GENERAL NOTES

1-REFERENCES
ALL ENGINEER'S DRAWINGS SHALL BE READ IN CONJUCTION WITH ALL ARCHITECT'S DRAWINGS.
ANY DISCREPANCY SHOULD BE REPORTED TO BOTH THE ARCHITECT AND THE ENGINEER.
2-DIMENSIONS
ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS (UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE).

450 3-FOUNDATIONS
FOUNDATIONS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED ON BEARING PRESSURE OF 350 k/Nm.2
FOUNDATION DEPTH TO BE DETERMINED BY ENGINEER PRIOR TO PLACING CONRETE.
MINIMUM FOUNDATION DEPTH TO BE 1000mm BELOW FLOOR LEVEL OR 600mm BELOW SPLASH
APRON WHICHEVER IS CRITICAL.
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FILL BELOW GROUND SLAB = 500mm.
4-BLOCKWORK
ALL LOAD BEARING BLOCK WALLS TO BE CONSTRUCTED FROM SOLID BLOCK OF 5.0N/mm 2 MIN.
20mm CHARACTERISTIC COMPRESSION STRENGTH COMPLYING WITH BS 5628 PART 1 1978 STRUCTURAL
Reinf't to Joint USE OF UNREINFORCED MASONRY.
MORTAR TO CONFORM TO MORTAR DESIGNATION (III) OF TABLE 1 BS 5628 PART 1.
Wall Spec. 5-CONCRETE
PERMITTED TYPE
PROPOSED USE GRADE AGGREGATE MAX. SIZE WORKABILITY
AGGREGATE

750-400mm
COARSE FINE

Varying
REINFORCED CONC.
(INCLUDING GROUND C 25 BS 882 BS 882 20mm MEDIUM
BEARING SLAB) (75)
CONCRETE
CONTAINING NO C 15 BS 882 BS 882 40mm MEDIUM
Water proofed EMBEDDED METAL (75)
50mm Paper /sealant
BLINDING CONCRETE C 7.5 BS 882 BS 882 20mm MEDIUM

Movement joint in solid r.C wall (plan)

(75)

CONCRETE IN MINOR BS 882

C 25 BS 882 MEDIUM
To be provided at 15m centres ELEMENTS eg.LINTELS
10mm
(75)

4T20@125 c/c T1 (Scale; 1:25)

6-COVER
LOCATION COVER

TO MESH IN GROUND SLAB. --

COLUMNS (COVER TO LINKS) --
Wall (COVER TO MAIN BARS) 40mm

Max. Dimension
FOUNDATIONS
TOP AND BOTTOM 40mm
SIDES 50mm

2500mm
7-JOINTS
MOVEMENT JOINTS TO BE AT A MAXIMUM 9.0M CENTRES.JOINT POSITIONS AS INDICATED ON
DRG. JOINT IN SLAB TO BE CARRIED THROUGH WALLS TO UNDERSIDE OF RINGBEAM.
8-WALL TIES
PROVIDE MASONARY ANCHORS EVERY 2 COURSES USING GALVANISED MILD STEEL DEBOND TIES
TO BS 1243.1978.
9-REINFORCEMENT
REINFORCEMENT TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONSULTING ENGINEER'S SPECIFICATIONS.
R--------- DENOTES ROUND MILD STEEL BARS.
T--------- DENOTES HIGH YIELD BOND STRENGTH BARS.
Max. Dimension

DRAWING STAGE:
9200mm

Construction Drawings
mark revision date by

Front PROJECT CONSULTANTS;

2 legged STR. ENGINEER :

T10 @150 c/c
CLIENT : M/s.
P.O box ,
Uganda.
JOB :

DRAWING :

STRUCTURE : Retaining wall elevation and detailing

drw : R.K scale: job no. : drg. no. : revision :

chk : P.M date : APRIL 2023 03 of 03
passed :

4T20@125 c/c T1
4T20@125 c/c T2
Site Dimension

GRANULAR BACKFILL
Max. 1900

WELL COMPACTED

T20@150 c/c (T1)

T12@150 c/c (T2)
500
125

800
T12@150 c/c (B2) T16@150 c/c (B2) T16@150 c/c (B1)
(TYP.)
800 450 T12@150 c/c (T2) 6200

Section X-X thru counterfort wall - upto 9.2m clear high

(Scale; 1:25)