1 GENERAL NOTES

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GENERAL NOTES:

A.) CONCRETE:
A.1) COLUMNS f'c = 21 MPa ( 3000 psi ) @ 28th day
A.2) FOOTING, FOOTING TIE-BEAM & STAIR f'c = 21 MPa ( 3000 psi ) @ 28th day
A.3) SUSPENDED SLABS, AND BEAMS f'c = 21 MPa ( 3000 psi ) @ 28th day
A.4) GROUND FLOOR SLAB ON FILL f'c = 17 MPa ( 2500 psi ) @ 28th day

B. REINFORCEMENT:
B.1) ALL MILD REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE ROUND DEFORMED INTERMEDIATE GRADE CONFORMING TO ASTM A-615
A - 615 fy = 276 MPa ( 4000 psi )
B.2) ALL REINFORCING BAR DIAMETER IN MILLIMETER INDICATED ON THE PLANS SHOULD BE STRICTLY FOLLOWED. ANY
DEVIATION FROM THOSE SPECIFIED SHALL HAVE THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
B.3) WHERE SPLICING IS REQUIRED; SLAB, BEAM, & GIRDER REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE SPLICED AT QUARTER POINT
AND A MINIMUM LENGTH OF 40 TIMES THE DIAMETER OF THE BAR.
B.4) COLUMN VERTICAL BARS SHALL BE SPLICED AT MID-FLOOR HEIGHT, AND A MINIMUM LENGTH OF 40D ALSO, NOT
MORE THAN 50% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BARS SHALL BE SPLICED AT ANY GIVEN SECTION.
B.5) ALL REINFORCING BARS ARE WELDABLE.

C. STRUCTURAL STEEL:
C.1) ALL STRUCTURAL STEEL SHALL BE FABRICATED AND ERECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH "AISC SPECIFICATION FOR
DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND ERECTION OF STRUCTURAL STEEL BUILDINGS" (1989 WITH LATEST REVISIONS.)
C.2) ALL STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR SHAPE, PIPES, ANGLES, AND RODS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM A36 (LATEST REVISIONS).
C.3) ALL BOLTED CONNECTIONS SHALL BE MADE USING HIGH STRENGTH BOLTS, NUTS, AND WASHERS CONFORMING
TO ASTM A 325, TYPE "N" CONNECTIONS UNLESS APPROVED OTHER WISE, THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF BOLTS PER
CONNECTION IS 4 ( FOUR ).
C.4) WELDED CONNECTIONS AT ENDS OF TENSION OR COMPRESSION MEMBERS SHALL BE ERECTED TO DEVELOP THE FULL
CAPACITY OF THE SECTION. ALL WELDING WORKS SHALL BE PERFORMED BY CERTIFIED WELDER ONLY.
C.5) COMPRESSION MEMBERS OR PLATES TRANSMITTING COMPRESSION FORCES TO BEARING PLATES SHALL BE MILLED
FOR FULL BEARING.
C.6) WELDING PROCEDURES AND MATERIALS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AWS D1.1 ( LATEST REVISIONS ) "STRUCTURAL
WELDING CODES". WELDING ELECTRODES SHALL BE E 70xx.
C.7) ALL DIMENSIONS IN THE PLANS SHALL BE VERIFIED BY THE FABRICATOR IN TH FIELD IN COORDINATION WITH THE
GENERAL CONTRACTOR.
C.8) ALL CONNECTION DETAILS IN SHOWN ARE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND THE CONNECTION IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
FABRICATOR.
C.9) MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP NOT IN REASONABLE CONFORMANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF THIS SPECIFICATION MAY BE
REJECTED AT ANY TIME DURING THE PROGRESS OF WORK.
C.10) ALL STRUCTURAL STEEL MEMBERS SHALL BE APPLIED WITH RED LEAD PRIMER OR PRIMER ANY EQUIVALENT BRAND (2
COATS ).

D. STANDARD CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES AS PER " NATIONAL BUILDING CODES" AND " NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODES FOR
BUILDINGS " SHOULD BE STRICTLY FOLLOWED IN THE EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT.

E. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRUCTOR TO PROVIDE SHEET PILES, PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO
ENSURE SAFETY OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND OCCUPANTS.