CONSTRUCTIO
2.4 FOR COROSSION PROTECTION OF REINFORCEMENT IN
GENERAL
1. THE STRUCTURAL DRAWING SHALL BE USED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS, THE
ARCHITECTURAL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND CIVIL
DRAWING.
2. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS AND
CONDITIONS AT THE SITE, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE
LOCATION AND DIMENSIONS OF OPENINGS, GROOVES,
REGLETS, PIPE SLEEVES, CONDUIT, EMBEDDED OR ATTACHED
ITEMS TO CONCRETE, ETC.
3. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL MEASURES
NECESSARY TO PROTECT NEW AND EXISTING CONSTRUTION.
THIS SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO BRACING AND
SHORING FOR LOADS IMPOSED DURING CONSTRUTION.
4. ALL DIMENSIONS TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER SCALE SHOWN
ON PLANS, SECTION AND DETAILS.
5. GENERAL NOTES AND TYPICAL DETAILS APPLY TO ALL
DRAWINGS UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN OR NOTED.
6. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS UNLESS
OTHERWISE NOTED.
7. ALL BAR DIAMETERS AND SPACINGS ARE IN MILLIMETERS
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
8. ALL FOUNDATIONS SHALL REST ON 50 THE LEAN CONCRETE
UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN OR NOTED.
CONCRETE & REINFORCING STEEL
1. FOR NON-COROSSIVE ENVIRONMENT, MINIMUM
CONCRETE COVER FOR ALL REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE AS
FOLLOWS:
A. CONCRETE CAST AGAINST AND PERMANENTLY
EXPOSED TO EARTH-75mm
B. FORMED SURFACES EXPOSED TO EARTH OR
WEATHER Ø 16 BARS OR SMALLER 40mm OTHER
BARS.-50mm
C. FORMED SURFACES NOT EXPOSED DIRECTLY TO
EARTH
SLABS AND WALLS-20mm
BEAMS AND COLUMNS 40mm
2. FOR CONCRETE EXPOSED TO COROSSIVE ENVIRONMENT.
2.1 SIZES OF BEAMS AND COLUMNS AND THICKNESS OF
WALLS AND SLABS SHALL BE INCREASED TO SATISFY THE
FOLLOWING MINIMUM CONCRETE COVER REQUIREMENT.
A. BEAMS AND COLUMNS (FORMED CONCRETE
SURFACES) NOT EXPOSED TO EARTH 50 mm. EXPOSED
TO EARTH 75 mm
B. WALLS AND SLABS (FORMED CONCRETE SURFACES)
NOT EXPOSED TO EARTH-50mm EXPOSED TO EARTH
65 mm
C. FOOTINGS 75 mm
2.2 MAXIMUM WATER-CEMENTITIOUS RATIO, SHALL NOT
EXCEED 0.40 BY WEIGHT
2.3 FLY-ASH OR POZZOLAN MAY BE MIXED WITH CEMENT
THAT THE FLY ASH OR POZZOLAN CONTENT SHALL NOT
EXCEED 25% BY WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL CEMENTITIOUS
MATERIALS
CONCRETE MAXIMUM WATER SOLUBLE CHLORIDE ION
CONCENTRATIONS IN HARDENED CONCRETE AT AGES FROM
28 TO 42 DAYS CONTRIBUTED FROM THE INGREDIENTS
INCLUDING WATER, AGGREGATES, CEMENTITIOUS
MATERIALS, AND ADMIXTURES SHALL NOT EXCEED 0 15% BY
WEIGHT OF CEMENT.
3. REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE FREE OF RUST, GREASE OR
OTHER MATERIALS LIKELY TO IMPAIR BOND.
4. ALL REMFORCING BARS SHALL BE ACCURATELY AND
SECURELY PLACED BEFORE POURING CONCRETE OR
APPLYING MORTAR OR GROUT.
5. BAR SPLICES SHALL BE SECURELY WIRED TOGETHER.
SPLICES IN REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS, COLUMNS AND
WALLS SHALL BE AS SHOWN IN THE DETAILS. FOR NON
STRUCTURAL WALLS, MASONRY WALLS AND SLABS, SPLICES
SHALL LAP A MINIMUM OF 40 BAR DIMEN AND SHALL BE
STAGGERED WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
6. SPLICES REQUIRED IN THE REINFORCEMENT OF BEAMS
GIRDERS FRAMING INTO COLUMNS SHALL NOT BE LOCATED
WITHIN THE COLUMN NOR WITHIN A DISTANCE OF TWICE
THE BEAM/GIRDER DEPTH FROM THE FACE OF THE COLUMN
AT LEAST TWO CLOSED STIRRUPS TIES SHALL BE PROVIDED
AT ALL SPLICES.
7. LAP SPLICES SHALL BE MADE WITHIN THE CENTER HALF
OF COLUMN HEIGHT, AND THE SPLICE LENGTH SHALL NOT
BE LESS THAN 13 TIMES THE DEVELOPMENT LENGTH.
8. SPECIAL TIES/TRANSVERSE HOOP REINFORCEMENT SHALL
BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE BEAN- COLUMN JOINT.
9. DOWEL BARS SHALL NEVER BE BENT DURING CONCRETE
FOURING OPERATIONS AND STRAIGHTENED UP DURING
REMOVAL OF FORM IN PREPARATION FOR CHB WORKS.
STRUCTURAL STEEL
1. ALL MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SHALL CONFORM
WITH THE EDITION OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL
CONSTRUCTION (AISC) MANUAL UNLESS OTERWISE SHOWN
OR NOTED.
2. CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISHED ALL PLATES, CLIP
ANGLES, CONNECTORS, ETC REQUIRED FOR THE
COMPLETION OF THE STRUCTURE EVEN IF EVERY SUCH ITEM
IS NOT SHOWN ON THE CONTRACT DRAWING.
3. WELDING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICAN
WELDING SOCIETY CODE AWS D11 UNLESS INDICATED,
WELDING ELECTRODES SHALL BE E70 XX.
4. ALL BOLTS AND THREADED FASTENERS SHALL BE ASTM
A307 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
5. ALL ANCHOR BOLTS SHALL BE ASTM A525 UNLESS
OTHERWISE NOTED.
MASONRY
1. ALL CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS MASONRY WALLS SHALL
LAID IN RUNNING BOND (INTERLOCKING COURSE) WITH FULL
MORTAR BEDDING, STOCK BOND SHALL BE USED ONLY WHEN
SPECIFIED.
2. ALL CELLS SHALL BE SOLIDLY FILLED WITH CONCRETE
GROUT.
FOUNDATION
1. THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER-OF-RECORD, UPON
SELLELLATIE NOTIFICATION, SHALL CONDUCT A THOROUGH
INSPECTION OF THE FOUNDATION WORKS AFTER
EXCAVATION FOR FOOTINGS ARE COMPLETE AND ANY
REQUIRED REINFORCING STEEL IS IN PLACE. FRAMEWORKS
SHALL BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO INSPECTION. CONCRETE
POURING OF THE FOUNDATION SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE
ALLOWED WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING WRITTEN APPROVAL
FROM THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER OF RECORDS.

2. ALL FILL AND BACKFILL MATERIALS ARE COMPACTED IN

LIFTS NOT EXCEEDING 150 mm THICK FILL AND BACKFILLING
MATERIALS SHALL BE COMPOSED OF GRANULAR MATERIALS
LESS THAN 7% FINES COMPACTED TO MINIMUM 95% MDD
BASED ON ASTM D-698 WITH THE QUALITY OF COMPACTION
STRICTLY MONITORED BY FIELD DENSITY TEST (ASTM D-1556)