TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES – MANILA

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

MODULE 2, TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

ASSIGNMENT NO.2 - PRELIMS

CE 104 – 21S1

SUBMITTED BY:
MARC JAMES P. ILAGAN

SUBMITTED TO:
ENGR. GRANT GREMOR PEREZ

MAY 23, 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 - GENERAL ITEMS 1

1.1 Quality of Work 1

1.2 Materials 1
1.3 Approval of Materials 1

SECTION 2 - EXCAVATION & EARTHWORK 2

Material 2
2.1 Topsoil 2
Workmanship
2.2 Excavations 2
2.3 Approval of Footing Excavations 2

SECTION 3 - CONCRETE WORK 3

3.1 Concrete Work - General 3

3.2 Materials - Cement 3
3.3 Removal of Rejected Materials from Site 3
3.5 Reinforcing Steel 4
3.6 Concrete Mix 4

SECTION 4 - MASONRY 4

Workmanship
4.1 Labors 4

SECTION 5 - FIRE PROTECTION 5

5.1 Quality Control 5

SECTION 1

GENERAL ITEMS

1.1 Quality of Work

a. The standard of construction of the dream house shall be adequate for a

minimum service life of twenty-five years.
b. The engineer shall evaluate contractor submittals for adequacy to
appropriate construction specifications where materials or methods are not
clearly specified in the project documents.
c. For all materials, products, or systems, a written submittal must be
submitted to the Engineer for his approval. The Engineer must give written
approval before any content, product, or system is used.

1.2 Materials

a. The materials will be using is aligned to the Philippine National Standards

(Construction Materials) for mandatory implementation.
b. The Contractor shall adhere strictly to all standard specifications, Codes of
Practice, Building Regulations or similar which are referred to in the
Contract Documents.

1.3 Approval of Materials

a. Approval of materials, products or systems shall not, in any way, relieve the
Contractor of full responsibility under the contract.
b. Certain materials and components are specified on the Drawings using
proprietary names in order to identify the standard and quality required by
reference to an example. The Contractor may submit for written approval
details of any alternative which meets the said standard and quality.

SECTION 2

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EXCAVATIONS AND EARTHWORKS

MATERIALS

2.1 Topsoil

Only such soil would be considered topsoil if it contains enough mineral

elements, in addition to the usual inorganic components, in a loosened state to
act as a nutrient medium for vegetation when watered.

WORKMANSHIP

2.2 Excavations

a. The Contractor must ascertain the nature of the site. The contractor shall
include for excavating in whatever type of soil encountered including rock,
desert fill, hardcore, rubble, etc. and for removing all small isolated
obstructions encountered and for filling voids with hard dry materials. All
measurements shall be approved the Engineer
b. Excavation shall be accurately cut to the lines and levels shown on the
drawing or to such depths and dimensions as shall be determined by the
Engineer.
c. The Contractor shall keep the excavations free from all water by means of
pumping, bailing, or other suitable means.

2.3 Approval of Excavations

The bottom of all excavations is to examined and approved by the Engineer

before any further work is carried out. The Contractor shall give the Engineer at
least 24 hours’ notice that the bottoms of excavations are ready for inspection
and measurement.

SECTION 3

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CONCRETE WORK

3.1 General

All materials and workmanship shall comply with the relevant Codes of
Practice of the Philippines standard. Concrete mixes indicated assume no adverse
ground conditions or impure constituents in the concrete. All relevant tests shall
be carried out prior to construction and the results presented to the Engineer for
approval. Precautions and measures shall be taken where necessary under
further relevant specification prior to any works proceeding.

MATERIALS

3.2 Cement

a. All cement shall be stored in a suitable weatherproof building or silo. The

building shall be painted a light color. Bagged cement is to be stored off the
ground and it shall be used up in the order in which it is delivered to site.
b. Each consignment of cement delivered to the site must be accompanied by
a certificate showing the place and date of manufacture and the results of
standard tests carried out on the bulk supply from which the cement was
obtained.
c. Notwithstanding the above requirements and tests, the Engineer may
reject any cement which in his opinion is unsatisfactory for any reason
whatsoever.

3.3 Removal of Rejected Materials from Site

Materials rejected by the Engineer shall be removed from site within 48

hours of written notice of such rejection.

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3.4 Reinforcing Steel

a. All reinforcement must be clean and free of contaminants that could cause
the reinforcement to corrode or the concrete to disintegrate, as well as
pitting, seams, loose rust, mill scale, paint, oil, grease, and other materials
that could compromise the concrete-reinforcement bond.
b. The Contractor shall furnish the Engineer with manufacturer's certificates
for the reinforcing steel intended for use, including test results of the
physical and chemical properties as in the relevant standard, all prior to use
in the works.
c. If necessary, steel shall be tested in accordance with the requirements of
the standard/s to which it has been manufactured.

3.5 Concrete Mix

The concrete must be able to be transported and compacted to a dense

impermeable mass using permitted methods without segregation, bleeding, or
plastic cracking. Following that, the concrete must be long-lasting and free of
crazing, thermal cracks, drying shrinkage cracks, or any other cracks that are
wider than the design crack diameter. The slump shall be kept to the minimum
approved for placing and compacting requirement

SECTION 4

MASONRY

4.1 Labors

The Contractor shall perform all labors necessary for the proper completion
of the walling, including making good to finishes for all work. Sleeves, chases and
holes shall as far as possible be provided during the erection of the blockwork.
Chasing of completed walls or the formation of holes shall only be carried out
with the approval of the Engineer and then only with a proper tool designed to
cleanly cut the blocks. The Contractor must demonstrate in trials the machines’
ability to cut acceptable chases. Walls shall be allowed to set thoroughly hard
before cutting or chasing in fixings.

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SECTION 5

FIRE PROTECTION

5.1 Quality Control

All materials will be use in the fire protection system shall be manufactured
by a factory possessing an established and approved quality assurance / quality
control scheme complying with the requirements standard.

“I affirm that I have not given or received any unauthorized help on this
assignment and that this work is my own.”