUPS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ALL SPLICES.
3. IF THERE ARE TWO OR MORE LAYERS OF RSB USE 25-mm Ø BAR SEPARATORS
SPACED AT 1.0 m O.C. IN NO CASE SHALL THERE BE LESS THAN TWO (2) SEPARATORS
BETWEEN TWO LAYERS OF BARS.
4. MINIMUM CONCRETE CONCRETE COVER FOR RSB FOR BEAMS & GIRDERS SHALL BE 40 mm.
5. WHEN A BEAM CROSSES A GIRDER, REST BEAM ON TOP OF GIRDER RSB, BEAM RSB
SHALL BE SYMMETRICAL ABOUT CENTER LINE WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
6. GENERALLY, NO SPLICES SHALL BE PERMITTED AT POINTS WHERE CRITICAL BENDING STRESSES
OCCUR. SPLICES WHERE SO PERMITTED SHALL BE INDICATED IN THE "TABLE A" AND "TABLE B".
WELDED SPLICES SHALL DEVELOP IN TENSION AT LEAST 125 % OF THE SPECIFIED YIELD
STRENGTH OF THE RSB. NOT MORE THAN 50% OF THE RSB AT ANY ONE SECTION IS
ALLOWED TO BE SPLICED THEREIN.
7. NO LAPS IN TOP AND BOTTOM TO OCCUR WITHIN A DISTANCE 2D FROM FACE OF SUPPORT.
GIRDER. JOINT IN GIRDERS SHALL BE OFFSET A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF TWO TIMES THE WIDTH OF
LAP SPLICES ARE ALLOWED ONLY WITHIN L/2 FOR TOP BARS, AND L/5 FOR BOTTOM BARS.
8. CONSTRUCTION JOINT SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN THE MIDDLE THIRD OF SPAN OF THE BEAM /
INTERSECTING BEAMS.
9. WHERE JOINT IS AT POINT OF STRESS, PROVIDE SHEAR RODS WITH ENGINEER'S APPROVAL.
VIII. NOTES ON STIRRUPS
1. ALL REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE BENT COLD UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY THE
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
2. REINFORCEMENT PARTIALLY EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE SHALL NOT BE FILLED BENT, EXCEPT
AS SHOWN IN THE DESIGN DRAWINGS OR PERMITTED BY THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
3. TIES & CLOSE STIRRUPS MUST BE BENT AT 135°.
IX. NOTES ON COLUMNS
1. PROVIDE EXTRA SETS OF TIES AT 100 mm O.C. FOR TIED COLUMN REINFORCEMENT.
ABOVE AND BELOW THE BEAM - COLUMN CONNECTION FOR A DISTANCE FROM THE FACE
OF THE CONNECTION SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE GREATER OF THE:
(a) OVERALL THICKNESS OF COLUMN (b) 1/6 THE CLEAR HEIGHT OF COLUMN (c) 450 mm.
2. COLUMN TIES SHALL BE PROTECTED EVERYWHERE BY A COVERING OF CONCRETE CAST
MONOLITHICALLY WITH THE CORE WITH THE MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 40 mm.
3. WHERE COLUMNS CHANGE IN SIZE , VERTICAL REINFORCEMENTS SHALL BE OFFSET
AT A SLOPE OF NOT MORE THAN 1:6 AND EXTRA 10-mmØ TIES AT 100 mm SHALL
BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE OFFSET REGION.
4. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THE PLANS, LAP SPLICES FOR COLUMN REINFORCEMENTS
SHALL BE MADE WITHIN THE CENTER HALF OF COLUMN HEIGHT, AND THE SPLICE
LENGTH SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 40 BAR DIAMETERS. WELDING OR APPROVED
MECHANICAL DEVICES MAY BE USED PROVIDED THAT NOT MORE THAN ALTERNATE BARS
ARE WELDED OR MECHANICALLY SPLICED AT ANY LEVEL AND THE VERTICAL DISTANCES
BETWEEN THESE WELDS OR SPLICES OF ADJACENT BARS IS NOT LESS THAN 600 mm.
X. NOTES ON CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCK WALLS
1. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN PLANS, ALL CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS (CHB)
SHALL BE REINFORCED AS SHOWN IN THE SCHEDULE OF CHB REINFORCEMENT.
2. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN PLANS, PROVIDE 150-mm x 300-mm STIFFENER COLUMN
REINFORCED WITH 4-12 mm Ø WITH 6-mm Ø TIES AT 150 mm O.C. WHERE CHB TERMINATES
AND AT EVERY 3.0 m LENGTH OF CHB WALLS.
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PROPOSED TWO STOREY MS. BECKY BUENAVENTURA 2. SITE LOCATION FROM NEAREST FAULTLINE
RESIDENTIAL HOUSE
RES. CERT. NO.: DATE ISSUED: DRAWN BY: AVBP DATE: 08 / 22 / 18
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