GENERAL NOTES:
CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE FOR DE WATERING OF EXCAVATIONS
1. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN
MILLIMETERS AND ELEVATION LEVELS ARE IN METERS.
2. DO NOT SCALE DRAWINGS. DIMENSIONS SHALL GOVERN
3. PRIOR TO WORK COMMENCEMENT, CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY
ALL EXISTING CONDITIONS ON SITE & SECURE NECESSARY
PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION.
4. CONTRACTOR TO SUBMIT SHOP DRAWINGS AND SAMPLES OF
ALL MATERIALS AND COLORS FOR CONSULTANT'S APPROVAL.
5. COORDINATION BETWEEN ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS AND ALL
OTHER ENGINEERING DRAWINGS SHALL BE MAIN CONTRACTORS'S
RESPONSIBILITY PRIOR TO ANY WORK.
6. ALL TOILET & KITCHEN AREAS TO BE PROVIDED WITH WATER
PROOFING MEMBRANE LAID ON TOP OF STRUCTURE SLAB AND
EXTENDED 200mm HIGH ON WALL ABOVE FINISH FLOOR LEVEL.
7. ALL SIZES SHOWN FOR WINDOWS, DOORS AND ARCHES ARE
MASONRY OPENINGS, CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS
ON SITE.
8. PAINT COLOR SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE CONSULTANT.
9. ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS DO NOT SHOW SIZE OF
STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS FOSIZE`S AND PLACING OF STRUCTURAL
ELEMENTS SEE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS.R
10. FOR EXACT LOCATION OF ROOF OPENINGS FOR DUCTS, PIPING
AND FANS SEE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS.
11. FIRE RATING APPLY THROUGH OUT THE DESIGNATED ROOM TO
ALL ENCLOSING ELEMENTS INCLUDING DOORS.
12. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ON FLOOR PLANS. ALL DOOR
OPENINGS SHALL BE LOCATED NOT LESS THAN 200mm (HALF
CONCRETE BLOCK DIMENSION) FROM THE EDGE OF INTERSECTING
WALL OR COLUMN.
13. THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE
FINISHED STRUCTURE. THEY DO NOT INDICATE THE
METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL
PROVIDE ALL MEASURES NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE
STRUCTURE DURING CONSTRUCTION. SUCH MEASURE
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, BRACING,
SHORING FOR LOADS DUE TO CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT, ETC.
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
SANTA MARIA BULACAN
OBSERVATION VISITS TO THE SITE BY THE STRUCTURAL
ENGINEER SHALL NOT INCLUDE INSPECTION OF THE ABOVE
ITEMS.
14. OPENINGS, POCKETS, ETC. SHALL NOT BE PLACED IN
STRUCTURAL MEMBERS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY DETAILED ON
THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS.
15. SPECIFICATION, CODES AND STANDARDS NOTED IN THE
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF THE LATEST APPROVED
ISSUE, INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED. MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS ARE ASTM LATEST
EDITION.
16. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL INVESTIGATE SITE FOR FILLED
EXCAVATIONS OR BURIED STRUCTURES SUCH AS SEPTIC
TANK, CISTERN, FOUNDATIONS, ETC. IF ANY SUCH
STRUCTURES ARE FOUND, ARCHITECT SHALL BE NOTIFIED
IMMEDIATELY.
17. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SHALL BE SPREAD OUT IF
PLACED ON FRAMED FLOORS OR ROOFS. LOAD SHALL NOT
EXCEED THE DESIGN LIVE LOAD PER SQUARE FOOT. PROVIDE
ADEQUATE SHORING AND/OR BRACING WHERE STRUCTURE
HAS NOT ATTAINED DESIGNS
NOTES ON FOUNDATION
1. FOUNDATION DESIGN BASED ON SOIL REPORT BY THE
FOLLOWING
COMPANY:___________________________________________
DATED___________ AND ALL SUBSEQUENT ADDENDA. COPIES
ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE ARCHITECT'S OFFICE
2. FOOTING DESIGN BASED ON ALLOWABLE PRESSURE OF
2000 kpa. BOTTOM OF FOOTINGS SHALL REST 1.50 METERS
BELOW EXISTING GRADE LEVEL.
3. NO FOOTING SHALL REST ON FILL.
4. MINIMUM CONCRETE PROTECTION FOR REINFORCEMENT
SHALL BE 75 mm FOR CONCRETE DEPOSITED AGAINST THE
GROUND.
5. SLABS ON GRADE FOR BUILDINGS SHALL BE SUPPORTED ON
ENGINEERED COMPACTED FILL. COMPACTION SHALL BE NOT
LESS THAN 90% OF OPTIMUM DENSITY AND SHALL CONFORM
TO ASTM D1557.
6.
FROM EITHER SURFACE WATER, GROUND WATER OR SEEPAGE.
7. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION
OF ALL CRIBBING, SHEATHING AND SHORING REQUIRED TO
SAFELY RETAIN THE EARTH BANKS.
8. EXCAVATION AND COMPACTING IF REQUIRED, SHALL BE
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING AGENCY AND THE FOUNDATION
ENGINEER PRIOR TO PLACING THE CONCRETE AND REINFORCING.
FOUNDATION ENGINEER TO SUBMIT LETTER OF COMPLIANCE TO
OWNER.
9. ALL EXCAVATION SHALL BE PROPERLY BACKFILLED. DO NOT
PLACE BACKFILL BEHIND RETAINING WALLS BEFORE WALLS HAVE
ATTAINED FULL DESIGN STRENGTH. CONTRACTOR SHALL BRACE
OR PROTECT ALL BUILDING AND PIT WALLS BELOW GRADE FROM
LATERAL LOADS UNTIL ATTACHING FLOORS ARE COMPLETELY IN
PLACE AND HAVE ATTAINED FULL STRENGTH. CONTRACTOR
SHALL PROVIDE FOR DESIGN, PERMITS AND INSTALLATION OF
SUCH BRACING.
10. FOOTINGS SHALL BE PLACED AND ESTIMATED ACCORDING TO
DEPTHS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS. SHOULD SOIL ENCOUNTER AT
THESE DEPTHS NOT BE APPROVED BY THE FOUNDATION
ENGINEER, FOOTING ELEVATIONS WILL BE ALTERED AS REQUIRED.
11. FOOTING BACKFILL AND UTILITY TRENCH BACK FILL WITHIN
BUILDING AREA SHALL BE MECHANICALLY COMPACTED IN LAYERS,
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOIL REPORT. FLOODING WILL NOT BE
PERMITTED.
12. ALL ABANDONED FOOTINGS, UTILITIES, ETC., THAT INTERFERE
WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE REMOVED.
13. ALL EARTHWORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOILS
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS.
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