CONSTRUCTION NOTES:

A. GENERAL
1. CONSTRUCTION NOTES AND TYPICAL DETAILS APPLY TO DRAWINGS UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN OR NOTED.
MODIFY TYPICAL DETAILS AS DIRECTED TO MEET SPECIAL CONDITIONS.

2. SHOP DRAWINGS WITH ERECTION AND PLACING DRAWINGS OF ALL STRUCTURAL STEEL, MISCELLANEOUS

3. CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS BEFORE WORK IS TO BEGIN. CHECK WITH MECHANICAL AND
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS FOR CONDUITS, PIPE SLEEVES, ETC., TO BE EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE.

4.
STRUCTURE DUE TO LOADS THAT MAY BE IMPOSED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION.

B. CONCRETE AND REINFORCEMENT

1. ALL MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SHALL CONFORM WITH THE LATEST BUILDING CODE AND THE AMERICAN
CONCRETE INSTITUTE ACI.

2. ALL CONCRETE SHALL DEVELOP A MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AT THE END OF 28 DAYS AND SLUMPS
AS FOLLOWS:

MEMBER/LOCATION 28 DAYS STRENGTH MAX. AGGREGATE SIZE MAX. SLUMP

CURBS & SLAB-ON GRADE 25MM 100MM

EXCEPT FOUNDATION 20.7 MPA (3000 PSI)

FOUNDATION, RETAINING
WALL, 20.7 MPA (3000 PSI) 19MM 19MM
AND FTB
BEAMS, SLABS, &
20.7 MPA (3000 PSI) 19MM 19MM
COLUMNS

3. ALL REINFORCING BARS SHALL HAVE YIELD STRENGTH OF FY = 275 MPA (40,000 PSI) AND MUST CONFORM TO
ASTM A615 (PNS 49) GRADE 40 FOR ALL BARS.

4. IN GENERAL, THE LATEST EDITION OF ACI-315 MANUAL OF STANDARD PRACTICE DETAILING R. C. STRUCTURES
SHALL BE ADHERED UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN OR NOTED.

5. SPLICES SHALL BE SECURELY WIRED AND SHALL LAP WITH A MINIMUM OF 1 M.

6. MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONCRETE COVER FOR REINFORCING STEEL AS FOLLOWS:

SUSPENDED SLABS 19MM

SLAB ON GRADE 38MM

WALLS ABOVE GRADE 25MM

BEAM STIRRUPS AND COLUMN TIES 50MM

WHERE CONCRETE IS EXPOSED TO EARTH BUT POURED AGAINST FORMS 50MM

WHERE CONCRETE IS DEPOSITED DIRECTLY AGAINST EARTH 75MM

C. FOUNDATION
1. FOUNDATION IS DESIGNED BASED ON AN ALLOWABLE SOIL BEARING STRESS CAPACITY OF 120 (2500 PSF) KPA.

2. FOUNDATIONS SHALL REST ON NATURAL SOIL PROVIDED WITH A 0.3 M THICK GRAVEL UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED BY THE ENGINEER. NO PART OF THE FOOTING SHALL REST ON FILL.

3. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE ENGINEER AFTER FOOTING EXCAVATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND
PRIOR TO CONCRETING TO CONFIRM DESIGN SOIL BEARING CAPACITY.

D. MASONRY AND CONCRETE BLOCKS

1. ALL NON-LOAD BEARING TYPE OF CONCRETE BLOCKS SHALL HAVE A UNIT WEIGHT NOT TO EXCEED 12.6 KN/M3.
FOR LOAD BEARING TYPE OF CONCRETE BLOCKS, THE MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 6.90 MPA SHALL
BE DEVELOPED.

2.

3. LINTEL BEAMS SHALL BEAR AT LEAST 200 MM ON EACH SIDE AND CHECK WITH MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTORS FOR CONDUIT PIPES.

4. WALL REINFORCEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

WALL THICKNESS VERTICAL REINFORCEMENT HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT

6 IN. (150MM)
5 IN. (125MM) 10MM REBARS SPACED AT 400 MM O.C. 10MM REBARS SPACED AT 600 MM O.C.
4 IN. (100MM)