GENERAL NOTES

1. GENERAL:

a. TYPICAL DETAILS AND SECTIONS SHALL APPLY WHERE SPECIFIC DETAILS 7. BAR SUPPORTS:
ARE NOT SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS, AND ONLY WHERE A REFERENCE TO BAR SUPPORTS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACI 315 DETAILING MANUAL
THESE DETAILS AND SECTIONS IS MADE. AND AS SPECIFIED.
b. EACH OF THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS SHALL BE READ IN CONJUNCTION

WITH THE PERTINENT CIVIL, ARCHITECTURAL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL 8. JOINTS:

DRAWINGS.
c. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS, AND
ALL ELEVATIONS ARE IN METERS. DO NOT SCALE FROM DRAWINGS.
d. ALL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TO WHICH REFERENCE IS MADE ON THE
DRAWINGS AND IN THE TYPICAL DETAILS SHALL CONFORM TO THE APPLICABLE
CODES AND STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND TO THE SPECIFICATIONS.
a. JOINTS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS ARE MANDATORY.
b. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ON DRAWINGS, NO HORIZONTAL CONSTRUCTION
JOINTS SHALL BE MADE IN SLABS, RIBS OR BEAMS. HORIZONTAL CONSTRUCTION
JOINTS INDICATED IN BEAMS, BETWEEN BEAMS AND SLABS, SHALL BE CLEAN, FREE OF
LAITANCE, AND INTENTIONALLY ROUGHENED TO A FULL AMPLITUDE OF APPROX. 6.5
mm.

2. CONCRETE:
a. DESIGN COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE, f'c SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
1- CAST-IN-SITU CONCRETE IN REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS
FOUNDATIONS CONCRETE CUBE STRENGTH MIN. fcu=35 N/mm²
COLUMNS CONCRETE CUBE STRENGTH MIN. fcu=35 N/mm²
BEAMS AND SLABS CONCRETE CUBE STRENGTH MIN. fcu=30 N/mm².
2- BLINDING CONCRETE B.S. fcu=15N/mm².
b. STRENGTH TESTS FOR CONCRETE SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
"METHOD OF TEST FOR COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF MOLDED CONCRETE CUBE,
B.S. 1881-PART116/1983.
c. THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHALL ALSO APPLY
c. ANY STOP IN CONCRETE WORK MUST BE MADE NEAR THE QUARTER OF SPAN WITH
VERTICAL BULK HEAD AND SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER.
d. SEALANTS SHALL BE PLACED AT LOCATIONS INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS AND IN
THE SPECIFICATIONS AT CONSTRUCTION, CONTROL, ISOLATION AND EXPANSION
JOINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
e. REFER TO ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARD DETAILS
FOR DETAILS OF EXPANSION JOINTS.
f. EXPANSION JOINT ASSEMBLIES AND FILLER MATERIALS SHALL HAVE A FIRE RATING
CORRESPONDING TO ADJACENT MATERIALS. JOINTS SHALL BE COMPLETELY SEALED
AGAINST SMOKE PENETRATION.
g. ALL STEEL CONNECTION JOINT TO BE APPROVED BY STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.

- MINIMUM CEMENT CONTENT : 380 kg/m3. 9. OPENINGS, PIPES SLEEVES AND FITTINGS EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE:
- MAXIMUM CEMENT CONTENT : 425kg/m3 a. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REFER TO MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS FOR
- MAXIMUM WATER/CEMENT RATIO : 0.45 VERIFICATION OF OPENINGS, PIPES, CONDUITS, SLEEVES AND FITTINGS IN REINFORCED
- ADMIXTURES : SUPERPLASTICIZERS AS APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER . CONCRETE COLUMNS, BEAMS AND SLABS.
- MAXIMUM AGGREGATE SIZE : 20mm. b. NO OPENINGS, PIPES OR SLEEVES OTHER THAN THOSE INDICATED ON STRUCTURAL
- MAXIMUM TOTAL CHLORIDE PERCENTAGE BY WEIGHT OF CEMENT FROM ALL DRAWINGS SHALL BE PLACED IN COLUMNS, BEAMS, OR SLABS WITHOUT THE APPROVAL
SOURCES (CEMENT, SAND, AGGREGATES, ADMIXTURES AND WATER) : 0.20%, OF THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
EXPRESSED AS CHLORIDE ION, CI. c. OPENINGS NOT INDICATED ON STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS UP TO A MAXIMUM DIMENSION
- MAXIMUM TOTAL SULFATE CONTENT BY WEIGHT OF CEMENT FROM ALL OF 200mm. MAY BE PLACED OR DRILLED IN SOLID SLABS.
SOURCES : 4.0% . d. ADDITIONAL STEEL AROUND THE OPENING TO BE PROVIDED WITH U-BAR FOR THE

APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER.

3. REINFORCING STEEL: e. WHEN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN OPENINGS IS LESS THAN 1.5 TIMES THE WIDTH OF
a. ALL REINFORCING STEEL BARS USED SHALL BE DEFORMED WITH A MINIMUM THE LARGEST OPENING, THE GROUP SHALL BE TREATED AS A SINGLE OPENING WITH AN
YIELD POINT STRENGTH OF 420 N/mm2 AND SHALL COMPLY TO ASTM EFFECTIVE WIDTH AND LENGTH OF THE GROUND.
SPECIFICATION A615 OR B.S. 4449.

b. WELDED WIRE FABRIC SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM A497, A185 OR TO B.S. 4483. 10. CONCRETE PROTECTION:

ALL CONCRETE SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH GROUND SHALL BE TANKED WITH

4. CONCRETE CLEAR COVER TO REINFORCEMENT: WATERPROOFING AS SPECIFIED AND APPROVED BY ENGINEER.

a. FOUNDATIONS

60mm OVER BLINDING, 75mm EARTH FACE, 75mm ALL OTHER 11. BASE SLABS ON GROUND:

FACE a. FILL UNDER BASE SLABS ON GROUND SHALL BE COMPACTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH

SPECIFICATIONS.
b. GROUND BEAM (IF ANY)
b. CONSTRUCTION, CONTROL AND ISOLATION JOINTS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT PLACES
75mm ALL OTHER FACE 60mm OVER BLINDING, 75mm EARTH FACE,

d. COLUMN AND PEDESTAL INDICATED ON DRAWINGS. ALL JOINTS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD

75mm EARTH FACE, 40mm ALL OTHER FACE DETAILS AND THE SPECIFICATIONS.

c. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REFER TO MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS FOR

e. GROUND SLAB
LOCATION OF PIPES, SLEEVES AND HOLES IN BASE SLABS AND FOR PIPES AND CONDUITS
75mm EARTH FACE, 40mm OVER BLINDING,

25mm TOP FACE(EXTERNAL) 40mm TOP FACE(EXTERNAL) UNDER BASE SLABS.

f. WALL 50mm EXTERNAL,

12 FOUNDATIONS:
75mm EARTH FACE 40mm INTERNAL, 50mm ALL OTHER FACE
a. FOUNDATIONS AND COLUMNS ARE DESIGNED TO SUSTAIN LOADS OF G+3 STORIES
g. BEAM 30mm INTERNAL, 40mm EXTERNAL

h. SUSPENDED BEAM 40mm EXTERNAL 30mm INTERNAL, ACCORDING TO ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS.

b. ALLOWABLE BEARING CAPACITY OF THE APPROVED SOIL TO BE TESTED TO ENSURE

i. PARAPET;LINTEL&CAPPING BEAM 25mm INTERNAL, 40mm EXTERNAL
COMPLIANCE WITH DESIGNS AND THEN ONLY FOUNDATION WORK TO BE STARTED.
5. SPLICES OF REINFORCEMENT: a. NO SPLICES SHALL BE MADE AT PLACES NOT c. SOIL IMPROVEMENT IS REQUIRED.
INDICATED ON DRAWINGS WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER.

b. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ON DRAWINGS, AT APPROVED SPLICES BARS SHALL 13. DESIGN LOADS:
BE LAPPED A MINIMUM OF A CLASS "B" SPLICE. a. SUPERIMPOSED DEAD LOAD: DEAD LOADS WILL BE BASED ON ACTUAL SELF WEIGHT OF THE
C. SPLICE LENGTHS FOR EACH BAR SIZE ARE 40d STRUCTURE, FINISHES, PARTITIONS, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES, ETC. FOR
d. ALL HORIZONTAL BARS IN SLABS AND BEAMS HAVING MORE THAN 300mm OF PARTITION BLOCKS (HOLLOW & SOLID), THE QUALITY SHOULD BE APPROVED BY THE ARCHITECT
CONCRETE BELOW THEM SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS "TOP BARS". & ENGINEER FOR COMPATIBILITY.
e. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ON DRAWINGS, AT APPROVED SPLICES, NO MORE b. LIVE LOADS:
THAN 1/2 THE BARS MAY BE SPLICED AT A GIVEN SECTION (EACH ALTERNATE BAR). 1- TYPICAL FLOORS (GENERAL) 7 KN/m².
f. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, BARS DESIGNATED CONTINUOUS (CONT.) MAY BE 2- INACCESSIBLE ROOFS 2 KN/m².
SPLICED CLASS A SPLICE AT CONVENIENT LOCATION WITH NO MORE THAT 1/2 THE BARS c. STATIC LOAD DESIGN CODE ACI 318-19
(EACH ALTERNATE BAR) SPLICED AT A GIVEN SECTION

. g. WELDED WIRE FABRIC SHALL BE LAPPED 300 mm. AT SPLICES.

6. BAR BENDS:

a. THE MINIMUM INSIDE DIAMETERS OF BEND ARE AS FOLLOWS: DATE:

PROJECT:

6 BAR DIAMETERS FOR Ø10 TO Ø20 8 BAR DIAMETERS FOR Ø25 TO Ø32

4 BAR DIAMETERS FOR STIRRUPS AND TIES TITLE: Structural Details SCALE: AS.SH.

b. ALL BARS SHALL BE BENT COLD. NO BARS PARTIALLY EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE m

UNIT:
DESIGN BY: Asst. Prof. Dr. Hussain A. Jabir
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SHALL BE FIELD BENT. REV.:

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