GENERAL NOTES

GENERAL NOTES

A. GENERAL
2.CONCRETE:-
a. THESE NOTES SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUCTION WITH RELEVANT CONTRACT
THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF CONCRETE SHALL BE USED FOR ALL 4- CONCRETE FINISH:-
CONDITIONS, TECHNICAL, DRAWINGS AND BILL OF QUANITITIES FOR THE PROJECT.
WHEREEVER MORE THAN ONE SET OF STANDARDS IS USED TO SPECIFY A STRUCTUREAL/NONSTRUCTUREAL COMPONENTS OF THE BRIDGE
AND APPROACHES ALL EXPOSED CONCRETE SURFACES ABOVE GROUND SHALL HAVE "FAIR FACE"
MATERIAL, TEST OR LEVEL OF WORKMANSHIP THE MOST STRINGENT
FINISH ALL SHARP EXPOSED EDGES OF CONCRETE SHALL BE CHAMFERED.
REQUIREMENTS SHALL GOVERN UNLESS SPECIFICALLY OTHERWISE NOTED.
TO INCREASE WORKABILITY OF THE CONCRETE, ENGINEER'S
ALL FORM WORKS SHALL BE OF SMOOTH STEEL PLATES PROPERLY STRENGHTED
b. ALL MATERIALS USED AND WORKMANSHIP INVOLVED IN THE EXECUTION OF ALL APPROVED PLASTICIZER/ADMIXTURE MAY USED AFTER DETERMINING & BRACED AGAINST WAVES WOBBLING OR BUCKLING.
WORKS COVERED UNDER THE CONTRACT SHALL BE IN STRICT CONFORMITY WITH THE QUANTITY AT DESIGN MIX STAGE.
DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATION & CONTRACT CONDITIONS ENGINEERS DISCRETION
5- REINFORCING STEEL:-
ONLY SUPERVISION AND QUALITY WILL BE BINDING ON CONTRACTOR.
MINIMUM MAXIMUM
WATER CYLENDER i-ALL REINFORCING STEEL BARS SHALL BE ROLLED FROM PRIME GRADE STEEL
c. ALL DIMENSIONS AND LEVELS INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS ARE IN METRIC STRUCTURAL/NON CONCRETE CEMENT
TYPE CONTENTS CEMENT (Min) BILLETS, REINFORCEMENT ROLLED, FROM SCRAP STEEL, RAILS, SHIP PLATE OR
SYSTEM UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS RATIO RE-ROLLED BILLETS SHALL NOT BE USED. MANUFACTURERS
kg/cu.m W/C Kg/cm² Lb/inch² CERIFICATE/SHIPMENT PASS FOR THE PROJECT SITE WILL ACCOMPANY EACH
d. WHERE REFERENCE STANDARDS FOR TESTING MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP
LEAN CONCRETE
BATCH SUPPLIERS INVOICES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE AS SOURCE OF SUPPLY.
ARE NOT EXPLICITLY STATED ON THE DRAWINGS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, LEAN 175 0.49 100 1500
LATEST RELEVANT STANDARDS OF AASHTO, ASTM SHALL BE APPLICABLE OR AS
280 4000 ii-BARS MARKED ON DRAWINGS AS 'H' SHALL BE HIGH YIELD DEFORMED BARS WITH
INSTRUCTED BY THE ENGINEER. PILES, 400
A3 0.49 MINIMUM YIELD STRENGTH OF 410 N/mm2 (APPROX. 60000 PSI) CONFORMING TO
DECK SLAB 325 245 3500
THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS.
e. THE LEVELS INDICATED / SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS ARE BASED ON
PILE CAP,ABUTMENT FOUNDATION
PRELIMINARY DESIGN. ACTUAL LEVELS MAY CHANGE UPON / COMPLETE ON THE
FOOTING,PIER,SHAFTS,TRANSOM AASHTO M-31
DETAILED DESIGN / VALUE ENGINEERING. A3 300 0.49 210 3000
WALLS,CULVERTS,TERMINAL PAVEMENT, BS 4449 (1988) - GRADE 460/425 : COLD DRAWN/HOT ROLLED
AREA,RIGID PAVEMENT.
iii- BARS MARKED ON DRGS AS 'M' OR OTHERWISE UNMARKED SHALL BE PLAIN
f.SETTING OUT:-
APPROACH SLAB,DIAPHRAGM ROUND BARS WITH MINIMUM YIELD STRENGTH OF 250 N/mm2 (APPROX. 36000 psix
A1 300 0.49 210 3000
BARRIER,CURB FOOTPATH CONFORMING TO THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS.
FINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PRECISE & ACCURATE SETTING OUT OF THE
BS 4449 (1988)-GRADE 250 : HOT ROLLED
PROPOSED WORKS INCLUDING STRUCTURES & APPROACH EMBANKMENT, AND
ASTM 615-GRADE 40 : HOT ROLLED
ALLIED WORKS RESTS SOLELY WITH THE CONTRACTOR. IF NECESSARY THE
POST TENSIONED GIRDER D1 450 0.40 350 5000
CONTRACTOR SHALL CARRY OUT A DETAILED CLOSED TRAVERSE SURVEY ALONG
iv- UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS, LAPS IN REINFORCING BARS
THE PROPOSED ALIGNMENT CROSS - REFERENCED TO SURVEY OF PAKISTAN
SHALL BE STAGGERED MINIMUM LENGTH OF LAP SHALL BE 48 TIMES THE LARGER
COORDINATE GRID OR SURVEY MONUMENTS ERECTED BY CONSULTANT AT SITE.
BAR DIAMETER SPLICED.
B. BRIDGE STRUCTURE:-
v-THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PREPARE ALL BAR BENDING SCHEDULE ETC. AND
a. DESIGN BASIS:- 3- CONCRETE COVER:- SUBMIT THEM FOR APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER'S REPRESENTATIVE BEFORE
EXECUTION.
1- DESIGN IS BASED ON AASHTO LRFD(2005) MINIMUM CONCRETE COVER TO THE NEAREST BAR FROM CONCRETE
AUGMENTED BY ACI-343 AND AASHTO-1996 SURFACE SHALL BE FOLLOWS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. vi- ALL REINFORCING STEEL SHALL BE ACCURATELY LOCATED IN FRAMEWORK AND
HELD FIRMLY IN PLACE BEFORE PLACING OF CONCRETE BY MEANS OF 16 GAUGE
2- LIVE LOAD:-
BLACK ANNEALED WIRE AND ADEQUATELY DESIGN SPACERS, AND SUFFICIENT
THE BRIDGE IS DESIGNED FOR MORE SEVERE COMBINATION OF
STRUCTURE ELEMENT CATEGORY
SPACERS CHAIRS TO HOLD RE-BARS IN POSITION.
-DESIGN TRUCK OR DESIGN TANDEM AND CONCRETE COVER (mm)
-DESIGN LANE ROAD
6- POST TENSIONING SYSTEM:-
DESIGNATED AS HL-93 AS ADOPTED BY AASHTO LRFD (2005) PILES MAIN BARS 75 POST TENSIONING SYSTEM OF GIRDER IN THE DRAWINGS IS BASED ON TYPICAL
MULTI STRAND SYSTEM. THE CONTRACTOR MAY USE EQUIVALENT
3-SEISMIC LOADS:- BOTTOM 75
PILE CAP AND FOOTINGS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MULTI STRAND SYSTEM AT NO ADDITIONAL COST
UNIFORM BUIDLING CODE (CALIFORNIA) ZONE-4 (MOST SEVERE) SIDES AND TOP 50
TO CLIENT. THE DETAILED MULTI DRAWINGS FOR THE FINALLY SELECTED MULTI
STRAND SYSTEM WILL BE APPROVED BY THE CONSULTANT.

PIER COLUMN MAIN BARS 50 7. POST TENSIONING PROCEDURE:-

4-ALL OTHE LOADS:-
POST TENSIONING WILL BE DONE BY A RECOGNIZED COMPANY OR
AS PER AASHTO-LRFD (2005) AS APPLICABLE
SUB-CONTRACTOR UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF HIS QUALIFIED ENGINEER.
TRANSOM BEAM MAIN BARS 50
50
ANY MISHAP LIKE BREAKING OF WIRE DURING POST TENSIONING UNDER
STRESSING /OVER STRESSING ANY BREAKING WILL BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY TO
b. MATERIALS & WORKSMANSHIP:-
THE DESIGN CONSULTANT AND THE ENGINEER IN CHARGE AT SITE AND THE WORK
ALL MATERIALS AND WORKSMANSHIP SHALL MEET RELEVANT AASHTO, ASTM AND WING,BACK AND CURTAIN WALL EARTH FACE 50 WILL BE STOPPED ON THAT GIRDER TILL THE REMEDIAL MEASURE ARE
BRITISH STANDARDS AS DETAILED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS AND SUBJECT TO THE
SUGGESTED BY THE DESIGN CONSULTANT.
ENGINEERS INSTRUCTION. DECK SLAB
TOP 50
BOTTOM,SIDES 25
8-PRESTRESSNG STEEL:-
1. CEMENT:-
THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF CONCRETE SHALL BE FRESH ORDINARY PORTLAND TOP 25
GIRDER i-STRAND:-
BOTTOM,SIDES 40
CEMENT CONFORMING B.S 12 FOR SULPHATE RESISTING CEMENT CONFORMING
STEEL FOR PRESTRESSING STRAND SHALL BE RELAXATION CLASS-1 (NORMAL
TO BS 4027, WHEREVER SPECIFIED IN BOQ, DRAWINGS OR SPECIFICATION
BARRIER TOP,BOTTOM,SIDES 30 RELAXATION) STRESS RELEIVED CARBON STEEL MAUFACTURED TO AASHTO M-203
MANUFACTURING SOURCE OF THE CEMENT WILL BE APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER.
B.S 5896 (OR ASTM A 416) STRAND (WITH AREA OF STRAND AS= 0.153 sq.inch)

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