ey esl ot as Dubai Technoleay and Media Free Zone Authority - Zoning Authority - Development ControlThe approval by Zoning Authority Development Control does not relieve the Consultant and / or the Contractor in any way from their liabilties and responsibilities of the design and construction in accordance with local regulations, applicable codes and standards, and both Consultant & Contractor shall bear the full ability of such All requirements indicated within this document may be amended from time to time. The Consultant / Contractor should follow requirements specified in the latest forms. Zoning Authority shall bear no development, and both Contractor & Consultant will bear the full ability for errors in design, drafting, calculations, execution, stability and safety of the construction in accordance with the ity for providing approval or no objection to a specific applicable codes and standards. These regulations specify only minimum requirements but the design should be carried out in accordance with individual requirements. ZADC-REG-09, Re, losued Jan 2010TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 General Provisions and Licenses... Chapter 2 Regulations for Outdoor Signs/Advertising Signboards..... Chapter 3 Regulations for Tower Crane Foundations/Scaffoldings & Shuttering 9 17 Chapter 4 Peer Review for Structures ... Chapter 5 Loads and Design Criteria . 21 Chapter 6 Piling, Shoring and Soil Report....... 31 Chapter 7 Post Tension Slabs..... . 38 45 Chapter 8 Structural Inspections .. Chapter 9 Miscellaneous Structures... 47 Chapter 10 Submittal Process..... 54 Chapter 11 Quality Control and Safety during Construction 56 Appendix: List of Forms & Checkiists.. "ZA-DG-AEG-08, Fe 0, lssved Jan 2010Chapter he following is to be observed by all the main structural consultants and peer reviewers for their projects under DUBAl TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA FREE ZONE AUTHORITY'S (DTMFZA) jurisdiction .1. Official contact persons for submittals and transactions should be project’ technical coordinators well versed with the process, procedures, rules and regulations of DTMFZA. 4.2. Structural design by freelancers and sub-consultants are not permitted any case. Specialist works such as post tension, precast and steel structures should be carried out by licensed/approved/registered consultants/contractors only. 1.3 All foreign consultants having their branch office in Dubai, UAE should adhere to the rules and regulations of all the local authorities and government departments. They are permitted to work on ‘specified projects only as indicated in their license. 1.4 No two consultants of the same grade and license are allowed to work on the same project. Special approval is to be obtained if it is deemed necessary to have a joint venture for any specific type of project. 1.5 For joint venture projects between a local consultant and a foreign consultant, all liability and responsibility lies with the local consultant, who will be the only point of contact to subr coordinate, transact and deal with DTMFZA for the project. Page 1 Fav 0, Issued Jan. 20101.6 For all the technical discussions and meetings with this Authority, only approved Structural Engineers registered and licensed by M/s. Dubai Municipality should attend and they are required to have their ID cards with them for perusal in our office, 1.7. Any critical issues or problems at site during construction stage should be addressed officially to “The Director", DTMFZA, Dubai. 1.8. Any request for meetings with this Authority's Structural Engineers should be made officially only through our customer service desk, stating the respective tracking number and project details. 1.9. Soft copies and an e-mail ID ate to be provided compulsorily for all the final design, design revision, post tension, advertising signboards, building permit, piling and shoring submittals. 1.10, With regards to the appointment of peer reviewers for high rise, irregular, complicated, ‘odd shaped, unusual, huge and long buildings, the proposal is to be submitted officially to our department for approval of the same. Also, please refer to Chapter -4 of this regulation for more details, 1.11, The DTMFZA rules, regulations, process, procedures and latest circulars are to be followed continuously during your entire official submittals and all other transactions with this Authority. It is the responsibility of the main consultant and contractors to check for the latest circulars and updates from this Authority and adhere to it. 1.12. All the consultants are required to follow/adhere to the above mentioned points in both letter and spirit. Consultants not following/attending to this Authority's comments will be suspended from working in areas under this Authority's jurisdiction. 1.13 All the post tension, steel structures, precast and piling works are to be carried out only by an approved, registered and licensed specialist with all the design liabilities. The specialist consultants must have necessary registrations and licenses for specific trade from all concerned, relevant departments and authorities in Dubai: 1.14 For all the design revisions, No Objection Certificate (NOC)/Approval from all the related disciplines, departments and authorities should be provided, it necessary. rae TRDEREETS Rov ved an 81.15 Both the consultant and the contractor should honestly and voluntarily report any discrepancy, deficiency or failure in the work under progress in their projects. 1.16 The roles of all concerned and involved in any type of project are to be clearly well defined and should adhere to all the local laws, rules and regulations. 1.17 Alll works at site to be executed by all concerned parties with full responsibility for works under their purview. 1.18 Financial and professional liability for all works to be assumed by the respective main consultant, main contractor, sub-contractor and specialist consultants’ contractors. All concerned parties should provide a professional indemnity and insurance at par with the project value. 1.19 Alll the works at site should be carried out with all safety precautions in accordance with this Authority's HSE regulations. 1.20 It is the responsibility of the main consultant to ensure approvals from all relevant disciplines, departments and authorities in case of major and minor design revisions. This is to be done, by marking the relevant disciplines in the application form. Approval from only one discipline under this Authority cannot be construed as approval by all the other disciplines. 1.21 At the discretion of this Authority, the building permit and all other types of permits already issued may be cancelled or suspended, if the work is not carried out as per the conditions mentioned therein or if the applicant provided false information regarding the capabilities, licenses etc 1.22 Under the discretion of the Director, @ particular consultant/building contractor/specialist contractor may be rejected for a specific landmark, prestigious project of local/ national/ regional importance. 4.23 The approvals on structural reviews and structural inspections carried out by this Authority do not relieve the main consultant, peer reviewers, main contractor and the specialist contractor from their specific obligations, duties, liabilities and responsibilities towards the project. ZADG-FIEG-, Rev 0, Issued Jan. 2010 Page 3 41.24 This Authority shall never be held responsible for the erroneous designs, drawings, drafting errors by the main consultant. It is always the responsibility of the main consultant to check, verify, review documents before submission to this Authority. 1.25 It is also the responsibility of the clientmain consultant/main contractor/specialist contractor to comply with the comments indicated during project approval. Non compliance will lead to suspension of work at site by this Authority. 1.26 This Authority is not liable/responsible for any defects, deficiencies, collapse or any fatal mistakes in the design or execution of any project approved by ther. 1.27 It is mandatory for all main consultants, main contractors, specialist consultants, specialist contractors, soil investigation laboratories, material testing laboratories and other consultants/contractors/laboratories to register with this Authority for working in areas under its jurisdiction through form number ZADC 62. 1.28 In a project, where mare than one party has responsibilities at a specific workplace, each party retains their legal responsibilities and must discharge their responsibilities in a coordinated manner. 1.29 All the underground services such as sewerage, water pipe line, gas pipe line, oil pipe line, telecommunication line, district cooling network assets, optic fiber cable, electrical lines and other such services are always to be protected and NOC from relevant authorities should be obtained before presenting shoring and excavations building permit submittals to DTMFZA. 1.30 Indicate on the drawings the responsibility and liability of each contractor for the construction of specific components such as steel structures, post tension structures, precast and so on. 1.31 All the plans, elevations, cross-sections, detailed sections and schedules should have cross referencing with the specific sheet numbers. 1.34 The size and location of all structural members should be clearly indicated on the plan and the framing details and their schedules should be referenced on plans. 1.95 Conduits and aluminum pipes should not be embedded in structural concrete unless effectively coated or covered to prevent any reaction or electrolytic action. paged ERE RG, Revs Jn 70Chapter 2.1 Application Application for a construction/erection permit or for the renewal of @ permit shall be made on form number ZADG 24 to be furnished by this department and shall contain such information, as the department shall prescribe. Except as otherwise required, a permit shall remain in effect for one year and may be renewed annually. The fee for a permit or for its renewal shall be established by this Authority and also please check Annexure-B of this regulation or the latest fee matrix from this Authority for further details. The advertising signboard permit, number of the permit shall be displayed on the sign or on the building or premises on which the sign is located or both, in a manner to be provided by rule. 2.2 Permit Requirements All the requested attachments in the application form should be attached with two sets of At size drawings, necessary structural calculations (both soft and hard copies) and structural models, which are to be provided in a separate CD. 2.3 Permit Expiration A permit issued pursuant to application with all necessary attachments shall expire and be of no further force or effect where: (i) In the case of a sign which is accessory to a principal use, there has been a discontinuance of the operation of the principal use to which such sign is accessory, or in the event that the sign is no longer in the same ownership as such principal use or is no longer operated and maintained substantially for the benefit or convenience of the owners, occupants, employees, customers or visitors of the principal use: Page 5 Fev 0, lesued Jan. 2010(ii) In the case of any sign for which a permit has been issued, whether or not accessory to a principal use, there has been a change in copy which the Director has determined renders such sign no longer in compliance with the zoning resolution. The Director shall prescribe by rule, procedures for the notification to the department concerning changes in copy which have been made on signs for which permits have been issued. Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the ability of any person to apply for a new permit in accordance with this regulation, 2.4 Construction Duration This article shall not be construed to grant the right to place or maintain a sign on any building or premises where the placement or maintenance of such sign would otherwise be prohibited pursuant to the zoning resolution, the administrative code, by any other relevant authorities/departments or any other provision of law. No permit for a sign issued hereunder shall be deemed to constitute permission or authorization to maintain a sign which is unlawful pursuant to any other provisions of law nor shall any permit issued hereunder constitute a defense in an action or proceeding with respect to such an unlawful sign. 2.5 Exemption On and after a date to be provided by rule, and subject to the provisions of various sections of this regulation, it shall be unlawful to place or maintain a sign, on any building or premises in zoning districts. A permit shall be required pursuant to this section whether or not a permit is required and/or has been issued for the installation, alteration or erection of such sign pursuant to various sections of this regulation. 2.6 Penalties Criminal and civil penalties for violations by outdoor advertising companies (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an outdoor advertising company shall be liable for a civil penalty if a sign under its control has been erected, maintained, attached, affixed, painted on, or in any other manner represented on a building or premises in violation of any provision of the zoning resolution or rules adopted pursuant thereto relating to signs. (ii) ft shall be unlawful for an outdoor advertising company to sell, lease, market, manage or otherwise make available to others for advertising purposes, space on a sign that has been erected, maintained, attached, affixed, painted on or in any other manner represented on a Page 6 ZADC-REG05, Revo, lesued Jan. 20:0building or premises in violation of any provision of the zoning resolution or rules adopted pursuant thereto or to enter into any agreement for such purpose. (iii) On and after a date to be provided by rule, it shall be unlawful for an outdoor advertising company to sell or otherwise transfer control of a sign or sign location or of any right of such company to sell, lease, market, manage or otherwise make space on a sign or at a sign location available to others for advertising purposes to an outdoor advertising company that is not registered in accordance with this article and the rules of the department. (iv) An outdoor advertising company that violates any of the provisions of paragraphs one, two or three of this subdivision shall be subject to a civil penalty of, for a first violation, as per the fining regulations of this Authority and, for a second or subsequent violation, as decided by the Director of this Authority in his discretion. (v) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, an outdoor advertising company shall, upon being found guilty, be subject to fines or imprisonment or both pursuant to relevant sections of this regulation, if a sign under its control has been erected, maintained, attached, affixed, painted on, or in any other manner represented on a building or premises in violation of any provision of the zoning resolution or rules adopted pursuant thereto relating to signs. (vl) Civil penalties. Any person who places or maintains a sign on a building or premises without an appropriate permit in violation of sections of this article shall be liable for a civil penalty for the first offence and criminal activity and other legal proceedings for the second offence. 2.7 Site Inspections Once all the civil and erection works are completed, it is the responsibilty of the contractor to apply for inspection by this Authority for issuance of necessary completion certificates and permits. For the required forms and attachments, please refer to Appendix of this regulation, 2.8 Completion Certificate with Validity Period All permits issued are valid for a period of one year only and renewable thereafter for a maximum period of three years. It is the responsibility of the outdoor advertising companies to keep track of the expiry date and renew at the appropriate time. Failure to do so will result in actions as prescribed herein in the above clauses. page? ZRDO-REG te, Rev esed.an B102.4 Maintenance Permit for Outdoor Signs This department reserves the right to cancel any permits before the expiry of its stated duration due to various reasons such as danger to public, causing harm to other properties, objection by any other government agencies/departments/ authorities ete. Page 8 3, Rev 6, lued Jan. 2010Chapter wer Crane foldings & Sh Regulations Foundations! SC Tower cranes are a vital element in the construction process and of the total number of tower cranes all around the world there are around one fifth of cranes in UAE alone, in use currently. Tower cranes are often in use on construction sites in urban areas and any collapse of the crane is likely to result in injury to members of the public outside the boundaries of the site as well as personnel working inside the site. Collapse of tower cranes also presents a risk to adjacent railways and roads. This guidance aims to bring together important practical and design issues that impact on health and safety and to present a current understanding of best practice based on the experience of a wide cross-section of the industry. This document is intended to promote the safe design of foundations for, and use of, tower cranes through an improved understanding of temporary works design and health and safety issues. 3.1 Tower crane location If the tower crane is located, Within the purview of the building i.e, located within the peripheries of the originally approved foundation I. Outside the building ie., a standalone foundation. For case (1), the main consultant needs to submit the location of tower crane along with all necessary calculations as a design revision submittal (ZADC 19) as per our standard forms and procedures. For case (II), the main consultant should check the below mentioned items relating to the tower crane design and provide a letter of undertaking on the structural safety of the tower crane in operation and normal conditions. Page PADRES Fev esd den 2070Vil vi x x. x. xi, xi XIV. xv, XVI. XVI. XVIll XIX, XX, XXI. XXII, XXIIl XXIV. XXV. XXVI XVI, XXVIII XxIX. XXX. XXXI XXXil. XXxiIl XXXIV, XXXV. XXXVI. XXXVIL Causes of failure Hazards Erection Climbing or dismantling Overload High wind loads Structural failure Load failures or impact Proximity hazards Overhead power lines Regulations and standards Health and safety regulations Tower crane types and features Common types of crane (issues for safety and selection) ‘Selection and design Types of loading Structural loads Wind loading In service loading Out of service loading Other loading Loads applied to the foundations Loading information supplied by manufacturers Factors of safety Principles of factors recommended by the report Foundations Structural members Influence of sitting on design Site investigation Tying and types of tie Internally climbing tower cranes Erection/climbing/dismantling On-site management Planning and design Procurement and erection Operation and maintenance Re-configuration and dismantling Page 10 ZhDE-AEG-09, Rev 0, lesued Jan. 2010XXXVIIL Monitoring wind speed (Max 45m/sec) and wind speed indicators XXXIX. Verticality XL. Foundation checks and pre-erection inspection XLI. Regular monitoring, frequency, records, certification XLII Deformation of foundations, maintenance and thorough examination XLII. Daily checks, weekly inspections, maintenance; thorough examinations, XLIV, Overload testing XLV. Design for fatigue XLVI. Temporary structural design (ties and anchors) XLVI. Design and manufacture of bespoke tie components; tie installation XLVIII_ Site investigation and determination of ground parameters; design principles, XLIX. Factors of safety, stability (equilibrium), geotechnical capacity, structural capacity, foundation construction issues 3.2 Application: All tower crane foundations are to be submitted to this Authority for approval through either design revision application or an undertaking letter as explained above, with all necessary attachments. All applications will have a specified follow up date and will be commented Japproved as the case may be. 3.3 Submittals for Review/approvals: Two sels of A1 size drawings should be submitted along with the detailed structural caloulations both soft and hard copies with necessary structural models. The drawings to contain details of location of the tower cranes, technical details of tower cranes itself, structural details, plans, elevations and section of foundations with all the other necessary supporting documents. 3.4 Site Inspections: During the start, progress of the work and on after completion of erection, structural, safety and general building, unscheduled inspections by this department may be carried out by this department. All the unscheduled inspe lions by this Authority will be carried out as per its own schedule and programme. Page 11 ‘lan. 20103.5 Scaffolding and Shuttering All the above stated procedures are to be followed for scaffolding and shuttering of 1. One typical basement slab Il, Ground floor slab Ill. Suspended transfer slab IV. One typical podium slab V. One typical floor slab VI. Mechanical and swimming pool slab VI. Other non-typical, unusual slabs Guidelines on Formwork Drawings and Calculations Before constructing forms, the formwork engineer/contractor, may be required to submit detailed drawings, design calculations, or both, of proposed formwork for review and approval by the main consultant. If such drawings are not approved by the main consultant or approving agency, the formwork engineer/contractor will make such changes as may be required before start of construction of the formwork. The review, approval, or both, of the formwork drawings does not relieve the contractor of the responsibility for adequately constructing and maintaining the forms so that they will function properly. If reviewed by persons other than those employed by the contractor, the review or approval indicates no exception is taken by the reviewer to the assumed design loadings in combination with design stresses shown; proposed construction methods; placement rates, equipment, and sequences; the proposed form materials; and the overall scheme of formwork. All major design values and loading conditions should be shown on formwork drawings. These include assumed values of live load; the compressive strength of concrete for formwork removal and for application of construction loads; rate of placement, temperature, height and drop of concrete; weight of moving equipment that can be operated on formwork; foundation pressure; design stresses; camber diagrams; and other pertinent information, if applicable. In addition to specifying types of materials, sizes, lengths, and connection details, formwork drawings should provide for applicable details such as: |. Procedures, sequence, and criteria for removal of forms, shores, and re- shores; Il. Design allowance for construction loads on new slabs when such allowance will affect the development of shoring, re-shoring schemes, or both for shoring and re- shoring of multistorey structures Page 12 ‘ZADC-REG-03, Rev, sued Jan. 2010lll Anchors, form ties, shores, lateral bracing, and horizontal lacing IV. Field adjustment of forms V. Water stops, keyways, and inserts VI. Working scaffolds and runways Vil. Weep holes or vibrator holes, where required Vill. Screeds and grade strips 1X. Location of external vibrator mountings X. Crush plates or wrecking plates where stripping can damage concrete XI. Removal of spreaders or temporary blocking XII. Cleanout holes and inspection openings XIII Construction joints, contraction joints, and expansion joints in accordance with contract documents XIV. Sequence of concrete placement and minimum elapsed time between adjacent placements XV. Chamfer strips or grade strips for exposed corners and construction joints XVI. Camber XVII. Mudsills or other foundation provisions for formwork XVIII Special provisions, such as safety, fire, drainage, and protection from ice and debris at water crossings XIX. Formwork coatings XX. Notes to formwork erector showing size and location of conduits and pipes projecting through formwork and XI. Temporary openings or attachments for climbing crane or other material handling equipment Contractors should follow all the international and local codes, ordinances, circulars and regulations pertaining to forming and shoring. In addition to the very real moral and legal responsibility to maintain safe conditions for workmen and the public, safe construction is in the final analysis more economical than any short-term cost savings from cutting comers on safety provisions. Attention to safety is particularly significant in formwork construction that supports the concrete during its plastic state and until the concrete becomes structurally selt-sufficient, Following the design criteria contained in this regulation is essential for ensuring safe performance of the forms, All structural members and connections should be carefully planned 80 that a sound determination of loads may be accurately made and stresses calculated. Page 13 ZADC-REGOS, Rev 0, ssued Jan. 2010 | 1 | | | | | |In addition to the adequacy of the formwork, special structures, such as multistorey buildings, require consideration of the behavior of newly completed beams and slabs that are used to support formwork and other construction loads. It should be kept In ming that the strength of freshly cast slabs or beams is less than that of a mature slab. Formwork failures can be attributed to human error, substandard materials and equipment, omission, and inadequacy in design. Careful supervision and continuous inspection of formwork during erection, concrete placement, and removal can prevent many accidents Construction procedures should be planned in advance to ensure the safety of personnel and the integrity of the finished formworks. Formwork Construction Det Some common construction deficiencies that can lead to formwork failures are: |. Failure to inspect formwork during and after concrete placement to detect abnormal deflections or other signs of imminent failure that could be corrected IL Insufficient nailing, bolting, welding, or fastening II. Insufficient or improper lateral bracing IV. Failure to comply with manufacturer's recommendations V. Failure to construct formwork in accordance with the form drawings VI. Lack of proper field inspection by qualified persons to ensure that form design has been properly interpreted by form builders and Vil. Use of damaged or inferior lumber having lower strength than required Design, Inspection, Review. and Approval of Formwork: ‘Although the safety of formwork is the respansibilty of the specialist scaffolding compeny, the main contractor, or the main consultant, This Authority may, under certain circumstances, decide to reviow and check the formwork, including drawings and calculations. If so, the main consultant should call for such review or approval in the contract documents. ‘Approval by this Authority might be required for unusually complicated structures, for structures whose designs were based on a particular method of construction, for structures in which the forms impart a desired architectural finish, for certain post-tensioned structures, for suspended transfer slabs, for folded plates, for thin shells, or for long-span roof structures. ZADE-REG-G3, Rev 0, sould Jan. 2010The following items should be clarified in the contract documents Who will design formwork? Il. Who will inspect the specific feature of formwork and when will the inspection be performed? |, What reviews, approvals, or both will be required? i, For formwork drawings, ii, For the formwork before conereting and during concreting and iii, Who will give such reviews, approvals, or both? Loads (Horizontal loads, Lateral loads, Post tensioning effects, Construction loads) Vertical loads—Vertical loads consist of dead load and live load. The weight of formwork plus the weight of reinforcement and freshly placed concrete is dead load. The live load includes the weight of workmen, equipment, material storage, runways, and impact. Vertical loads assumed for shoring and reshoring design for multistorey construction should include all loads transmitted from the floors above as dictated by the proposed construction schedule. ‘The formwork should be designed for a live load of not less than 2.5 kN/m* of horizontal projection When motorized carts are used, the live load should not be less than 3.6 kN/m*. ‘The design load for combined dead and live loads should not be less than 4.8 KN/m® or 6.0 kN/m? if motorized carts are used Lateral pressure of concrete— unless the above conditions are met, formwork should be designed for the lateral pressure of the newly placed concrete as per the codal provisions. Formwork monitoring— during concrete placement, continuously observe formwork. If deviations from desired elevation, alignment, plumbness, or camber are observed, or if weakness develops and the false work shows undue settlement or distortion, stop work, remove the affected construction if it is unacceptably damaged, and strengthen the false work. Page 15 ‘ZADC-AEG-8, Rev 0, esued Jan. 2010Formwork removal—Prevent damage to concrete from formwork removal. Do not pry against face of conerete. Use only wooden wedges to separate forms from concrete. Bracing and Lacing The formwork system should be designed to transfer all horizontal loads to the ground or to completed construction in such a manner as to ensure safety at all times. Diagonal bracing should be provided in vertical and horizontal planes where required to resist lateral loads and to prevent instability of individual members. Horizontal lacing can be considered in design to hold in place and increase the buckling strength of individual shores and reshores or backshores, Lacing should be provided in whatever directions as necessary to produce the correct slenderness ratio, Vr, for the load supported, where I = unsupported length and r = least radius of gyration. The braced system should be anchored to ensure stability of the total system. Foundations for Formwork Proper foundations on ground, such as mudsills, spread footings, or pile footings, should be provided. If soil under mudsills is or may become incapable of supporting superimposed loads without appreciable settlement, it should be stabilized or other means of support should be provided. No concrete should be placed on formwork supported on frozen ground. Settlement Formwork should be designed and constructed so that vertical adjustments can be made to compensate for take-up and settlements. Safety Factors for Accessories (minimum-2.0) Recommended minimum factors of safety for formwork accessories, such as form ties, form anchors, and form hangers are to be as per the consistent set of codes employed for the design. In selecting these accessories, the formwork designer should be certain that materials furnished for the job meet these minimum ultimate-strength safety requirements. This also applies when the floor-to-floor height is more than the normal, when the slab is thicker than normal and when the concerned structural member is non typical and unusual. 1G REGO8, Rev 6, saved Jan. 2010Chapter 4.1 Conditions for Peer Review Itis the Developers / Clienis responsibility to enter into an agreement for @ detalled structural review by a third party consultant or peer reviewer for works of the below nature. The main consultant of the project should suitably advise the developericlient in advance regarding the need {or the peer review report. 4.1.1. Types of Buildings and Other Structures 1. Specialized developments with new concept, features and design. I Irregular, complicated, huge, long and unusual structures. lil. For buildings not mentioned above, DTMFZA will decide on the requirement for third party structural review, during preliminary design submittal stage. It is the responsibility of the main consultant to raise a specific query through an official letter addressed to The Director concerning the requirement for peer review during the preliminary stage itself. IV. For shoring works of more than 4 basements in normal site conditions, V. For shoring works of three basements and more near the water bodies/lakes/creek etc. Vi. For irregular and unusual steel structures. Page 17 ZAOC-REGO3, Rev 0, Iesued Jan. 2010 | 1 | | | | |2c 4.2 Minimum Qualifications and Eligibility Criteria Minimum qualification and requirements of the Third Party Consultant or peer reviewer should be as follows: |. An Engineering consultant licensed by Department of Economic Development, Dubai and approved by Dubai Municipality only to carry out peer reviews. IL Previous experience of Minimum Ten (10) years in designing and reviewing similar projects, with a good track record, a must. (Credentials to be submitted, if demanded by the DTMFZA) Ill. Professional Indemnity with respect to structural peer review/audit to be as per the Economic department norms and in direct proportion to the project value. IV. A minimum of three (3) qualified, well experienced Dubai Municipality unlimited licensed Structural Engineers with full knowledge of all international Standards and codes applicable for structural Design and Construction practice to be available with the peer reviewer under their own sponsorship, with experience in the projects similar to those under review. V. Peer reviewers to prepare their own independent structural models, preferably in a different software than the one used by the rain consultant. VI. Peer reviewers to use the internationally approved/accepted and regionally recognized, industry standard software’s for all the structural analysis and design. Vil. Spot checks by manual calculations to be submitted for critical structural members and to validate the results/output of the Software employed. Vil, Peer reviewers are not supposed to carry out structural design assignments for any type of projects to avoid contlict of interest. 1X. Peer reviewers to respect/adhere to and follow all the rules, regulations, process, procedures and latest circulars of DTMFZA always. X. The modeling of the software is to be as per international standards, guidelines and best practices prevalent in the industry. ZAOC-REGS, Rav 0, Issued Jan. 2010 Page 184.3 Scope of work ‘The agreement between the client and the third party consultantipeer reviewer should include but are not limited to the following: 1. To review and approve the complete structural design (all structural members, overall stability and strength) proposed by the main structural consultant. Il. To provide a detailed structural report with all the major parameters including all aspects of the structural review process. Il. Peer reviewer to develop their own independent structural models and calculations for reviewing any structure. IV. To provide a report containing a full history of all important communications and correspondence between themselves and the main structural design Consuttant. V. Tobe in attendance in all meetings and technical discussions held between DTMFZA and the main structural design Consultant. VI. The Third Party reviewer will share the equal design liability along with the main structural design consultant. Vil. All design revisions that relate to major amendments of structural members should be subject to review/approval by the third party reviewer. VI, Any other design revisions which is not major to be decided by the DTMFZA, 1X. Allstructural drawings to be stamped by the third party consultant/Peer reviewer. Drawings without the stamp will be rejected by DTMFZA. X. To honestly report any deficiency or discrepansy in the structure, out of review findings. Xl. The cover sheet of the drawings should be signed by the two unlimited licensed Structural Engineers. 4.4, Summary Report Drawings of all buildings/projects falling under the above mentioned categories should be submitted along with a detailed report and a covering letter expressing satisfaction from the third party reviewer stamped and signed by the approved and unlimited licensed structural Engineer. ‘The detailed report should contain details of the load summary, wind drift, seismic drift, all other necessary, critical parameters and details of total dif, displacements and inter storey drifts, performance of the tower under strength, serviceability and worst possible load combinations. Report on all aspects of structural members should be submitted with a letter expressing the structural safety and stability of individual structural members and the structure (tower) as a whole. The detailed report should be signed by all the three unlimited licensed Structural Engineers of the peer reviewing firm. ZAOC-AEGO3, Rev 0, Issued Jan. 20104.5 Special Projects A joint venture between local consultants and approved/registered international consultants are permitted in the case of special landmark, prestigious, iconic, complicated projects, subject to prior approval from this Authority. Page 20 ZADC-AEG08, Rev, lssued Jan. 2010Chapter 5.1 Design Criteria 5.1.1 Codes & Standards: Internationally approved and locally recognized codes: «ASCE 7-05 or UBC — 1997 for loads * ACI—318-08 for structural concrete design ¢ Euro codes for loads and design ‘* UBC-1997 for loads and design + AISC, Euro codes for steel design ‘All concerned are reminded to employ a consistent set of codes for their projects throughout the design phase and always the more onerous clause will be applied and referred to by this Authority, out of codes employed from the above list based on existing site conditions and parameters. The latest version of codes should be referred to and employed in all cases. 5.1.2 Software: Ensure the use of internationally recognized and regionally/locally approved industry standard software such as, ° ETABS = SAFE * PROKON = ADAPT © RAMCONCEPT = SAP-2000 Page 21 ZA+DC-REG.09, Rev 0, Issued Jan, 2010* STAAD ° REWARD © WALLAP = Plaxis © Robot * MIDAS. * SCIA Use only the latest version of licensed software for the analysis and design of the projects. 5.1.3 Units Unless otherwise required, itis highly recommended to mention all the values in Meters. SI metric units shall be used, Newton's and 5.1.4 Material Specifications: 1. Specification of all the constituent materials such as steel, concrete, prestressing steel and all other materials to be clearly detailed and summarized in the general details sheet and in all structural drawings. Concrete compressive strength (cube/cylinder) shall be mentioned in all the structural drawings. Il Modulus of elasticity of High Strength Concrete (HSC) shall comply with technical Report No.49 or approved references. 5.1.5 Fire Rating All structural elements/members to have a minimum fire rating of two hours and suitable fire rating to be provided for high rise and special structures. 5.2 Minimum Loads The below mentioned are just a minimum requirement and subject to change based on actual calculations, usage and this Authority's requirements. Page 22 ZADC-REG-03, Rev 0, esued Jan. 20105.2.1 Live Loads: [Se Description Toads (KN/m*) 7 Car Park 350 2 Office 250 3 Retail/Arcade 50 a Residential 2.00 5 ‘Shopping / Commercial 400 6 Stores /Library 8.00 7. Hospital 4.00 B. Hotels 250 8 Corridors/Lobbies 400 10. Staircase 400 —| TT Balconies 4.00 12. Roofs with access 7.50 13. Fools without access O7 14. ‘Swimming Pools 2.00 15 ‘Mezzanine 5.00 16. GymiFeaith Cub 50 7 Ramps and access areas 50 Note: For all flat slabs ani 5.2.2 Superimposed Dead Loads: On Plan 1d post tensioned slabs, minimum live load of SKN /m? to be considered. Light Weight Block Normal Block Work Dry Wall Partition Partition Work 3.5KN/ me 2.5KN/m* 1.25 KN/m? UptoSem Up to 10m ‘Over & above Finishing 5 is por the 1.25 KN dm? 1.75 KN/m? specifications Services 0.5 KN/mm? or as per the specifications Page 23, ZNOC-EG-OG, Fev 0, esued Jan. 2070 snicssntitinicstiinissitcsencnassasinannsassansicttlMechanical and equipment loads as per the actual calculations Weight of fixed service equipments such as plumbing stacks and risers, electrical feeders, heating, ventilation and air conditioning system; fire sprinkler systems shall be included. Ceilings and services (Minimum)- 0.75 KN /m? 5.2.3 Dead Loads | Actual weights of materials shall be used. Il. Inabsence of such, all values to be as per the approval of DTMFZA. I. Concrete self weight shall be taken as 25 KN / m® (minimum). 5.2.4 Cladding Loads: In the absence of calculations, a minimum 5 kN / m' or as per the specification’ actual calculations. 5.2.5 Wind Load: |. Wind speed — 100 mph or 160 km/h or 45 misec, for 3 second gust measured at 10m height above the ground level for a 50 year return period. ll. Allthe analysis and design to be as per ASCE —7-02 or the latest version of the code. II Wind tunnel test to be provided for irregular, complicated, unusual and tall structures. 5.2.6 Seismic Loads: | Seismic zone: 2-A, Z=0.15, U. Importance factor (I): 10 be as per the UBC - 1997 / ASCE. M. Ductilty factor ‘R’ as per the UBC-1997 / ASCE. W. Mass Source: own weight of the structure + SDL+ Live load more than 4.80 KN /m2+ total weight of the permanent equipment. V. Soil profile according to the soil report. ML. Dynamic analysis to be carried out as per the recommendation of UBC-1997 / ASCE. Vi. Minimum scale factor for response spectrum analysis to be 9.81/ R. ZADCAEGOG, Rave, lesued Jen. 2010vill Effects of vertical component of earthquake ground motion shall be considered according to UBC-1997 / ASCE 7 provisions or the adopted code for analysis and design. ina Time period to be as per the provisions of the UBC-1997 / ASCE. X. _ Elements supporting discontinuous members of lateral load resisting systems shall be designed using the provisions of UBC-1997 or ASCE 7, with special seismic load combinations. xl In the absence of special calculations, damping ratio shall be considered as per the following table, for working stress design, | Height of the Building | Damping Ratio (Seismic) | Damping Ratio(Wind) | Less than 100m 5% Be “100% 150m 3% 1% I gsegseese 1 50/00) 200] pesseenee | presses 2% = 1% 200 to 250 m 1% 05% Special calculations to be submitted for more than 250 m height 5.2.7 Thermal Loads: |. Early thermal and shrinkage effect to be considered I. Long term shrinkage and creep to be considered ll, Seasonal variation of temperature for exposed areas to be +/- IV. Seasonal variation of temperature for non exposure area+/- 15° V. Gradient temperature for exposed areas 5.2.8 Dynamic Loads: refer to the specialist literature, 5.2.9 Soil Earth Pressure: As per the actual calculation, 5.2.10 Water Uplift Loads: 1 Water head to be taken, considering the neighbouring areas dewatering effect, U. As per the actual calculations / seasonal variations water table plus 0.5m to be considered for the analysis and design. um For special sites, such as sites near lakes and water bodies the seasonal variation level should be approved by this Authority. Page 25 ZADG-AEG-03, Rev 0, sued Jan. 20105.2.11 Helipad and Heliport Loads As per the actual specifications / calculations with supporting documents, the maximum load from the below mentioned items to be considered: |. Dead load plus the gross weight of the helicopter. Il. Dead load plus two single concentrated impact loads (main landing gear, skid type, wheeled type). I, Dead load plus a uniform live load of 4.8 KN / m*. Note: For loads not mentioned above the requirement should be taken from ASCE 7.05 5.2.12 Water Proofing Conerete surfaces exposed to weather or in contact with soil or exposed to aggressive environment to be sufficiently protected by suitable means of water proofing and other necessary protections, All the protection methods to be detailed clearly in the drawings. 5.3 Serviceability |. Total wind drift shall be less than H/500. ||. Building acceleration shall be within the following range: i. For residential building not more than 15 mg ii, For hotel apartment not more than 16 mg ii, For occupied offices. not more than 18 mg Ill, Floor vibration for thin slabs shall be more than 4 Hz and shall comply with human comfort criteria IV. _ Inter-storey seismic drift shall comply with UBC or ASCE requirements, 5.4 Design requirement 1. Allcolumns and beams shail at least satisty ACI 318 requirement for intermediate moment resisting frame for moderate seismic zone. I. Allshear walls shall be designed to comply with shear wall design and their requirements. lll. All discontinuous elements and collector elements shall be designed for special seismic load combinations as per code requirements. IV. Post tensioning slabs and beams shall be designed according to chapter 7 of this regulation. V. All the staircase and lift cores to be of reinforced concrete walls only. Steel structures or ‘ZRDG-REG-G, Rev 0, sued Jan. 2010 Page 26vl 5.5 Mi. Vil Vill block walls are not permitted. For special key elements, transfer slabs, hanging members, critical columns, inclined braces, inclined structural elements and elements which are not referred to in the codes, apart from the analysis and design by the software, manual calculations are to be submitted. In addition the elements are to be checked for a load combination of twice dead loads, if the live loads are normal otherwise even the live loads are to be included in the load combinations. Columns Detail Requirement Minimum diameter of stirups shall not be less than 0.35 times of longitudinal bars and not less than 8 mm for G+1 and not less than 10 mm for other buildings. ‘The minimum percentage of reinforcement to be 1% and the maximum not to exceed 4%. Itis highly advisable to not reach the maximum limits, at all times, A minimum number of 3 bars to be provided in each face of the column, Critical length Lo at top and bottom of columns shall not be less than Lo/6 and in case Lcolfhcol<3 the entire column height Lcol considered as Critical length, where hol is the depth of column, In column critical lengths, maximum spacing of hoops should not exceed maximum of bO/3, 150mm, 7d where bO is the minimum dimension of the confined core and d is the diameter of longitudinal bar. In case of columns supporting transfer slabs or transfer beams, the entire length of the column to be considered as oritical length and the stirrups to be spaced closely to provide effective confinement for the columns. Volumetric ratio of hoops through critical length shall satisfy the plastic rotation demands compatibility with ductility for intermediate seismic risk. Minimum column width “b" should be 250 mm and column slenderness ratio should not be more 40 "b/LCis10", where LO is the distance between inflection point “point of zero moments" and end of the column. Column's moment magnification factor should not be more than 4.4 for sway frames and 2 for non sway frames, Ties in columns shall be arranged in such a way that every comer and alternate ongitudinal bar shall have lateral support provided by the comer of a tie with an included angle of not more than 135 degree and no bar shall be farther than 200 mm on each side along the tie. ‘ZADCREG03, Rev 0, lesued Page 27 2010Only within entar hat of Maximum spacing of tis lap feng OT HOOPS ‘LENA HEIGHT OF THE COLUMN 5.6 ea eal aight 4 1 minimum coumn sinmension’ or 100 ram Eh Joint haops may be spaced al 25, fo: the depth ofthe Shalowest beam when beacrs wih wicti=3/4 nes the width ‘ofthe column frame ino the four sis of ]@ cour ‘he columne tora distance Lo above and reds oe Usa oe ape a Spec Santos: S (11% minimum member distance, 4 en sures veri sts came, a. (2) 28 roe ss samara _2) (56 anaeramoncon a colin coe econ as = = B as 3 $ = NG t 3 ane ole_2 Se) 0 5228 sha nat xc06d 300 mm Ze 4 EE ' Tal Column hoop hooks at each end Figure 5.1 Beam or slab column reinforcement. Beam Details Requirements Beam width to depth ratio “b/d” shall not be less than 14. The bottom reinforcement at the face of the joint *beam-column joint” shall be not less than one-third the top reinforcement provided at that face of that joint and should be extended up to one-fourth of the next span. Neither the bottom reinforcement nor the top reinforcement at any section along the length of the beam shall be less than one-fifth the reinforcement provided at the face of either joint. Page 28 ‘ZADCREG-O3, Rev 0, Issued Jan. 2010Ill, Atboth ends of the beam, hoops shall be provided over lengths not less than 2h measured from the face of the supporting member towards mid span and the first hoop shall be at ‘50mm from face of the column. IV. Spacing of hoops shall not exceed the smallest of (a), (b), and (c) i diay ji. Eight times the diameter of the smallest longitudinal bar enclosed; ii, 24 times the diameter of the hoop bar; iv. 300mm. \V. _Stirrups shall be spaced not more than d/2 through the length of beam. VI. Transfer beam shall be supported on at least two direct supports and eccentricity of column axis relative to that of the longitudinal axis of the beam is not permitted 5.7 Slab Details Requirements Slabs to be detailed and designed for the intermediate seismic risk zone as per the codes employed for the design. In the absence of such detailing in the adopted codes, refer to ACI-318-08 or latest version, Where the flexural reinforcement is required in one direction only, reinforcement for shrinkage and temperature normal to this reinforcement shall be provided. The minimum ratio of such reinforcement to be provided as per the clauses of the codes employed for the design. 5.8 Key Elements Any structural element supporting plantedifioating columns “transfer elernent” and its collapse may cause a progressive collapse to be considered as a key element. These elements should be designed for additional load combinations with factor of safety not less than 2. Apart from the normal method of ensuring robustness by the provision of vertical and horizontal ties, there may, however, be cases where there are key elements, and it is impossible to provide effective ties. {All the supporting elements such as cortels, columns or walls are also to be designed for additional factor of safety. Page 29 ZADG-AEG, Fev 0, Issued Jan. 2010Structural systems of the planted portions of the building/structure to have redundancy to ensure altemative load paths in case of failure of any structural member. Appropriate design loads should be chosen with regard for the importance of the key element and the likely consequences of its failure. In all cases an element and its connections should be capable of withstanding @ design ultimate load with extra factor of safety, from any direction, A horizontal member or part of a horizontal member that provides lateral support vital to the stability of a vertical key element should also be considered a key element. Any structural member/element which does not fall under the purview of the codes or which does not fall under the different categories of structures should be analyzed and designed for various possible critical load combinations. Components should also be capable of supporting the reactions from any attached building components also assumed to be subject to a design ultimate loading of minimum 34 kN/m®. The reaction should be the maximum that might reasonably be transmitted having regard to the strength of the attached component and the strength ofits connection Page 30 ZADC-REG03, Rev 0, sued Jan. 2010Chapter toring ame! 6.1 Application and Attachments Please refer to the Appendix of this regulation for the necessary forms and attachments required for the relevant submittals. 6.2 Piles |. Spacing of piles to be as per codes and in any case not to be less than 2.5 times the diameter of piles. Pile test reports to be as follows: Static ~ 1% for each different diameter Dynamic — 5% Sonic coring — 10% (For more than 1m diameter and 20 m length) iv. Integrity Test — 100% Il The minimum percentage of reinforcement to be provided for the full length of the piles to provide ductility IV. Minimum stirrup diameter shall be 10mm for all the piles and the top region for a length of three times the diameter of the pile bolow the pile caps or raf to be confined effectively with closely spaced stirrups. V. All material test reports (aggregate, steel, concrete etc.) from Dubai Municipality / Dubai Accreditation Center approved laboratories to be made available at site, for perusal during DTMEZA inspections. Vi. Piles shall be designed for both gravity and lateral loads. VIL. Displacement of piles due to seismic loads to be considered in the design. Vill. Contractors to apply for inspection before the erection of first pile through the form number ZADC 81, Plling Inspection Request. IX. Contractor to apply for ‘Piling Completion Certificate to DTMFZA, on completion of al piling works prior to start of any foundation works. After obtaining the piling completion certificate Page 31 ZNDG-REG-O3, Rev 0, Issued Jan. 2010XI xl 6. VI only the contractor should start proceeding with any type of foundation works. (Refer to form number ZADG 51). Representative (Engineers) from main consultant and specialist contractor to be available at all times and during DTMFZA inspections. All structural design shall be made as per internationally recognized and locally approved. standards and codes. Soil report reference and name of the laboratory to be mentioned in the piles layout. 3 Shoring Systems Shoring systems are temporary structures deemed to perform satisfactorily for a period of less than two years only. 6.3.1. General Guidelines ‘The angle of inclination for all open excavations should be equal to or less than 45 degrees relative to horizontal unless another value is recommended by the Soil Investigation Report. Shoring system should be used for all excavations exceeding 2m in depth. Lateral deflection of all types of shoring systems to be less than 30mm for road sides and ‘50mm for neighboring plot sides. All the existing utilities shall ahways be protected and any damage will be fined according to the DTMFZA Regulations. Al activities to be carried out inside the plot limits only. NOC / approval from all the relevant authorities, departments or plat owners to be submitted for anything outside the plot limits. For different depths of excavation and for different site conditions, the below mentioned table is to be followed: Excavation depths from existing GL ‘Type of Shoring System Hopiles (or) any other approved system Hpiles with tie back anchors (or) contiguous piles (or) any other Up to 5m or one basement Up to 9m or two basements with no buildings on neighboring plots approved system ‘More than 2 basements or high water | Secant piles or diaphragm walls (or) table or buildings on neighboring plots Water tight shoring system Projects near water bodies Water tight shoring system) However, based on the soil report, water table, presence of water bodies, existing adjacent buildings and surrounding utilities, a different shoring system other than the one mentioned above may be recommended. Also refer to Chapter-4 of this regulation for more details on peer review requirements. ZADC-REG-OS,vil. vil. xt. xl xill, XIV. xv. Xv xvi. xIK. XX. XX XXIL ‘A minimum surcharge of 20KN/m2 to be considered for roads and plots on the neighboring sides. Depending on the existing site conditions, surcharge loads to be increased as per the actual calculations. Shoring systems not to be considered as part of the main structural system. The top 2m of the shoring systems to be temporary shoring, for shoring outside the plot limits. All health and safety precautions as per DTMFZA regulations to be undertaken while executing the shoring works. ‘All shoring works near the water bodies and for deep basements shall be continuously monitored and any corrective action, if required, to be taken with prior approval from DTMFZA. Contractors to apply for inspection after the completion of guide wall through the form number ZADC 78, Shoring Inspection Request. ‘Once shoring works are completed, the contractor to apply for shoring compliance certificate from DTMFZA (refer to form number ZADC 50). Potential risk of failure due to liquefaction shall be studied for projects with high water table and reclaimed areas. ‘A record of actual deflections and other parameters to be maintained at site by the main consultant in coordination with the specialist contractor at all times to facilitate quick checking during DTMFZA inspections. Continuous monitoring of shoring system to be carried out and corrective action if any required, to be taken with prior approval from DTMFZA. Heavy equipment movement, loading, unloading and storage of materials to be done so as not to impair the structural stability of the shoring system. De-stressing of anchors to be done only after the written approval from the main consultant. Dewatering to be stopped only after the written approval from the main consultant. ‘The maximum grout length for anchors not to exceed 10m and the minimum to be 3m. Minimum spacing of anchors should be 1.2 meter. Soil report reference and name of the laboratory to be mentioned in the shoring layout. ‘Anchors not to be considered for shoring very near to water bodies. Page 33 ZADG-REGVG, Rev, eaved Jan 20106.3.2. Shoring Works Near Water Bodies With reference to the above subject, please find below the set of guidelines to be followed during shoring for projects’ that are near water bodies: VI. vil vin. Xl xi xt. XIV. ‘The presence of quay wall is not at all to be considered during the design of enabling works. All enabling works to be designed as an independent structure. ‘The anchor positions to be located in such a manner, so as not to impair the strength or stability of the quay wall in any manner. All the projects near the water bodies to have an independent, permanent shoring system such as diaphragm wall, or secant piles. The shoring systems to be discussed and finalized during the preliminary submission stage itself. It should be clarified and agreed by main consultant. Individual and independent risk assessment to be carried out for each and every project near the water bodies with reference to the temporary works. Clear well defined safety plans to be in place for all temporary works which should be agreed by all parties. All temporary works to be well defined and method of statements to be issued by the main consultant and all the works to be carried out by the contractor only after the written approval from the main consultant, ‘A record of alll the written instructions and communications to be always maintained at site by all parties for perusal by DTMFZA Engineers during their site inspection visits. (everything to be documented) Al shoring design works near the water bodies to be reviewed and approved by a third party reviewer who will share equal liability with the enabling contractor for design of all enabling works. Anyway depending on the existing site conditions, the same may be relaxed for one basement and for sites where it does not warrant. All enabling contractors and main consultants to employ experienced and well qualified geotechnical Engineers at the site for technical supervision, ‘The enabling contractor, main consultant and the main contractor will be wholly and solely, responsible and liable for the safe performance of enabling works. All enabling works are to be continuously monitored and any corrective action should be implemented immediately with notification to DTMFZA. Prior to the appointment of third party reviewer for enabling works, the proposal should be submitted officially to DTMFZA for review / approval. For location of shoring and anchors outside the plot limits, NOC / approval from all the related disciplines, departments, plot owners and authorities should be submitted along with the application. Page 34 ‘ZA-DC-REG-09, Rev 0, Issued Jan. 2010xv. 64 VI. vil vil xl. xi xi XW, xv. Enabling works Contractor should coordinate with all other related / concemed parties wherever and whenever necessary. Specification for Geotechnical Soil Investigation Laboratories licensed, approved and accredited by M/s. Dubai Municipality and Dubai ‘Accreditation Centre are only to be employed for soil investigation. Soil investigation requests are to be made with form number ZADC 07. All soil reports to be stamped and signed by the registeredilicensed/approved professional Geo Technical Engineer. Request for soil investigation inspection request to be made with form number ZADC O7A. Soil investigation should include all physical and chemical tests on soil, rock and ground water as necessary for the design and construction of the proposed project. General topography of the site shall be mentioned in the drawings and all levels to be mentioned in DMD (boreholes and ground water level, etc). If such datum is not available then the adjacent asphalt road level may be considered. Tabulation of location of each borehole shall be recorded in plan, coordinates by Northing and Easting Geotechnical report shall describe the likelihood and potential consequences of liquefaction and soil strength loss including estimate of differential settlement, lateral movement, lateral load, reduction in bearing capacity etc. Geotechnical investigation shall be carried out in accordance with the driling procedure prescribed in specified codes. It is the responsibilty of the contractor conducting the soil investigation to follow strictly the procedures and recommendations illustrated in codes uring the soil investigation operation with proper sampling and extraction material Standard Penetration Test (SPT) values to be obtained at 1m interval for initial 3.0m depth. Undisturbed core samples shall be taken where applicable and unconfined compressive strength test (UCS) to be carried out on all such samples. In case SILT or CLAY soils are encountered Atterberg Limit & Hydrometer Tests are to be conducted. Complete borehole logs showing detailed record of soil strata, soil description, soil Classification & RD, TCR, SCR value to be provided. Laboratory test result on soil & ground water samples for the presence and concentration of PH, Sulphate and Chloride shalll be submitted ‘A report shall be prepared and submitted with the following recommendations: ‘ZADG-REG-03, Revo, lesued Jan. 20706.5. Soil report minimum requirements 1. Foundation type and design efteia, including allowable bearing capacity, modulus of sub-grade reaction, provisions to mitigate the effects of exPansiv® soils, provisions to mitigate the effects of liquefaction and soil strength, and the effects of adjacent loads. IL. Various seismic parameters as per the specifi codes for the top 30m. Ii Pile working load capacity under compression and fension for different sizes at varying depths and effective length all levels in DMD. IV. Caloulations for risk of fiquefaction in the project site and hence the reduction in pearing capacities, increase in settlements and the associated effects and the ways of prevention V. Values of Young's modulus (E;), horizontal modulus of sub-grade reactions (Kr), Constant of horizontal sub-gtade reaction nn , Vertical spring constants (K,), Poisson's ratio, Piles stiffness (K.), Vi. Allowable settlement. Vil. The optimal spacing between clustered piles Vit Soil parameters for the design of shoring which include avereg® bulk density, angle of shear! active and passive pressure at certain depth which depend on layer changing and 1g resistance, average cosfiicient of at rest pressure and coefficient of soil profile, 1% Type of Cement based on the chemical est results. X. Summary of the soil layer. Xi. Soil classification, grain size distribution and hence the soil profile type. XI. Permeability parameters of the soilwater. XII, Subsurface profile based on boring showing cross-sectional view. | XIV, _ Plan showing boreholes and in-situ test location. XV. _ Expected total and differential settlement. ~GROG-REG-O3, Rev 0, lasuad Jan. 20106.6. Soil Parameters (for each layer) The following soil parameters (coefficients of at rest pressure, coefficients of active and passive pressures, dry and saturated density, and the angle of shearing resistance) shall be estimated at depths as given in Table-1 based on the standard penetration test (SPT) values: ‘Table-1: The recommended soil parameters for different locations within the first.....m depth Soil Parameters ~~ Depth below the average ground level (m) ‘Average Bulk Density “y” ‘Angle of internal friction “6" At Rest Pressure Coefficient Active Pressure Coefficient "K,” Passive Pressure Coefficient Cohesion °C” Uttimate Bond stress of soil (with concrete) * Saturated Density (java) ** Condition of the layer Drained / Undrained 6.7. Summary of Subsoil Conditions and Description (for each layer) The nature of subsurface lithology as encountered during borehole drilling should be described in accordance with specified codes as summarized below. A section on boreholes should be presented on the borehole correlation chart Depth Range(m) __| "N” Range Description Page 37 ‘ZNDC-REG-08, Rev 0, lesuad Jan, 2070Chapter ensic Requirement and attachments Approval from Dubai Municipality for the post tensioning system used. Previously approved general arrangement drawings by the DTMFZA. ‘All reference drawing that is necessary to be read along with the submission. Also refer to form number ZADC 04A. Calculations Please refer to Chapter 5 of this regulation for approved list of software Calculation should be organized and design criteria clear. For slab design, if the slab is allowed to have torsion moments (‘Twisting moments”) in plan then this moment must be considered in the reinforcement design. Otherwise, the slab has to be considered as non-torsion slab. Slabs which have a prestress level of over 2 MPa or if floor dimension in one direction is. more than 50 m or there is more than one stiff restraint, the following needs to be checked for: Shrinkage from early thermal effects. “Short term action" Creep (including shortening due to the prestress force). “Long term action” Drying shrinkage of concrete. “Long term action” ‘Seasonal Thermal change effect. “Long term action” ‘Tendons which have more frictional and wobble losses due to its profile and length shall be stressed from both ends. 7.2.1. Serviceability Requirements of Flexural Members Design for serviceabilty requirement of members shall be computed by service design methods of either ACI 2008 standard or Eurocode? “Technical report 43 2nd Edition” Code. Page 38 ZADC-REGOS, Rev 0, ssued Jan. 20107.2.2, Permissible Stresses in Pre- Stressing Steel The permissible tensile str tensile strength fy, are summarized as follows: a, Jacking force should not be more than 0.75fpy b. Post-tensioning tendons, at anchorages and couplers, immediately after tendon anchorage. should be 0.70fp, 8 in all types of prestressing steel, in terms of the specified minimum 7.2.3. Flexural and Shear Strength Design shear strength of members shall be computed by shear strength design methods of either ACI 2008 standard or Eurocode? “Technical report 43 2nd Edition” code. 7.2.4. Minimum Bonded Reinforcement ‘A minimum area of bonded reinforcement shall be provided in all flexural members as required as below: |. For negative moment areas at colurnn supports in flat slabs, the minimum top non- prestressed bonded reinforcement A, in each direction shall be computed by A, = 0.000750, Where Ag is the larger gross cross-sectional area of the slab-beam strips in two orthogonal equivalent frames intersecting at a column in a two-way slab. This reinforcement shall be distributed between lines that are 1.Sh outside opposite faces of the column support. At least four bars shall be provided in each direction. Spacing of bonded reinforcement shall not exceed 300 mm. Minimum length of bonded reinforcement in negative moment areas shall extend one-sixth the clear ‘span, on each side of support as per the below: |. Bottom mesh should be at least 0.13% of slab cross sectional area otherwise early thermal shrinkage needs to be calculated. II, Any minimum requirements for earthquake design code should be met. IV. For all post- tension slabs, bonded bottom reinforcement should be provided at all column supports as per seismic requirements similar to reinforced concrete slab. V. At the supports, at least one tendon (minimum two strands) must pass through the ‘columnsiwalls. If the tendon is not passing through the columnsivalls, then a minimum 5-08, Fev 0, lesued Jan. 2010 Page 39 i | | 1 | i i | | i | | | 1 | | i | | | i‘amount of bottom reinforcement should be provided for structural integrity, as per the codal requirements. (ACI-318-08, C:18.12.7) 7.2.5. Deflection Control Effects of cracking should be taken into account by modifying the stiffness ("EI” properties of the concrete for areas which have exceeded the allowable tensile stresses "if exceeding the tensile limits is allowed by the chosen design code”). The modification factor to the El value will vary depending on the extent of the cracking. For prestressed slabs, continuous over two or more spans in each direction, the span-thickness ratio generally should not exceed 40 for floors; otherwise calculations should verify that both short and long-term deflection, camber, vibration frequency and amplitude are within the permissible limits. 7.2.6. Slab System For slabs with varying cross section along the slab span, either parallel or perpendicular to the tendon or tendon group, the minimum average effective pressure of 0.9 MPa is required at every cross section tributary to the tendon or tendon group along the span. Il. Duets for grouted multiple wire, multiple strand, or multiple bar tendons shall have an inside cross-sectional area at least two times the cross sectional area of the prestressing steel. Il, For situations where it is not practically possible to place the prestressing tendons within 0.5h from the column, reinforcement should be placed to bridge the vertical force from the | adjacent tendon to the columns as shown in Figure 7-1 DG-REG-03, Revo, ssvee Jan. 2010N TENDONS LOW PRESTRESSED TENDON a" FULL ANCHORAGE LENGTH be REINFORCE ATLEAST ONG BAR SHOULD FASS OVER COL enroncenenr as so. 9: PosmOlE 2 Figure 7-1 Additional reinforcement required where tendons are not within 0.5h from the column CCOLUWN CENTER LINE DISTRIBUTED TENDON ‘SLAB BOTTOM REINFORCENENT BANDED TENDONS Figure 7-2 Tendon/Reinforcement layering at supports Page 41 ‘ZNDC-EG-03, Fev 0, lesued Jan. 2010