CHECK LIST FOR STRUCTURAL DESIGN

PROJECT
NAME : DISCIPLINE
: DATE :
TYPE
REVIEW : REVIEWER : DRAWINGS REVIEWED :
EVERY ITEM WILL BE REVIEWED AND NOTED FOR COMPLIANCE (C) ,
NONCOMPLIANCE (NC) , OR NO APPLICABILITY (NA) .
[A]
GENERAL - CHECK :
1.
That previous review comments have been incorporated in the design.
2.
Prior review comments for compliance. Have such comments been annotated
and
returned ?
3.
Are design calculations consistent with the geometry of the final plans
?
4.
Insure that design calculations are neat and that the results are
clearly shown and
are readily understandable to the reviewer. Do not
omit steps and references. Show
that all calculations have been checked.
5.
Are all abbreviations defined ?
6.
That all scales on drawings are graphically indicated.
7.
That half-size drawings are legible and uncluttered with scales used.
8.
Insure that position of building, etc., is referenced by placement of a
direction
arrow on all plan sheets.
[B]
STRUCTURAL NOTES - CHECK:
1.
Are structural notes given adequate for each building and structure ?
2.
The following items shall be provided on contract drawings for each
individual
building or other structure considered:
a.
Service live loads and other special loads for cranes, wheel loads,
mechanical and
electrical equipment loads, etc.
b.
Wind and earthquake criteria.
c.
Allowable stresses for each material utilized.
d.
Maximum foundation pressure using service loads.
[C]
PERTINENT DESIGN FACTORS - CHECK:
1.
Has design of below grade structures, tunnels, trenches, pits, etc.,
considered
uplift and other effects due to groundwater ?
2.
Has deflection (including long term deflection) been considered and
camber
provided where required ? These items should be closely checked
where long spans
are involved.
3.
Are the sizes of materials utilized those commonly available and within
stock
lengths ? If materials (including reinforcing steel), members or
assemblies exceed
stock lengths or handling and transportation
limitations, are splices provided for and
detailed ?
4.
Can the structure and its parts be built as detailed when materials,
fabrication
practices, usual tolerances and discrepancies, construction
techniques, and sequence
of operations are taken into account ?
5.
That the design is complete, i.e. that a design for "all structural
components has
been included.
6.
Auxiliary work such as chimneys, underground tanks, cooling tower
foundations,
transformer pads, machinery and equipment supports, and
utility pits and covers, are
located and properly detailed.
7.
Has the foundation system been designed with regard to any differential
settlement which may cause undue stress upon supported elements ?
8.
If a swelling clay exists in the area, have slabs-on-grade and
foundations been
designed to allow for swelling and shrinkage during
variations in water content ?
9.
Have vibration mounts or isolation if required, been considered for
engines and
other rotating machinery ?
10.
Has vibration analyses, when required, been provided for all items whose
exact
dimensions and properties are known ?
[D]
FOUNDATIONS -CHECK:
1.
Walls are designed to resist lateral loads due to backfill materials.
2.
Pipe sleeves are provided in foundation walls where required for
penetrations.
3. Footings are not undermined by excavations for utility lines and other below grade
construction such as pits and tanks.
4.
The bottom of footing elevations has been checked against boring logs to
avoid
unnecessary excavation into rock.
5.
Waterproofing of walls or floors is provided as required.
6.
Special reinforcement of the basement floor has been provided where
hydrostatic
head may exist. In general, basements, tunnels, swimming
pools, etc., should be
avoided where there is ground water.
7.
The elevation of the bottom of all footings is shown.
8.
Wall sections and details are shown on the drawings.
9.
Footings are deep enough so dowels extending down into them will provide
enough embedment for tension development.
10.
The manner of establishing footing depths is consistent with existing
topography,
and existing site conditions with respect to any required
clearing and grubbing,
demolition, removal or accommodation of existing
utilities or other construction and
also with respect to new
construction such as pits, trenches, adjacent fuel oil tanks,
or other
underground installation.
11.
Other recommendations of the soils report have been complied with, such
as
minimum footing depth, magnitude of active/passive/at rest soil
pressures, SBC etc.
12.
The finished grades are shown in sections.
13.
Footings limited by dotted lines or other restrictions are detailed to
special
shapes, such as combined footings or other special encroachment.
14.
Underpinning of adjacent structures is provided for if required.
15.
Footings are located to avoid undermining of adjacent structures.
16.
Stepped wall footings between different levels are provided.
17.
The comparative elevation of adjacent column footings has been
considered.
18.
The top of foundation walls is defined at all points around the
building.
[E]
CONCRETE - CHECK:
1. Provide in the specifications the types of cement and the classes of concrete and
where utilized.
2. Sulphate resisting cement has been specified where concrete will be exposed to
soils or ground water having a high sulfate content.
3.
The alkali content of cement is limited to 0.6 percent if aggregates are
alkali-
reactive.
4.
Details of concrete columns show architectural configuration and masonry
control
joint provisions for all cases.
5. The reinforcing provided meets the minimum percentage and temperature
requirements of IS: 456-2000. 
6.
Concrete members are properly sized and detailed to provide required
cover and
spacing between bars at bar splices and connections.
7.
Reinforcement placement in beams including grade beams, girders, joists,
and
slabs is detailed to show location, bends, extensions, splices,
anchorage, and
stirrups.
8.
A bar bending diagram is added where required for clarity.
9.
Tie beams and grade beams have been provided with continuous reinforcing
and
stirrups as required.
10.
Avoid use of cranked bars in development of beam members.
11. In one-way continuous slabs, top bars have been provided transverse to beams,
joists, girders, and walls which are perpendicular to the slab span. 
12.
Depressed areas in slabs, when required for toilet, kitchen etc. have
been
indicated and reinforcement placement for this condition is clearly
detailed.
13. The arrangement of column reinforcing, ties, splices, and dowels with embedment
into footings is shown. 
14. Concrete cover for reinforcement is shown in notes for all members and
conditions. In areas close to the sea, has additional cover or other provisions been
provided to protect reinforcing bars against attack by salt-laden moisture ?
15. Additional reinforcement is provided around openings in concrete walls and
slabs. 
16.
Exterior platforms, door pads, and patios are sloped to drain.
17.
Floors are pitched to drains and pit floors pitched to drains or sumps.
(Note:
In some cases, trench floors will also be pitched).
18.
Column center dimensions, wall thickness, and other necessary dimensions
are
shown.
19.
Structure is adequate to support equipment to be installed. Have
potential
maintenance and replacement loads been considered ?
20.
A11 slab designations are noted.
21.
Splice lengths for all sizes of rebar used have been shown or tabulated.
22.
Column members are adequately identified.
23.
All beam elevations are clearly indicated and all beam offsets are
shown.
24.
The architectural and mechanical/electrical plans do not conflict
structural plans
because of ductwork, piping, cable trays, wall chases,
etc.
25.
Water closet plumbing will not interfere with beams.
26.
Slabs for floor-type urinals are depressed.
27. Provision has been made in the wall design to permit installation or change of
boilers or other mechanical equipment.
28.
An adequate number of details for the construction are shown. Too many
details
are better than too few. Avoid reference to similar details,
details with notes
explaining exceptions, etc.
29.
There are no beams across windows in stairwells (mid-story windows).
30.
The following schedules are shown, if required:
a. footing schedule
b.
grade beam schedule
c.
pile cap schedule
d.
lintel schedule
e.
one-way and two-way concrete slab schedule
f.
concrete beam schedule
g.
column schedule
31.
The column schedule shows all story heights, splice points, and the top
and
bottom of all columns with relation to some given floor elevations.
32.
Beam/column joints are adequately detailed and sufficient clearance
between
reinforcement exists to allow for concrete placement. Beams
provide sufficient stair
clearance.
33.
High and low points of all sloped beams are indicated.
34.
Roof and floor slab elevations are clearly shown.
35.
An overhanging cornice anchorage is provided.
36.
Where required, a detail is provided for future extension of any
columns, or
future connections to any columns.
37.
A capillary water barrier, waterproofing, or vapor barrier membrane is
shown
where required.
38.
Slabs-on-grade do not bear directly on the footings.
39.
Additional reinforcement has been placed at the discontinuous ends of
construction joints.
40.
When flexural members act as part of a primary lateral load resisting
system,
check that the top & bottom bars have appropriate developed
lengths at the beams
ends.
41.
Insure that the setting bed for tiled areas consisting of terrazzo tiles
are deep
enough to accommodate embedded items such as conduit and
construction
tolerances.
42.
Insure that concrete water storage tanks are provided with a waterproof
coating
as part of the system. This coating shall be called for on the
drawings and described
in the specifications.
[F]
JOINTS - CHECK:
1.
Insure that expansion joints through floors, walls, roof, etc., are
clearly detailed.
2.
Has the maximum spacing of 60.0 M between expansion joints been observed
for
concrete structures ? If the spacing has been exceeded is there a
supporting
analysis? Have expansion joints been used because of
L-shaped, U-shaped, or other
irregularly shaped buildings ?
3.
All construction joints required to build the structure are shown.
4.
Waterstops are provided in joints below grade when water could enter
into a
usable space.
5.
The appropriate type and location of floor joints is shown & that
the layout is such
that when constructed according to plan, it will
function as intended.
6.
The distance between crack control joints for slabs on grade does not
exceed the
6.0 M limit.
[G]
MASONRY - CHECK:
1.
Coursing of masonry walls and partitions is modular.
2.
Control joints are clearly located and fully detailed for each
condition, type of
construction, and finish.
3.
Horizontal joint reinforcing is provided where required.
4.
In concrete frame structures, a detail has been provided showing the
method of
supporting the masonry wall.
5.
Concrete masonry units at or near door jams are shown to be reinforced.
6. Interior nonload bearing partitions have adequate strength to support heavy doors
and frames. Consider the impact forces of opening and closing. 100 MM minimum
thickness masonry to be used.
7.
Slip joints are provided under lintel bearings as required.
8.
All lintels are provided.
9.
All masonry pilasters are of Sufficient capacity for loads applied.
10.
For masonry design, the maximum effective width for the wall stiffeners
compression flange shall be limited to six (6) times the wall thickness
or the bar
spacing as determined by minimum reinforcement requirements
dictated by wind or
Seismic loads.
[H]
STRUCTURAL STEEL - CHECK:
1.
The type and size of bolt is noted for all connections.
2.
The type, size, and length of all welds are shown utilizing standard
welding
symbols.
3.
Connections of members, including struts, to concrete or masonry are
detailed.
4.
Connections of steel members and joists to concrete are detailed so that
they can
be erected independently, providing positive bearing on
concrete and taking into
account the usual variations in concrete from
plan dimensions.
5.
Connections to other construction by welding, bolts, anchors, anchor
bolts, or
expansion bolts are shown, and that the number, size, and type
are given.
6.
Check that framing in floors and roof is provided for equipment and
openings.
7.
Check that ladders are provided for maintenance access in towers, large
above
ground tanks, etc.
8.
Steel joists have been located with dimensions on the plans and the
bridging has
been detailed. Have they been coordinated with duct runs ?
9.
Ducts, skylights etc. are located and detailed.
10.
Supports for flagpoles or roof signs are detailed.
11.
Details for base plates, anchor bolts, cap plates, bearing plates, etc.,
are shown.
12.
Bridging and bracing in either vertical or horizontal planes is shown
and detailed.
Are working lines of trusses and bracing shown ?
13. Check that all beam sizes are shown.

14.
Moment connections are detailed.
15.
Hangers and supplementary framing for monorails or other overhead
installations
are detailed.
16.
Miscellaneous metal items such as inserts are adequately detailed.
17.
Covers are properly sized for possible loads, particularly where
accessible to
wheel loads.