MIRANDO, JEYCEE MARGARETT F.

BUILDING SYSTEMS DESIGN

GENERAL DESIGN PROVISIONS (MODULE 1)

GENERAL ARCHITECTURAL NOTES
1. ALL BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES AS WELL AS ACCESSORY FACILITIES SHALL
CONFORM IN ALL RESPECTS TO THE PRINCIPLES OF SAFE CONSTRUCTION AND MUST BE
SUITED TO THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY ARE DESIGNED.
2. BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES INTENDED TO BE USED FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND/OR
PRODUCTION OF ANY KIND OF PRODUCT SHALL OBSERVE ADEQUATE ENVIRONMENTAL
SAFEGUARDS
3. ASIDE FROM THE BUILDING ITSELF, THE SITE IN WHICH THE BUILDING STANDS
SHOULD CONFORM WITH THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES. THIS
LAND OR SITE UPON WHICH WILL BE CONSTRUCTED WITH ANY BUILDING OR
STRUCTURE, OR ANY ANCILLARY OR AUXILIARY FACILITY, SHOULD BE SANITARY,
HYGIENIC OR SAFE. IN THE CASE OF SITES OR BUILDINGS INTENDED FOR HUMAN
HABITATION, THE LAND OR SITE SHOULD ALSO BE SANITARY, HYGIENIC OR SAFE
WITHIN A SAFE DISTANCE, AS DETERMINED BY COMPETENT AUTHORITIES, FROM
STREAMS OR BODIES OF WATER AND/OR SOURCES CONSIDERED TO BE POLLUTED;
FROM A VOLCANO OR VOLCANIC SITE AND/OR ANY OTHER BUILDING THAT IS
CONSIDERED TO BE A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION.

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (MODULE 2)

STRUCTURAL GENERAL NOTES
CONCRETING

 ALL CONCRETING WORKS SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACI-318-83

BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE.
FOOTING

 NO FOOTINGS/MAT SHALL REST ON FILL.

 FOOTINGS ARE DESIGNED TO REST ON SOIL SURFACE WITH ASSUMED BEARING
CAPACITY AS SPECIFIED IN DESIGN CRITERIA.

PLUMBING WORKS (MODULE 3)

MAIN DISTRIBUTION PIPE
THIS IS THE MAIN PIPE THAT DELIVERS WATER FROM THE OUTSIDE SOURCE TOWARDS
THE CONNECTING PIPES INSIDE THE BUILDING.

BRANCH PIPES (FIXTURES)

THIS INCLUDES ALL BRANCH PIPES CONNECTED FROM THE MAIN DISTRIBUTION PIPE
INSIDE THE BUILDING TO THE FIXTURES INSIDE BATHROOMS AND OTHER AREAS

WHICH WILL RECEIVE WATER.

RISER

THIS IS USED FOR BUILDINGS OF TWO-

STOREYS AND UP TO DISTRIBUTE
WATER TOWARDS THE UPPER
FLOOR LEVELS.
SEPTIC TANK
A SEPTIC TANK IS A WATERTIGHT COVERED RECEPTACLE DESIGNED AND
CONSTRUCTED TO RECEIVE THE DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE FROM A BUILDING SEWER,
SEPARATE SOLIDS FROM THE LIQUID, DIGEST ORGANIC MATTER AND STORE DIGESTED
SOLIDS THROUGH A PERIOD OF DETENTION AND ALLOW THE CLARIFIED LIQUIDS TO
DISCHARGE FOR FINAL DISPOSAL. THE WASTEWATER STORED WITHIN A SEPTIC TANK
IS FURTHER CLASSIFIED INTO VARIOUS COMPONENTS: SLUDGE, SCUM, AND EFFLUENT.
BASED ON THE REVISED NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, A TYPICAL
SEPTIC TANK HAS THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM DIMENSIONS AS SHOWN IN THE FIGURE
BELOW: LENGTH AT 1500MM; WIDTH AT 900MM, AND DEPTH AT 1200MM.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS (MODULE 5)

 SERVICE ENTRANCE IS WHERE THE WIRES CONNECTED

TO THE LOAD SIDE OF THE METER ENTER THE HOUSE
OR BUILDING.
 ELECTRIC METER IS A DEVICE USED TO MEASURE
THE ELECTRICAL ENERGY USAGE OF A HOME,
BUILDING, OR OTHER ELECTRICALLY POWERED
DEVICE.
 MAIN SERVICE PANEL IS LIKE THE SWITCHBOARD
FOR ALL THE ELECTRICITY IN THE HOME. IT
RECEIVES THE INCOMING POWER FROM THE UTILITY
COMPANY AND DISTRIBUTES IT TO EACH OF THE
CIRCUITS THAT SUPPLY THE VARIOUS LIGHTS,
OUTLETS, APPLIANCES, AND OTHER DEVICES
THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE.
 ELECTRICAL BOXES ARE USED TO ENCLOSE
CONNECTIONS FOR A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
LIKE SWITCHES, FIXTURES AND ELECTRICAL
OUTLETS, AND PROTECT THEM FROM EXTERNAL
DAMAGE, TAMPERING AND OTHER FACTORS THAT
CAN AFFECT THEIR WORKING.