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GENERAL NOTES
1. THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS SHALL BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPECIFICATION AND ALL
OTHER PROJECT DRAWINGS. ANY DISCREPANCIES SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE DESIGN ENGINEER FOR
RESOLUTION AND OBTAIN WRITTEN INSTRUCTION BEFORE PROCEEDING.
2. THE PRESENCE, LOCATION AND DETAILS OF NIBS, UPSTANDS, RECESSES, PLINTHS, PENETRATIONS,
INSERTS, SLEEVES, CHASES, REBATES, CAST-IN FIXINGS, BRACKETS, HOLES, FLASHINGS, DAMPPROOFING
AND WATERPROOFING, ETC. ARE NOT NECESSARILY SHOWN ON THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS. REFER
TO OTHER PROJECT DRAWINGS FOR THESE ITEMS.
3. THE LOCATION, SIZE AND DETAILS OF ALL PENETRATIONS, RECESSES, SLEEVES, HOLES, ETC. IN
STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, MUST BE APPROVED BY THE DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION
UNLESS SHOWN ON THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS. THESE ITEMS SHALL BE CAST-IN, FORMED, OR SHOP
FABRICATED AND SHALL NOT BE CUT OR CORED ON SITE, UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE OR APPROVED BY
THE DESIGN ENGINEER.
5. DEMOLISH EXISTING WORK TO THE MINIMUM EXTENT NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT NEW WORK,
EXCEPT THAT THE EXISTING BRIDGE PIERS SHALL BE REMOVED TO GROUND LEVEL AND EXISTING
ABUTMENTS SHALL BE REMOVED TO 300mm BELOW ROAD PAVEMENT SURFACE. DEMOLITION OF
EXISTING CONCRETE TO BE DELINEATED BY STRAIGHT AND REGULAR SAWCUT LINES. MAKE GOOD ON
COMPLETION OF NEW WORK. PROVIDE TEMPORARY PROPPING / BRACING OF EXISTING AS NECESSARY.
7. THE NEW BRIDGE DECK IS TO BE INSTALLED AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE CURRENT BRIDGE, AND THAT
THE ROAD FORMATION SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH TRANSITION ONTO THE
BRIDGE, WITH PAVEMENT DEPTH TO MATCH EXISTING.
3. EXISTING SERVICES
1. THE CONTRACTOR MUST CONFIRM THE LOCATION AND LEVEL OF ALL UNDERGROUND SERVICES
PRIOR TO ANY CONSTRUCTION WORKS. ANY CONFLICTS WITH THE DESIGNED WORKS MUST BE
NOTIFIED AND WRITTEN INSTRUCTION OBTAINED FROM THE DESIGN ENGINEER BEFORE
PROCEEDING.
2. ALL DRAWINGS RELATED TO EXISTING SERVICES REFLECT THE INFORMATION COLLATED FROM GIS
AND COUNCIL DATA. IT IS THE CONTRACTORS RESPONSIBILITY ON-SITE TO CHECK WHETHER THIS
INFORMATION IS CORRECT AND UP TO DATE. ANY DISCREPANCIES MUST BE NOTIFIED AND
WRITTEN INSTRUCTION OBTAINED BEFORE PROCEEDING.
3. THE CONTRACTOR MUST CONTACT ALL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND ARRANGE ANY RELOCATIONS OF
SERVICES AS PART OF THE SITE WORKS.
5. REINFORCED CONCRETE
5.1 CONCRETE STRENGTHS
a) ALL MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NZS 3109 SUBJECT TO
RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE SPECIFICATION.
b) CONCRETE CAST DIRECTLY AGAINST THE GROUND SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM COVER OF 75mm.
c) MINIMUM CONCRETE COVERS ARE GENERALLY SPECIFIED ON INDIVIDUAL DRAWINGS, WHERE NOT
SPECIFIED.
NOTES:
b) THE CONSTRUCTOR'S ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE ZERO TOLERANCE SPECIFIED FOR COVERS. IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT ALL REINFORCEDMENT IS BENT, FABRICATED AND SUPPORTED TO PROVIDE A
+5mm TOLERANCE OVER AND ABOVE THE SPECIFIED MINIMUM COVERS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE
WITH SPECIFIED MINIMUM COVER.
a) ALL STEEL REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE GRADE 500E REINFORCEMENT AND SHALL COMPLY WITH
AS/NZS 4671 AND BE MANUFACTURED USING THE MICRO ALLOY PROCESS. QUENCH AND TEMPERED
STEEL SHALL NOT BE USED ON THIS PROJECT.
b) STARTER BARS TO BE FIXED INTO EXISTING WORK WITH A PROPRIETARY EPOXY GROUT TO
SPECIFICATION.
WELDED WIRE MESH SHALL BE SPLICED AS REQUIRED, BUT NOT THROUGH SLAB JOINTS
REINFORCEMENT IN SLABS ON GRADE AND IN TOPPINGS SHALL BE SPLICED AS REQUIRED, BUT NOT
THROUGH SLAB JOINTS.
e) LAYERS OF BEAM REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE SEPARATED WITH R32 BARS AT 1500mm CENTRES. ALL
HOOKS ON STIRRUPS & TIES MUST FIT CLOSELY AROUND MAIN BARS U.N.O. FIRST STIRRUP TO BE
PLACED NOT FURTHER THAN THE LESSER OF HALF THE STIRRUP SPACING OR 50mm FROM SUPPORT
FACE.
a) WELDED WIRE MESH MADE UP OF SMOOTH WIRES SHALL BE LAP SPLICED WITH A MINIMUM
200mm OVERLAP BETWEEN OUTERMOST CROSS WIRES THUS:
c) LAP LENGTHS FOR DEFORMED BARS WHERE NOT SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS SHALL BE AS SHOWN
IN THE FOLLOWING TABLES WHERE SPACINGS OF ADJACENT BARS ARE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN
2.5 db.
d) LAP LENGTHS FOR PLAIN ROUND BARS SHALL BE TWICE THOSE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLES.
e) ALL BEAM AND COLUMN MAIN REINFORCEMENT LAP SPLICES SHALL HAVE CRANKED LAPS U.N.O.
f) CRANKED LAPS SHALL BE THUS:
2. THIS TABLE IS BASED ON 30 MPa CONCRETE WITH ALPHA= 1.3, ALPHA = 1.0, ALPHA = 1.0 AND = 1.0
3. WHERE THERE IS LESS THAN 300mm OF FRESH CONCRETE BENEATH THE BARS THE ABOVE LAP
LENGTHS MAY BE REDUCED BY 1.3.
c) BARS PARTIALLY EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE SHALL NOT BE SITE BENT & BARS SHALL NOT BE RE-BENT
UNLESS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS OR SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY THE DESIGN ENGINEER.
a) DEVELOPMENT LENGTH PAST CRITICAL SECTION (SHOWN CS ON DRAWING) FOR DEFORMED BARS
SHALL BE AS PER TABLE BELOW.
b) DEVELOPMENT LENGTH FOR PLAIN ROUND BARS SHALL BE TWICE THOSE SHOWN IN THE
FOLLOWING TABLE:
NOTES:
SIDE COVER FACTOR = 0.7 FOR SIDE COVER EQUAL TO OR GREAT THAN 60mm,
WITH HOOK COVER NOT LESS THAN 40mm
WHEN A FLANGE NUT IS REQUIRED TO DEVELOP FULL BREAKING STRENGTH OF BAR, TORQUE BY
ROTATION BEYOND HAND TIGHT SHALL BE AS GIVEN IN THE TABLE SHOWN BELOW:
a) WELDING OF REINFORCEMENT SHALL ONLY BE CARRIED OUT WITH THE EXPRESS APPROVAL OF THE
DESIGN ENGINEER.
b) WELDING SHALL COMPLY WITH PACIFIC STEEL LIMITED PRODUCT TECHNICAL DATA 'PACIFIC STEEL
SEIMIC REINFORCING BAR WELDING AND BENDING PROCEDURE AND AS/NZS 1554.3 WELDING OF
REINFORCING STEEL.
a) ALL STEEL MEMBERS SHALL CONFORM TO AS/NZS 3678, AS/NZS 3679.1 OR EQUIVALENT. FOR STEEL
GRADES, REFER DETAIL DRAWINGS.
b) ALL GUSSET PLATES, CLEATS & STIFFENERS SHALL BE 10mm THICK U.N.O., AND GRADE 250 STEEL TO
AS1204 OR EQUIVALENT U.N.O.
6.2 FABRICATION SHALL COMPLY WITH NZS 3404, (AS MODIFIED BELOW)
a) STRAIGHTNESS OF MEMBERS AFTER FABRICATION AND BEFORE ERECTION U.N.O. SHALL NOT
DEVIATE MORE THAN:
6.3 BOLTING
a) ALL HOLES SHALL BE DRILLED AND SHALL BE 2mm LARGER THAN THE BOLT DIAMETER FOR BOLTS
UNDER 30mm DIA. AND 3mm LARGER FOR M30 BOLTS AND LARGER U.N.O. HOLES IN BASEPLATES
MAY BE 6mm LARGER THAN THE BOLT DIAMETER U.N.O.
b) ALL BOLTS SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE THREAD PROJECTING THROUGH BOTH SIDES OF NUT.
d) ALL BOLTS, NUTS & WASHERS (EXCEPT VSL STRESS-BARS) SHALL BE HOT-DIP GALVANISED BY THE
MANUFACTURER TO CONFORM TO AS 1214.
e) TIGHTENING PROCEDURE SHALL COMPLY WITH AS 1511 BOLTING ABBREVIATIONS ARE TO AS 1511.
a) BENT FLAT OR PLATE SHALL BE BENT AROUND A ROUND FORMER OF MINIMUM RADIUS OF 2.5 x
PLATE OR FLAT THICKNESS.
a) ALL WELDS SHALL BE 5mm CONTINUOUS FILLET UNO. REFERENCE AS/NZS 1554.1.
c) FOR WORK EXPOSED TO THE WEATHER, SEAL WELDS SHALL BE MADE WHETHER SHOWN ON THE
DRAWINGS OR NOT, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY NOT REQUIRED.
REFER TO DRAWING 100 FOR THE MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTHS OF CONCRETE USED IN DESIGN.
THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM YIELD STRENGTH OF REINFORCING BARS USED IN DESIGN ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
THE YIELD STRENGTH USED FOR THE DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENTS WAS AS FOLLOWS:
HD 16-200
1200
HD 32-160
1300
A A
5000
47 HD 16 - 150
T&B
7000
PLAN
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