GENERAL CONSTRUCTION NOTES

NOTES ON CONCRETE MIXES & PLACING

1. ALL CONCRETE SHALL DEVELOP A MIN. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AT THE END OF TWENTY EIGHT 3. IF SLABS AR E REINFORCED BOTHWAYS BARS ALONG THE SHORTER SPAN SHALL BE PLACED
GENERAL NOTES (28) DAYS W/ CORRESPONDING MAXIMUM SIZE AGGREGATE & SLUMP AS FOLLOWS. BELOW THOSE ALONE THE LONG SPAN AT THE CENTER AND OVER THE LONGER SPAN FOR
1.0 STANDARDS AND REFERENCES MAX. SIZE OF REINFORCING BARS NEAR THE SUPPORTS. THE SPACING OF THE BARS AT THE COLUMN STRIPS
THE FOLLOWING SHALL GOVERN THE DESIGN FABRICATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. LOCATION 28 DAYS STRENGTH AGGREGATE MAX SLUMP SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN ONE AND A HALF ( 1 12 ) SLAB THICKNESS.
1.1 NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (N.S.C.P 2015) VOL. 1, SEVENTH EDITION.
ALL OTHERS, INCLUDING 4000 PSI (27.6 MPa) 20 mm 100mm 4. TEMPERATURE BARS FOR SLAB SHALL BE GENERALLY PLACED NEAR THE FACE IN TENSION AND
2.0 DESIGN CRITERIA SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 0.0025 X GROSS-SECTIONAL AREA (Ag) OF THE SLAB.
2.1 LOADINGS SUSPENDED SLABS
COLUMNS 4000 PSI (27.6 MPa) 20 mm 100mm ( SEE SCHEDULE BELOW) JOINT HOOP SPACE @ "2Sh" WHEN
A. DEAD LOAD BEAMS 4000 PSI (27.6 MPa) 20 mm 100mm THERE ARE BEAMS HAVING WIDTH OF
CONCRETE 23.56 kN/m 3

D JOINT REINF. D
SLAB ON FILL 2500 PSI (17.5 MPa) 20 mm 100mm AT LEAST ONE-HALF THE COLUMN
STEEL 76.93 kN/m 3 SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM SLAB REINFORCEMENT WIDTH & DEPTHS NOT LESS THAN
150 mm THK. CHB WALL 2.73 kPa 2. MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONCRETE COVER FOR REINFORCING STEEL AS FOLLOWS. THREE QUARTERS OF THE DEEPEST
100 mm THK. CHB WALL 2.11 kPa MINIMUM TEMPERATURE BARS
BEAM THAT FRAME INTO FOUR
B. LIVE LOAD SUSPENDED SLABS 20mm 100 mm 10mmØ @ 250mm EACH WAY

CONF. REINF.
SIDES OF THE COLUMN. ALL OTHER
ROOF 1.00 kPa SLAB ON GRADE 40mm 125 mm 10mmØ @ 250mm EACH WAY CONDITIONS USE HOOPS @ "Sh" CENTERS.
CLASSROOMS 1.90 kPa WALLS ABOVE THE GRADE

Sh
25mm 10mmØ @ 250mm EACH WAY
TOILETS 1.90 kPa BEAM STIRRUPS AND COLUMN TIES 150 mm

COLUMN TIES AS
40mm

D JOINT REINF. D PER SCHEDULE

CORRIDORS ABOVE, STAIRS 3.80 kPa WHERE CONCRETE IS EXPOSED TO 175 mm 10mmØ @ 250mm EACH WAY
CORRIDORS ON GROUND 4.80 kPa FOR COL. BAR SPLICES SEE TABLE
EARTH BUT POURED AGAINST FORMS 200 mm 10mmØ @ 250mm EACH WAY
C. WIND LOAD 50mm OF MIN. LAP SPLICE LENGTH OF
BUILDING CATEGORY = 1 (ESSENTIAL FACILITIES) WHERE CONCRETE IS DEPOSITED COLUMN REINFORCEMENT
DIRECTLY AGAINST EARTH 75mm AT 250mm O.C. EACH WAY TO CENTER OF SLAB AND CONSTRUCTION JOINTS FOR SAME SHALL

CONF. REINF.
OPTION 1 OPTION 2 NOT BE LESS THAN 3.65 METER APART.
EXPOSURE CAT. D NEAR(FLAT UNOBSTRUCTED AREAS AND/OR
B (URBAN OR SUBURBAN AREAS WITH 3. CONCRETE SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN ITS FINAL POSISITON WITHOUT SEGREGATION. RE-HANDLING
NOTE:

Sh
BODIES OF WATER) NUMEROUS CLOSELY SPACED OBSTRUCTIONS)
WIND VELOCITY V=340 KPH V=270 KPH OR PLACING SHALL BE DONE PREFERABLY WITH BUGGIES , BUCKETS OR WHEELBARROWS, 6. PROVIDE EXTRA REINFORCEMENTS FOR CORNER SLAB ( TWO ADJACENT DISCONTINUOES EDGES)
NO CHUTES WILL BE ALLOWED EXCEPT TO TRANSFER CONCRETE FROM HOPPERS TO BUIGGIES, AS SHOWN BELOW. ALL CONCRETE REINF. DETAIL SHOULD
P = qh [(GCpf)-(GCpi)] (DESIGN WIND PRESSURE) BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACI
WHEELBARROWS OR BUCKETS IN WHICH CASE THEY SHALL NOT EXCEED SIX (6) METERS 7. CONCRETE SLAB REINFORCEMENT BE PROPERLY SUPPORTED WITH 10mm STEEL CHAIR
WHERE: qh = VELOCITY PRESSURE (kPa) DETAILING MANUAL (LATEST EDITION)
IN AGGREGATE LENGTH. OR APPROVED EQUIVALENT SPACED AT 1.0 METER ON CENTER BOTHWAYS.

CONF. REINF.
GCpf = EXTERNAL PRESSURE COFFECIENT
GCpf = INTERNAL PRESSURE COFFECIENT 4. NO DEPOSITING OF CONCRETE SHALL BE ALLOWED WITHOUT THE USE OF VIBRATORS UNLESS
D. SEISMIC LOAD AUTHORIZED IN WRITING DESIGNER AND ONLY FOR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS WHERE VIBRATIONS
ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH. 12Øx1000 LONG AT
V =Cvl (DESIGN BASE SHEAR) MID-DEPTH OF SLAB
RT W 5. ALL ANCHOR BOLTS, DOWELS, AND OTHER INSERTS SHALL BE PROPERLY POSITIONED & SECURED
TYPICAL COLUMN ELEV. SHOWING
Vmax = 2.50CaI W Vmin = 0.11 CalW IN PLACE PRIOR TO PLACING OF CONCRETE. AT EACH CORNER
RT Vmin = 0.80 ZNvI W (ZONE 4) 6. ALL CONCRETE SHALL BE KEPT MOST FOR A MINIMUM OF SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS IMMEDIATELY
DOWN INTO EDGE BEAM. EXTENDED
4-12mmØ @ 1800 LONG TOP BARS BEND
1-12Ø TOP &
BOTT. BARS
DOWELS AND TIES SPACING
R AFTER POURING BY THE USE O WET BURLAP, FOG SPRAYING, CURING COMPOUNDS OR OTHER BARS MIN. OF 1,200 (4'-0") INTO BARS.
WHERE:W = TOTAL DEAD LOAD
T = NATURAL PERIOD = Ct (h) APPROVED METHODS. 4-12mmØ BOTT. BARS

400
WHERE: C = NUMERICAL COEFFICIENT 7. STRIPPING OF FORMS AND SHORES:
h = BUILDING HEIGHT LAP SPLICE LENGTH:
I = IMPORTANCE FACTOR = 1.50 FOUNDATION 24 HOURS AT ANY LEVEL NO MORE THAN
0 SLAB
R = NUMERICAL FACTOR = 8.50 SUSPENDED SLAB EXCEPT WHEN 8 DAYS 60 OPENING 38mm ALTERNATE BARS SHOULD BE
SEISMIC COEFFICIENT Cv = 0.44 Nv ADDITIONAL LOADS ARE IMPOSED 0 CLEAR SPLICED. MIN. DISTANCE BET.
Ca = 0.64 Nv WALLS 21 DAYS 60 TWO ADJACENT BARS SPLICES
NEAR SOURCE FACTOR (5 km) Nv = 1.6 SHALL BE 600mm.

400

CONF. REINF. TIES LAT. TIES H (CLEAR HEIGHT OF COL.)

Na = 1.2 BEAMS 14 DAYS
Z = SEISMIC ZONE = 0.40 (ZONE 4) COLUMNS 21 DAYS L
S = SOIL TYPE = D 8. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT THE SCHEDULE OF POURING AND THE LOCATION OF THE IN TWO WAY SLAB EXTEND

WITHIN CENTER
BARS UP TO BEAM SUPPORT

HALF OF "H"
CONSTRUCTION JOINTS TO THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER AT LEAST (4) DAYS PRIOR TO THE

60
POURING FOR APPROVAL. OMIT TRIMMER BARS WHERE 0.25L

0
OPENING IS FRAMED BY BEAM
2.2 DESIGN STRESSES 9. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH AND MAITAIN ADEQUATE FORMS AND SHORINGS UNTIL THE TOP BARS @ SUPPORT (CONT.)
A. CONCRETE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH @ 28 DAYS: CONCRETE MEMBERS HAVE ATTAINED THEIR WORKING CONDITION AND STRENGTH. TYPICAL CORNER SLAB DETAIL TYPICAL SLAB REQ'D. BOTT. BARS @ SUPPORT
OPENING DET.

JT. REINF.
a. FOOTINGS, COLUMNS, BEAMS AND SLABS f'c = 27.6 MPa (4,000 psi)
b. SLAB ON FILL f'c = 17.5 MPa (2,500 psi) NOTES ON FOOTINGS
C. SLAB f'c = 27.6 MPa (4,000 psi)
B. REINFORCING STEEL BARS
1. FOOTINGS ARE DESIGNED FOR AN ALLOWANCE SOIL BEARING PRESSURE OF 96 KPa (2000psf). NOTES ON COLUMNS
CONTRACTOR SHALL REPORT TO THE ENGINEER, IN WRITING ,THE ACTUAL SOIL CONDITIONS BOTTOM BARS
a. FOR BARS 16mm AND GREATER (INTERMEDIATE GRADE DEFORMED BAR)fy = 414 MPa (60,000 psi) UNCOVERED AND CONFIRM ACTUAL BEARING CAPACITY OF SOIL BEFORE DEPOSITING CONCRETE. 1. PROVIDE EXTRA SETS OF TIES AT 100 O.C. FOR TIED COLUMN REINFORCEMENT ABOVE 0.165L SPLICE AT MID SPAN
b. FOR BARS LESS THAN 16mm (STRUCTURAL GRADE DEFORMED BAR) fy = 275 MPa (40,000 psi) 2. FOOTING SHALL REST AT LEAST 1500mm BELOW NATURAL GRADE LINE UNLESS OTHERWISE AND BELOW BEAM-COLUMN CONNECTIONS FOR A DISTANCE FROM FACE OF CONNECTION 0.22L EXTRA TOP BARS
C. STRUCTURAL STEEL ASTM-A36 @ SUPPORT
INDICATED IN PLANS. NO FOOTING SHALL REST ON FILL EQUAL TO GREATER OF THE OVERALL THICKNESS OF COLUMN, 1/6 THE CLEAR HEIGHT OF
FOR TRUSSES, BRACINGS , & STRUTS fy = 248 MPa (36,000 psi) 3. MINIMUM CONCRETE PROTECTION FOR REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE 75mm CLEAR FOR CONCRETE
D. PURLINS COLUMN OR 450mm.
DEPOSITED THE GROUND AND 50mm FOR CONCRETE DEPOSITED AGAINST A FORMWORK.
COLD FORMED LIGHT fy = 248 MPa (36,000 psi) 4. IN CASES WHERE THE SOIL CONDITION IS SUCH THAT THE MINIMUM ALLOWABLE SOIL PRESSURE
2. COLUMN TIES SHALL BE PROTECTED EVERYWHERE BY A COVERING OF CONCRETE CAST
MONOLITHICALLY WIT HTHE CORE WITH A MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 40mm AND NOT LESS
TYP. DETAIL OF COL. LAP SPLICE
E. MASONRY UNIT (CHB) OF 96KPa (2000 psf) CAN NOT BE ATTAINED AT A PRACTICAL DEPTHS THE USE OF MICROPILES ,
NON - LOADING BEARING CHB WALLS fm' = 3.45 MPa (500 psi) BORED PILES, OR DRIVEN PILES MAY BE ADOPTED IN LIEU OF STANDARD ISOLATED FOOTINGS. THAN 40 TIMES THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF COARSE AGGREGATE IN MILLIMETERS. & EXT. GIRDER TO COL. CONNECT.
F. WELDS E - 60XX ELECTRODE 3. WHERE COLUMNS CHANGE IN SIZE ,VERTICAL REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE OFFSET AT A
G. STRUCTURAL BOLTS ASTM- A307 a. Ft = 96.60 mPa (14, 000 psi) SLOPE MONOLITHICALLY WITH THE CORE WITH MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 40mm AND
NOTES ON REINFORCEMENT
b. Fv= 69.00 mPa (10, 000 psi) NOT LESS THAN 40 TIMES THE MAXIMUM SIZE COARSE AGGREGATE IN MILLIMETERS
3.0 IN THE INTERPRETATION OF THE DRAWING, INDICATED DIMENSIONS SHALL GOVERN. 1. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN PLANS, THE YIELD STRENGTH OF REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE: 4. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THE PLANS, LAP SPLICES FOR VERTICAL COLUMN NOTES ON BEAMS AND GIRDERS
DISTANCES AND SIZES SHALL NOT BE SCALED FOR CONSTRUCTIONS PURPOSES
A. FOOTINGS , FOOTING BEAMS AND GIRDERS fy = 414 MPa ( 60,000 psi ) REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE MADE WITHIN THE CENTER HALF OF COLUMN HEIGHT, AND
4.0 IN REFERENCES TO OTHER DRAWINGS, SEE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR DEPRESSIONS IN FLOOR THE SPLICE LENGTH SHALL BE LESS THAN 40 BAR DIAMETERS. WELDING OR APPROVED 1. UNLESS, OTHERWISE NOTED IN PLANS , CAMBER ALL BEAMS AND GIRDER AT
B. COLUMNS AND SHEAR WALLS fy = 414 MPa ( 60,000 psi )
SLABS , OPENINGS IN THE WALLS AND SLABS , INTERIOR PARTITIONS , LOCATIONS OF DRAINS ETC. C. BEAMS AND GIRDER fy = 414 MPa ( 60,000 psi ) MECHANICAL DEVICES MAY BE USED PROVIDED THAT NOT MORE THAN ALTERNATE BARS
5.0 IN CASE OF DISCREPANCIES AS TO THE LAYOUT, DIMENSIONS AND ELEVATIONS BETWEEN THE ARE WELDED OR MECHANICALLY SPLICED AT ANY LEVEL AND THE VERTICAL DISTANCES THE CAMBER SHALL BE AS NOTED IN PLANS OR AS ORDERED BY THE ENGINEER
D. NON-LOAD BEARING WALL PARTITIONS ,BEDDED SLABS , FLOOR & ROOF SLABS,
STRUCTURAL PLANS AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, THE CONTRACTORS SHALL NOTIFY BOTH THE PARAPETS ,CATCH BASIN,SIDE WALK fy = 275 MPa ( 40,000 psi ) BETWEEN THESE WELDS OR SPLICES OF ADJACENT BARS IS NOT LESS THAN 600mm. BUT IN NO CASE LESS THAN 20 mm FOR EVERY 3.0 M OF FREE SPAN.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS. 2. ALL REINFORCING BARS SIZE 10mm OR LARGER SHALL BE DEFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASTM A-706 2. TYPICAL BARS BENDING AND CUTTING DETAILS FOR BEAMS SHALL BE AS
6.0 ALL CONCRETE WORKS AND CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BARS SMALLER THAN 10mm MAY BE PLAIN. SHOWN IN FIG. B-1
ACI.318-14M BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENT AND ALL STRUCTURAL STEEL WORKS ACCORDING WITH THE 3. SPLICES SHALL BE SECURELY WIRED TOGETHER & SHALL LAP OR EXTEND IN ACCORDANCE w/ TABLE B
WITH THE AISC-05 IN SOFAR AS THEY DO NOT CONFLICT WITH THE LOCAL BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENT. (TABLE OF LAP SPLICE & ANCHORAGE LENGTH) UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWNON DRAWINGS , SPLICES SHALL BE H
STAGGERED WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
7.0 ACI REFERS TO AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE, AISC REFERS TO AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CROSS-TIE

350mm. MAX.
CONSTRUCTION AND ASTM REFERS TO AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING MATERIALS. NOTES ON CONCRETE SLABS
L1 L2
8.0 CONSTURCTION NOTES AND TYPICAL DETAILS APPLY TO ALL DRAWINGS UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN OR 1. ALL SLAB REINFORCEMENTS SHALL BE 20mm CLEAR MINIMUM FROM BOTTOM AND FROM THE TOP OF SLAB. L113 L113 L213 L213
NOTED. MODIFY TYPICAL DETAILS AS DIRECTED TO MEET SPECIAL CONDITIONS. 2. UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN, REINFORCEMENT IN CONTINUOUS ELEVETED SLAB SHALL BE CUT AS FOLLOWS:

H
10
9.0 SHOP DRAWING WITH ERECTION AND PLACING DIAGRAMS OF ALL STRUCTURAL STEELS, MISCELLANEOUS BENT BAR

dm
IRON, PRE-CAST CONCRETE, ETC. SHALL BE SUBMITTED FOR ENGINEERS APPROVAL BEFORE FABRICATION. L1 L2

in.
10. CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTE AND PROVIDE ALL MISCELLANEUOS CURBS, SILLS , STOOLS EQUIPMENT AND L1/4 L1/4 L2/4
MECHANICAL BASES THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL , ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL DRAWINGS. TOP BAR
L1 15 L1 15 L2 15 TOP BARS L2 15
11. ALL RESULTS OF THE MATERIAL TESTING FOR CONCRETE, REINFORCING BARS & STRUCTURAL STEEL MUST
2-12mmØ SIDE BARS WEB BARS
BE NOTED & APPROVED BY THE MATERIALS ENGINEER/STRUCTURAL DESIGNER. BOTTOM BARS
BOTTOM BAR
FIGURE B-1