REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

OFFICE OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL

CITY OF CEBU

CODES & STANDARDS: GENERAL STRUCTURAL STEEL: RECOMMENDING APPROVAL

1. GOVERNING CODES: 1. THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS SHALL BE USED IN CONJUNCTION 1. ALL MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SHALL CONFORM WITH THE
ACI 318R-89 (REV. 1992) BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE, WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS, THE ARCHITECTURAL, MECHANICAL, NINTH EDITION OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION
AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE ELECTRICAL AND CIVIL DRAWINGS. (AISC) MANUAL UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN OR NOTED.
HEAD STRUCTURAL SECTION DATE
UBC 1997 EDITION UNIFORM BUILDING CODE d
NSCP 2010 EDITION NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VOLUME 1 2. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS AND 2. CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH ALL PLATES, CLIP ANGLES, 300 (MIN)
AISC 9TH EDITION MANUAL OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION, ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN, CONDITIONS AT THE SITE, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE LOCATION CONNECTORS, ETC. REQUIRED FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION AND DIMENSIONS OF OPENINGS, GROOVES, REGLETS, PIPE SLEEVES, STRUCTURE EVEN IF EVERY SUCH ITEM IS NOT SHOWN ON THE APPROVED:
CONDUITS, EMBEDDED OR ATTACHED ITEMS TO CONCRETE, ETC. CONTRACT DRAWINGS. db
2. GOVERNING STANDARDS:
ASTM A36 STRUCTURAL STEEL 3. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL MEASURES NECESSARY 3. WELDING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICAN WELDING
TO PROTECT NEW AND EXISTING CONSTRUCTION. THIS SHALL SOCIETY CODE AWS D 1.1 UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, BUILDING OFFICIAL DATE
ASTM A611 STEEL, SHEET, CARBON, COLD-ROLLED, STRUCTURAL QUALITY CRITICAL SECTION
INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO BRACING AND SHORING FOR WELDING ELECTRODES SHALL BE E60 XX.
ASTM A615/PNS 49 SPECIFICATION FOR STEEL BARS FOR CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT
LOADS IMPOSED DURING CONSTRUCTION.
ASTM C33/PNS 18 STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR CONCRETE AGGREGATES 4. ALL BOLTS AND THREADED FASTENERS SHALL BE ASTM A 325
ASTM C39 STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH 4. ALL DIMENSIONS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER SCALE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
SHOWN ON PLANS, SECTIONS AND DETAILS. BAR BASIC MIN. DEV'T. LENGTH d (mm)
OF CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE SPECIMENS
MASONRY: DIAMETER DEV'T. LENGTH
ASTM C94/PNS 46 STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR READY-MIXED CONCRETE (mm) db (mm)
5. GENERAL NOTES AND TYPICAL DETAILS APPLY TO ALL TOP BARS OTHERS
ASTM C150/PNS 07 STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR PORTLAND CEMENT DRAWINGS UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN OR NOTED. 1. ALL CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS MASONRY WALLS SHALL BE DETAILING
10 90 395 300
PNS 16 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD FOR CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS LAID IN RUNNING BOND (INTERLOCKING COURSE) WITH FULL 12 130 470 350 DIMENSION
SG 671 SPECIFICATION FOR THE DESIGN OF COLD-FORMED STEEL STRUCTURAL 6. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN METERS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. MORTAR BEDDING, STACK BOND SHALL BE USED ONLY WHEN 16 231 630 465
MEMBERS BY AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE SPECIFIED. 20 361 785 585
7. ALL BAR DIAMETERS AND SPACINGS ARE IN MILLIMETERS UNLESS 25 565 1185 915
DESIGN LOADS: OTHERWISE NOTED. 2. ALL CELLS SHALL BE SOLIDLY FILLED WITH CONCRETE GROUT. 28 708 1330 1020
1. ROOF DEAD LOAD: D

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36 925 1520 1170
8. ALL FOUNDATIONS SHALL REST ON 150mm THK COMPACTED
TRUSSES 240 Pa (5 psf)

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METAL ROOFING & PURLINS 144 Pa (3 psf)
GRAVEL BASE. FOUNDATION: 90° HOOK
CEILING 240 Pa (5 psf) 1. THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER-OF-RECORD, UPON NOTIFICATION, SHALL
CONDUCT A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE FOUNDATION WORKS
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL FIXTURES 96 Pa (2 psf) CONCRETE & REINFORCING STEEL AFTER EXCAVATION FOR FOOTINGS ARE COMPLETE AND ANY DETAILING
2. ROOF LIVE LOAD: REQUIRED REINFORCING STEEL IS IN PLACE. FORMWORKS SHALL
1. MINIMUM CONCRETE COVER TO ALL REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE
BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO INSPECTION. CONCRETE POURING OF THE DIMENSION
TRIBUTARY AREA L O A D AS FOLLOWS: FOUNDATION SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED WITHOUT FIRST
(SQ.M.) (Pa) OBTAINING WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER-
A. CONCRETE CAST AGAINST AND PERMANENTLY OF-RECORD.
TA < 20 800
EXPOSED TO EARTH 75mm 2. ALL BACKFILL MATERIALS ARE COMPACTED IN LIFTS NOT
20 < TA < 60 700 NOT TO SCALE

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EXCEEDING 150mm THICK. FILL FOR BACK FILLING SHALL BE D
TA > 60 600 COMPOSED OF GRANULAR MATERIALS (LESS THAN 7% FINES)
B. FORMED SURFACES EXPOSED TO EARTH
COMPACTED TO MINIMUM 95% MDD BASED ON ASTM D-698 180° HOOK
OR WEATHER WITH THE QUALITY OF COMPACTION STRICTLY MONITORED L
3. FLOOR DEAD LOAD: ∅ 16 BARS OR SMALLER 40mm BY FIELD DENSITY TESTS (ASTM D1556).
PARTITIONS 960 Pa (20 psf) OTHER BARS 50mm
CEMENT TILE FINISH AND
WATER PROOFING ON TOILETS 1200 Pa (25 psf) C. FORMED SURFACES NOT EXPOSED DIRECTLY dh dh BAR SIZE D 180 HOOK 90 HOOK
150mm THK MASONRY WALLS 3255 Pa (68 psf) TO WEATHER OR EARTH 150 (MIN) 150 (MIN)
(mm) (mm) L (mm) L (mm)
4. FLOOR LIVE LOAD: SLABS AND WALLS 20mm
BEAMS AND COLUMNS 40mm 10 ∅ 60 65 120
STAIRS AND EXIT WAYS 4800 Pa (100 psf) CRITICAL SECTION db CRITICAL SECTION db
12 ∅ 72 65 145
OFFICE 2400 Pa (50 psf)
2. REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE FREE OF RUST, 16 ∅ 96 65 195
ZONE (REFER TO FIG. 2.3A OF NSCP) = II 20 ∅ 120 80
GREASE OR OTHER MATERIALS LIKELY TO IMPAIR BOND. 240
5. WIND LOAD: 300 25 ∅ 150 100 300
BASIC WIND SPEED = (LATEST RECORD) KPH 28 ∅ 224
a.) BASIC WIND SPEED: (REFER TO FIG 2.3A OF NSCP) 3. ALL REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE ACCURATELY AND SECURELY 115 340
PLACED BEFORE POURING CONCRETE OR APPLYING MORTAR C 90 HOOK 180 HOOK
EXPOSURE =
ZONE BASIC WIND SPEED OR GROUT.
(KPH) ALLOWABLE SOIL BEARING CAPACITY = 144 KPa (NET)
4. BAR SPLICES SHALL BE SECURELY WIRED TOGETHER.
I 250 MINIMUM DEPTH OF FOOTING EMBEDMENT = 1.00 METERS
SPLICES IN REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS, COLUMNS AND
II 200 BELOW NATURAL GRADE LINE (NGL)
WALLS SHALL BE AS SHOWN IN THE DETAILS. FOR NON- BAR BASIC DEVELOPMENT
III 150 STRUCTURAL WALLS, MASONRY WALLS AND SLABS, SPLICES DIAMETER NOT TO SCALE
(mm) LENGTH hb (mm)
SHALL LAP A MINIMUM OF 40 BAR DIAMETERS AND SHALL SOIL TEST REPORT :
b.) EXPOSURE 10 150
BE STAGGERED WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
EXPOSURE B - HAS TERRAIN WITH BUILDINGS, FOREST OR SURFACE IRREGULARITIES, 6.0 METERS 12 175
BY : ______________________________
OR MORE IN HEIGHT, COVERING AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OF THE AREA EXTENDING 5. SPLICES REQUIRED IN THE REINFORCEMENT OF BEAMS/GIRDERS 16 234
1.5 KILOMETERS OR MORE FROM SITE. FRAMING INTO COLUMNS SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN THE 20 292
DATE : ______________________________
EXPOSURE C - HAS TERRAIN WHICH IS FLAT AND GENERALLY OPEN, EXTENDING 800 METERS COLUMN NOR WITHIN A DISTANCE OF TWICE THE BEAM/GIRDER DEPTH 25 365
OR MORE FROM THE SITE IN ANY FULL QUADRANT. FROM THE FACE OF THE COLUMN. AT LEAST TWO CLOSED STIRRUP 28 409
TIES SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ALL SPLICES (SEE DETAIL 1A, SHEET S-2). 32 467
c.) DESIGN WIND PRESSURE BAR

LAH OGAS
P = Ce Cq q s I
SIZE
6. LAP SPLICES SHALL BE MADE WITHIN THE CENTER HALF D L
(mm)

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OF COLUMN HEIGHT, AND THE SPLICE LENGTH SHALL NOT BE (mm) (mm)

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WHERE: 6. EARTHQUAKE FORCE:
LESS THAN 1.3 TIMES THE DEVELOPMENT LENGTH, d.
P = DESIGN WIND PRESSURE V = ZIC DEVELOPMENT LENGTH, dh SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: 10∅ 40 75

1ST
W = 0.11 W (MAXIMUM)
Ce = COMBINED HEIGHT, EXPOSURE AND Rw 7. SPECIAL TIES/TRANSVERSE HOOP REINFORCEMENT SHALL
GUST FACTOR COEFFICIENT. (a) FOR BARS WITH SIDE COVER (NORMAL TO PLANE OF HOOK) 12∅ 48 75
WHERE: BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE BEAM-COLUMN JOINT (SEE DEATAIL 2, NOT LESS THAN 65mm, AND FOR 90 DEG. HOOK, COVER ON
= 0.63 (EXPOSURE B)
= 1.08 (EXPOSURE C) SHEET S-5) BAR EXTENSION BEYOND HOOK NOT LESS THAN 50mm, USE
Z = 0.4 (FOR SEISMIC ZONE 4)
0.7 hb
I = 1.0 (IMPORTANCE FACTOR) JY SQUARE
Cq = PRESSURE COEFFICIENT FOR THE 8. FABRICATION/PLACING DRAWINGS.
STRUCTURE OR PORTION OF STRUCTURE Rw = 8.5 (FOR SMRSF) (b) FOR BARS WITH HOOKS ENCLOSED VERTICALLY OR
UNDER CONSIDERATION HORIZONTALLY WITHIN TIES OR STIRRUP - TIES SPACED

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C = 2.75 (MAX)

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CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED TO START PLACEMENT/INSTALLATION
(REFER TO TABLE 2-K OF NSCP) ALONG THE FULL DEVELOPMENT LENGTH dh NOT GREATER

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W = TOTAL SEISMIC DEAD LOAD OF REINFORCING BARS FOR FOOTINGS, BEAMS, WALLS, COLUMNS, SLABS
THAN 3db, USE 0.8 hb.
q s = WIND STAGNATION PRESSURE AT A AND OTHER RC STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, WITHOUT SUBMITTAL AND APPROVAL

RDO

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HEIGHT OF 10 METERS. OF PLACING DRAWINGS. ONLY THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER OF RECORD (c) FOR BARS NOT INCLUDED IN (a) AND (b), USE 1.0 hb.
= 2.0 KPa (ZONE I)

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AND/OR THE ASTROID CONSULTANTS PROJECT ENGINEER ARE AUTHORIZED

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= 1.5 KPa (ZONE II)

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TO APPROVE PLACING DRAWINGS WHICH SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED
= 1.0 KPa (ZONE III) BY EITHER ASTROID CONSULTANTS HEAD OFFICE OR THE OFFICE SAN
OF THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER OF RECORD AT LEAST TWO(2) WEEKS PRIOR JER
I = IMPORTANCE FACTOR CAS
= 1.0 TO START OF STRUCTURAL CONCRETE WORKS. PLACING DRAWINGS MUST VILL
ER
FOLLOW THE SAME DRAWING STANDARDS AS USED IN THE WORKING DRAWINGS D.
DESIGN MATERIAL STRESSES: OF THIS PROJECT AND ONLY CERTIFIED BY THE CONTRACTOR'S REGISTERED
1. CONCRETE ULTIMATE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH @ 28 DAYS (f'c): 21 MPa (3000 PSI) CIVIL OR STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
NOT TO SCALE NOT TO SCALE
2. REINFORCING STEEL YIELD STRENGTH (fy): 275 MPa (40,000 PSI) DEFINITION OF PLACING DRAWINGS: PLACING DRAWINGS ARE WORKING DRAWINGS TO USP
FOR FABRICATION AND PLACING OF REINFORCING STEEL. THESE DRAWINGS
3. STRUCTURAL STEEL YIELD STRENGTH (Fy): 250 MPa (36,000 PSI)
MUST COMPRISE THE FOLLOWING: BAR LISTS, SCHEDULES, BENDING DETAILS,
ER LY HILLS
4. COLD-FORMED STEEL YIELD STRENGTH (Fy): 230 MPa (33,000 PSI) PLACING DETAILS, PLACING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS, GRADE, SIZE, SPACING, TO BEV THE SITE
5. MASONRY ULTIMATE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH @ 28 DAYS (fm'): 4.83 MPa (700 PSI) FOR BUILDING LENGTH OF EACH BAR, SPLICES AND THEIR LOCATIONS AND ANY NECESSARY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT MUST BE SUPPLIED BY THE CONTRACTOR
3.45 MPa (500 PSI) FOR FENCE WALL
CONCERNING FIELD CONDITIONS, FIELD MEASUREMENTS, CONSTRUCTION JOINTS,
6. MASONRY CONCRETE GROUT COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (fc'):13.8 MPa (2000 PSI) AND SEQUENCE OF PLACING CONCRETE. NORTH
7. MASONRY REINFORCING STEEL YIELD STRENGTH (fy): 275 MPa (40,000 PSI)
NOT TO SCALE
8. STEEL PIPE YIELD STRENGTH (fy): 250 MPa (36,000 PSI) PRIETO RESIDENCE
A VICINITY MAP
SCALE 1: NTS
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