GENERAL STRUCTURAL/CONSTRUCTION NOTES AND SPECIFICATIONS

200
400 LAP SPLICE

300 CHB WALL

(A) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
1-16MM Ø VERT. BARS

CHB "t"

100
1. ALL STRUCTURAL MATERIALS AND WORK SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS 6. MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONCRETE COVER FOR REINFORCING STEEL AS FOLLOWS:
CHB VERT. REINF. (SEE

300
OF THE LATEST EDITION OF THE NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES SCHED. OF REINF.)
FOOTINGS (CAST AGAINST & EXPOSED TO EARTH) . . . . . 75MM (3")
(NSCP 2015). CHB HOR. REINF. (SEE
WHERE CONCRETE IS EXPOSED TO SCHED. OF REINF.)
2. VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS, ELEVATIONS AND SITE CONDITIONS BEFORE STARTING CHB VERT. REINF. (SEE
EARTH BUT POURED AGAINST FORMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50MM (2") SCHED. OF REINF.) DOWEL BARS TO MATCH
WORK. NOTIFY THE ENGINEER IMMEDIATELY OF ANY DISCREPANCIES. HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT
SLAB ON GRADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40MM ( 1 1/2") 16MM Ø VERTICAL REINFORCEMENT
3. NOTES AND DETAILS ON THE DRAWINGS TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER THE GENERAL DOWEL BARS TO MATCH
NOTES AND TYPICAL DETAILS IN CASE OF CONFLICT. COLUMN TIES OR SPIRALS AND BEAM STIRRUPS . . . . . . . 40MM ( 1 1/2") HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT

400 LAP SPLICE

4. WHERE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS ARE NOT SHOWN OR NOTED FOR ANY PART OF THE SUSPENDED SLABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20MM ( 3/4") CHB HOR. REINF. (SEE
SCHED. OF REINF.)
WORK, SUCH DETAILS SHALL BE THE SAME AS FOR SIMILAR WORK SHOWN ON THE
DRAWINGS. 7. SPLICES SHALL BE SECURELY WIRED TOGETHER AND SHALL LAP AT LEAST 40 TIMES
DIAMETER OR 600MM WHICHEVER IS GREATER. STAGGER BOTTOM AT LEAST 1.50M
5. PIPES, DUCTS, SLEEVES, CHASES, ETC. SHALL NOT BE PLACED IN SLABS, BEAMS, OR CHB "t" CHB "t"
FROM SPLICES IN OTHER BOTTOM REINFORCEMENT. STAGGER SPLICES FOR TOP
WALLS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY SHOWN OR NOTED NOR SHALL ANY STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT SIMILARLY.
MEMBER BE CUT FOR PIPES, DUCTS, ETC. UNLESS SPECIFICALLY SHOWN. OBTAIN
PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE ENGINEER FOR INSTALLATION OF ANY 8. ALL ANCHOR BOLTS, DOWELS, AND OTHER INSERTS SHALL BE PROPERLY WALL REINFORCING AT CORNER WALL REINFORCING AT
POSITION AND SECURED IN PLACE PRIOR TO PLACING OF CONCRETE.
ADDITIONAL PIPES, DUCTS, ETC.
LOCATE AND PROTECT UNDERGROUND OR CONCEALED CONDUIT, PLUMBING OR 9. ALL CONCRETE SHALL BE KEPT MOIST FOR A MINIMUM OF 7 CONSECUTIVE DAYS
END/ DOOR OPENING
OTHER UTILITIES WHERE NEW WORK IS BEING PERFORMED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER POURING BY THE USE OF CURING COMPOUNDS, OR OTHER
DOWEL BARS TO MATCH
6. LOCATE AND PROTECT UNDERGROUND OR CONCEALED CONDUIT, PLUMBING OR APPROVED METHODS. HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT
OTHER UTILITIES WHERE NEW WORK IS BEING PERFORMED. 10. STRIPPING OF FORMS AND SHORES:
400 400 400 CHB WALL
7. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO MAINTAIN AND INSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE FOUNDATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 HRS.
100 100
STRUCTURE DURING CONSTRUCTION. NEITHER THE OWNER NOR SUSPENDED SLAB EXCEPT WHEN
ARCHITECT/ENGINEER WILL ENFORCE SAFETY MEASURES OR REGULATIONS. IT ADDITIONAL LOADS ARE IMPOSED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 DAYS

CHB "t"

CHB "t"
SHALL BE THE CONTRACTORS RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHORING BEAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 DAYS CHB WALL
AND BRACING OF THE STRUCTURE FOR ALL THE LOADS THAT MAYBE IMPOSED
DURING CONSTRUCTION. FURTHER, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT

200
(E) CAMBER REQUIREMENTS CHB VERT. REINF. (SEE
AND MAINTAIN ALL SAFETY DEVICES AND SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR SCHED. OF REINF.)
CONFORMING TO ALL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS, LAWS AND REGULATIONS. 1. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED ON THE PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS CAMBER ALL RC 1-16MM Ø VERT. BARS

DOWEL TO MATCH
CHB VERT. BARS
BEAMS AT LEAST 10mm FOR EVERY 4000mm OF CLEAR SPAN EXCEPT CANTILEVERS CHB VERT. REINF. DOWELS
8. OBTAIN PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE ENGINEER IN CASE OF CHANGES TO WHICH WHICH SHALL BE 50mm FOR EVERY 3000mm OF CLEAR SPAN.

100
(TO MATCH VERT. REINF.)
THE WORKING DRAWINGS. CHB VERT. REINF. (SEE
SCHED. OF REINF.)
2. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED ON THE PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS CAMBER ALL SLABS
(B) DESIGN CRITERIA 8mm PER 3000mm OF SHORTER SPAN AND 14mm FOR EVERY 2000mm OF SLABS
CHB HOR. REINF. (SEE SUSPENDED SLAB
CANTILEVER SPAN. SCHED. OF REINF.)
- - - REFER TO STRUCTURAL COMPUTATIONS
(F) MASONRY AND CONCRETE BLOCKS
(C) FOUNDATION
1. FOOTINGS SHALL BEAR ON SOLID UNDISTURBED EARTH (CONTROLLED, COMPACTED
1. CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED SHALL BE 150MM WALL BASE REINFORCEMENT
THICK. LOAD BEARING BLOCKS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF
STRUCTURAL FILL OR BOTH) AT LEAST 450MM BELOW LOWEST ADJACENT FINISHED
GRADE.
750 PSI (5.175 MPa) WHILE NON-LOAD BEARING SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM
CHB "t"
AT FLAT FLOOR
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 400 PSI (2.76 MPa).
2. FOOTING IS DESIGNED FOR ASSUMED ALLOWABLE SOIL/FOUNDATION PRESSURE OF 2. PROVIDE 1-16MMØ VERTICAL BARS AT CORNERS, INTERSECTIONS, END OF WALLS,
96 kPa (2,000 psf). EACH SIDE OF OPENINGS. WALL REINFORCING AT INTERSECTION
3. SUB-GRADE PREPARATION INCLUDING DRAINAGE, EXCAVATION, COMPACTION, 3. LINTEL BEAMS SHALL BEAR AT LEAST 200MM (8") ON EACH SIDE OF MASONRY WALL
AND FILLING REQUIREMENTS, SHALL CONFORM STRICTLY WITH THE OPENING.
RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN IN THE SOILS REPORT OR AS DIRECTED BY THE SOILS 150
4. WALL REINFORCEMENTS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: 100
ENGINEER.
WALL THICKNESS VERTICAL BARS HORIZONTAL BARS
4. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE ENGINEER AFTER FOOTING EXCAVATION
HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND PRIOR TO CONCRETING TO CONFIRM THE DESIGN 8 IN. (200 mm) . . . . . . . . . . 12MMØ @ 400 mm 10MMØ @ 600 mm
FOUNDATION CAPACITY. 6 IN (150 mm) . . . . . . . . . . . 10MMØ @ 400 mm 10MMØ @ 600 mm 2Ø12 HOR. BAR 2Ø12 HOR. BAR SEE WALL
SCHEDULE
4 IN. (100 mm) . . . . . . . . . . 10MMØ @ 400 mm 10MMØ @ 600 mm

400

400
5. ROOF AND AREA DRAINAGE SHALL BE DIRECTED AWAY FROM THE FOUNDATIONS. Ø10 SPACED Ø10 SPACED 4-Ø16 VERT. BARS

550
5. BLOCK WALL REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE LAPPED OF 30 BAR DIAMETERS WHERE @150 O.C (TYP.) @150 O.C (TYP.)

WALLS LESS THAN

6. EXCAVATIONS SHALL BE PROPERLY BACKFILLED. BACKFILL FOR WALLS SHALL BE ALTERNATELY PLACED ALTERNATELY PLACED
SPLICED, HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL DOWELS FROM FOOTINGS, COLUMNS/WALLS OR

200 mm THK.
PERVIOUS MATERIAL ACCEPTABLE TO THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER. DO NOT PLACE
SLABS SHALL EXTEND INTO THE BLOCK WALL A MINIMUM OF 30 BAR DIAMETERS OR A
BACKFILL BEHIND WALLS BEFORE THEY HAVE ATTAINED THEIR DESIGN STRENGTH.
MINIMUM OF 400MM WHICHEVER IS LONGER AND DOWELS TO MATCH VERTICAL
SHORE AND PROTECT WALLS FROM LATERAL LOADS UNTIL THE SUPPORTING
REINFORCEMENTS OF WALL.
MEMBERS ARE IN PLACE AND HAVE DEVELOPED SPECIFIED STRENGTHS. WB-1 WB-2 550
(G) STRUCTURAL STEEL (TYP.)
(D) REINFORCED CONCRETE
1. ALL STRUCTURAL STEELS SUCH AS ANGLES, WIDE FLANGE SECTIONS, PIPES, TYP. CHB STIFFENER BEAM AT INTERSECTION
1. CONCRETE SHALL BE MIXED, PROPORTIONED, CONVEYED AND PLACED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS SET BY THE NSCP 2015.
STIFFENER PLATES, BASE PLATES, ETC. SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM A-36. DETAIL
2. ALL STRUCTURAL STEEL SHALL BE DETAILED, FABRICATED AND ERECTED BASED ON WALLS LESS THAN
THE SPECIFICATION FOR DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND ERECTION OF STRUCTURAL 200 mm THK.
2. ALL CONCRETE SHALL DEVELOP A MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AT 28 DAYS 400
WITH CORRESPONDING MAXIMUM SLUMP AND MAXIMUM SIZE AGGREGATE AS STEEL GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (NSCP).
SEE WALL

100MM
FOLLOWS: 3. CONNECTION BOLTS (34 ROUND, UNLESS SHOWN OTHERWISE) SHALL CONFORM TO SCHEDULE

STRUCTURAL MEMBER 28 DAY STRENGTH MAX. SLUMP MAX. SIZE AGG. ASTM A-325. ANCHOR BOLTS (EMBEDDED IN MASONRY OR CONCRETE) SHALL
CONFORM TO ASTM A307 UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE ON THE DRAWINGS.

550
2Ø12 VERT. BAR
A. SLAB ON GRADE 21 MPa (3,000 PSI) 100MM (4") 25MM (1") WC-1

(TYP.)
4. ALL STRUCTURAL STEEL SHALL BE CLEAN, RUST FREE AND SHOP COATED WITH THE Ø10 TIES SPACED@

550
B. FOOTINGS & RETAINING WALLS 28 MPa (4,000 PSI) 100MM (4") 19MM (3/4") 150 O.C TO C.L (TYP.)
C. COLUMNS / SHEARWALLS 28 MPa (4,000 PSI) 100MM (4") 19MM (3/4") APPROPRIATE PAINT. STRUCTURAL STEEL AND ANCHOR BOLTS SHALL BE MINIMUM CHB. VERT. REINF. (SEE ALTERNATELY PLACED
SCHED. OF REINF.)
D. BEAMS 28 MPa (3,000 PSI) 100MM (4") 19MM (3/4") ASTM A-36 DOMESTIC, LATEST REVISION.
400
D. ELEVATED SLABS 21 MPa (3,000 PSI) 100MM (4") 19MM (3/4") 5. NON - SHRINK GROUT - PRE-MIXED, NON-METALLIC, CEMENT-BASED GROUT, MEETING

150MM
3. ALL REINFORCING STEEL BARS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM A615 GRADE 40 FOR THE REQUIREMENT OF ASTM C827, ASTM C109 & CRD-C621, WITH A MINIMUM 550
(TYP.) 4-Ø16 VERT. BARS
12MMØ AND SMALLER BARS WHILE BARS 16MMM Ø AND LARGER SHALL BE GRADE 60. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 7000psi AT 28 DAYS.
6. PROVIDE MISCELLANEOUS PLATES, ANGLES AND ANCHORS AS SHOWN OR NOTED ON 4Ø12 VERT. BARS W/1Ø10 AT CORNER
4. ALL FABRICATION, DETAILING AND PLACING SHALL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS DRAWINGS. TIES; SPACED@150
SET BY THE NSCP 2015 EDITION. TO C.L (TYPICAL)
7. ALL CUTTING AND BLOCKING OF STEEL SHALL BE SHOWN ON SHOP DRAWINGS AND
5. CLEAR DISTANCE SPACING BETWEEN PARALLED BARS IN A LAYER SHALL NOT BE
LESS THAN 1.50 TIMES THE NOMINAL DIAMETER OF THE BAR, OR 1.33 TIMES MAXIMUM
PERFORMED IN SHOP.
WC-2 RC WALL CONNECTION AT
8. PROVIDE TEMPORARY BRACING AS REQUIRED FOR A SAFE STRUCTURE UNTIL ALL
SIZE AGGREGATE, NOR LESS THAN 38MM (1 2").
1
FINAL CONNECTIONS ARE MADE. NOTE: PROVIDE STIFFENER COLUMN AT EVERY 4.0 METER MAX. SPACING
INTERSECTION
TYP. STIFFENER COLUMN

CIVIL ENGINEER PROJECT TITLE: APPROVED BY: SHEET NO.:

ARIEL JOSEPH L. PLOMEDA

A PROPOSED ONE-STOREY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING &
PRC #: DATE: JOY L. PLOMEDA S1
TIN:
LOCATION: DAMO-ONG, JANIUAY, ILOILO CITY OWNER
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