GENERAL NOTES 1, READ ALL DRAWINGS IN CONJUNTION WITH ARCHITECTURAL, CIVIL, MECHANCIAL, ELECTRICAL & ANY OTHER. RELEVANT DRAWINGS. 2, NOTES, GIVEN IN THIS DRAWING ARE APPLICABLE TO ALL DRAWINGS UNLESS MENTIONED, 3, ALL MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SHALL CONFORM TO THE SPECIFICATION OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, INABSENCE OF ANY SPECIFICATIONS, ALL MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SHALL CONFORM TO APPROPRIATE (CODES AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER. 4, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSABLE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE STRUCTURES DURING CONSTRUCTION, HE SHALL ALSO VERIFY ALL DIVENSIONS | AND LEVELS BEFORE EXECUTION OF WORK. ANY DISCREPANCY , [ERROROR OMISSION, IF FOUND, SHALL BE BROUGHT TOTHE” NOTICE OF THE ENGINEER FOR CORRECTION ‘5. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CO-ORDINATE WITH ARCHITECTURAL AND OTIHER SERVICES DRAWINGS FOR ‘THE SIZES AND LOTION OF ALL STRUCTUTRAL MEMBERS , FLOORS, WALLS, OPENINGS, FLOORS FINISHES, PRE ETC. ‘6. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXECUTION OF DE-WATERING SYSTEM WHER SO REQUIRED ‘DURING CONSTRUCTION. 7, TERMITE CONTROL TREATMENT SHALL BE CARRIED OUT IN ALL BUILDING STRUCTURES. 8, ALLLEVELS AND DIMENSIONS ARE IN FEET & INCHES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 9, DO NOT SCALE THE DRAWINGS. DIMENSIONS GIVEN ON THE DRAWING SHALL GOVERN, 10. AL FABRICATION, PAINTING.ERECTION AND QUALITY CONTROL IS TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE, WITH THE LATEST APPLICABLE AMERICAN STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS. DESIGN & LOADS 4. STRUCTURAL DESIGN IS BASED ON THE BUILDING CODE OF AMERICAN CONORETE INSTITUTE FOR [REINFORCED CONCRETE (ACI 318-02) WITH LOADS FROM ANSUASCE 7-98, REINFORCEMENT CONCRETE WORKS/PLAN CONCRETE 1. ALL STRUCTURAL CONCRETE SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM WITH MINIMUM CYLINDER ‘STRENGTH OF 28 DAYS TO BE 3,000 Pe 2. NO STRUCTURAL CONCRETE SHALL BE CARRIED OUT UNTIL VERIFIED BY CONSULTANT. 3. BLINDING PLAIN CONCRETE SHALL BE OF 1500 psi CYLINDERICAL STRENGTH AT 28 DAYS. STRUCTURAL STEEL WORKS 1. FOR SLABS, REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE OF DEFORMED BARS GRADE 40 WITH A MINIMUM YIELD ‘STRENGTH OF 40,000 psi CONFORMING TO ASTM G16. 2. FOR BEAMS, COLUMN , FOOTINGS, STAIRS, STIRRUPS,& TIES REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE OF DEFORMED BARS GRADE 60 WITH'A MINIMUM YIELD STRENGTH OF 60,000 pel CONFORMING TO ASTM 618. ‘3. BAR DESIGNATION AND THEIR DIAMETERS ARE:LEGEND DIAMETER (IN INCHES) «6 38 “ 12 « 88 * 34 « 1 3 CLEAR COVER TO REINFORCEMENT SHAL BE (INCHES) LEGEND CLEAR COVER (INCHES) FOOTING zr cian we ‘couuNas ae 1 A avemcacseren iw ti Kocimase ¥Looxreo 8 DE Laie peu ray OTIC re er fe Taare cau nnsatre urn or cormirentine Pe et tes ee BAT Oe ecm ac cede edt Fea ane meena (0.33 CLEAR SPAN) ON EITHER SIDES OF Ee sarin sen To es veser FOAIETE DETERINNGRE Los ee eR Ee Porte oo REINFORCECONCRETE CONSTRUCTION {LAL STRUCTURAL SURFACES, AGAINST WHICH EARTH IS TO BE FILLED, SHALL BE COATED WITH ‘TWO CORTS OF HOT BITUMEN 10:20 GRADE AT THE RATE OF 0. Lbe/SRiCoat (OVER SURFACES AND 5% PADLO TO BE ADDED IN i" POO PLASTAR. 2. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT CONCRETE POURING SCHEDULE FOR ENGINEER'S APPROVAL, NO CONCRETE SHALL BE PLACED UNTIL WRITTEN PERMISSION IS GIVEN BY THE ENGINEER. ‘3. DURING CONSTRUCTION, STACKING OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, BRICKS, BLOCKS, ETC ‘SHOULD BE AVOIDED ON SLAB PANELS, 4. BEFORE CASTING OF ANY STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, THE CONTRAGTOR SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL EMBEDED ITEMS FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, HVAC, PLUMBING, STRUCTURAL STEEL AND OTHERS WORKS, ‘ARE PROPERLY LOCATED IN PLACE. CONSTRUCTION JOINT 1. JOINTS, NOT SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS, SHALL BE SO MADE AND LOCATED AS NOT TO IMPAIR THE STRENGTH OF THE STRUCTURE AND SHALL NEED PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER. THEY SHALL BE LOCATED NEAR ‘THE MIDDLE OF THE SPANS OF SLAB AND BEAN. IN WALL AND COLUMNS — SHALL BE AT THE UNDERSIDE ‘OF FLOORS, SLABS OR BEAMS AND AT THE TOP OF FOOTING OR FLOOR SLABS 2, JOINTS SHALL BE PERPENDICULAR TO MAIN REINFORCEMENT, ALL REINFORCING STEEL SHALL BE CONTINUED ‘ACROSS JOINTS. 83. JOINTS IN THE BASEMENT FLOOR SLAB AND WALLS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS SHALL. ‘BE MARICED BY THE CONTRACTORSBEAMS AND BRACKETS SHALL BE PLACED AT THE SAME TINE AS SLABS, sm. WOK, 2e NOTES REINFORCEMENT AROUND SELEVE IN BEAMS HAVING MAXIMUM DIA OF 6" REINFORCEMENT AROUND SLEEVE IN BEAM