GENERAL NOTES & SPECIFICATIONS

(CIVIL WORKS)

NAME OF PROJECT:
CONSTRUCTION OF 2 UNITS SHUTDOWNERS BARRACKS

LOCATION : TAGANITO SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE

TAGANITO, CLAVER, SURIGAO DEL NORTE
OWNER : TAGANITO HPAL NICKEL CORPORATION

PREPARED BY:

PANFILO P. OCHAVEZ, CE, JGE

CIVIL ENGINEER

P.R.C. NO.: 0081455

P.T.R. NO.: 2926674
DATE: JANUARY 25, 2016
PLACE: SURIGAO CITY
T.I.N.: 176-166-161

CONFORMED:

VICTORINO C. SANTOS
OWNER/MANAGER
V.M. JHEK BUILDERS

1
CIVIL /STRUCTURAL
GENERAL NOTES AND SPECIFICATIONS

1. GENERAL

1.1. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY ALL THE DIMENSIONS & CONDITIONS AT THE
SITE AND SHALL NOTIFY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER OF THE DISCREPANCIES
ARISING BETWEEN THE ACTUAL SITE CONDITIONS AND INFORMATIONS SHOWN
ON THE DRAWINGS BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE WORK. THIS SHALL INCLUDE
THE LOCATIONS AND DIMENSIONS OF GROOVES, REGLETS, SLEEVES, CURBS,
OPENINGS, EMBEDDED OR ATTACHED ITEMS, ETC. (REFER TO THE ARCHITECTURAL,
MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING DRAWINGS).

1.2. ALL DIMENSIONS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER SCALE SHOWN ON PLANS,
SECRTIONS, ANAD OR DETAILS. NOTES AND DETAILS ON DRAWINGS SHALL TAKE
PRECEDENCE OVER GENERAL NOTES AND TYPICAL DETAILS.

1.3. THE CONTRACT STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS REPRESENTS THE

FINISHED STRUCTURE. THEY DO NOT INDICATE THE METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION
UNLESS SO STATED. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES
TO PROTECT THE STRUCTURE, ADJACENT PROPERTIES, WORKMEN & OTHER
PERSONS DURING ALL PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION.

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE CONTRACTING

OFFICER/OWNER OF ANY CONDITION WHICH IN HIS OPINION MIGHT
ENDANGER THE STABILITY OF THE STRUCTURE OR CAUSE DISTRESS IN THE
STRUCTURE.

1.4. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SHALL NOT BE STORED ON POURED FLOORS. IT IS THE

GENERAL CONTRACTORS RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THE
SUBCONTRACTORS ARE INFORMED AND DO NOT VIOLATE THIS IMPORTANT
REQUIRTEMENTS.

1.5. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE TEMPORAY ERECTION BRACINGS AND

SHORINGS FOR ALL STRUCTURE MEMBERS AS REQUIRED FOR STRUCTURE
STABILITY DURING ALL PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION.

1.6. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE PROPER
ALIGNMENT OF THE STRUCTURE AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF ALL STRUCTURAL
AND FINISH MATERIALS.

1.7. TYPICAL DETAILS AND GENERAL NOTES SHALL APPLY TO ALL PARTS OF THE JOB
UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN ON THE PLANS.

2. STANDARD AND REFERENCES

THE FOLLOWING SHALL GOVERN THE DESIGN, FABRICATION AND

CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT.

2.1. AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE (ACI) PUBLICATIONS (ACI 318-11) BUILDING

CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

2
 2.2. ASSOCIATION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS OF THE PHILIPPINES (ASEP)
EARTHQUAKE DESIGN MANUAL VOLUME 1

2.3. STRUCTURAL DESIGN DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS 6TH EDITION (A.B. CARILLO)

2.4. NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES 2001 5TH EDITION

2.5. STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS VOLUME II &
VOLUME III 1995 EDITION

2.6. STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS VOLUME II 2012
EDITION

2.7. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION (AISC) PUBLICATIONS

2.8. HANDBOOK ON COMPUTER-AIDED ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF RC BUILDINGS,

ASEP, 1ST EDITION

2.9. AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE (ACI) PUBLICATIONS (ACI 318-95) BUILDING

CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE

2.10. ASEP STEEL MANUAL, 1ST EDITION

3. DESIGN LOADS (TRUSS ANALYSIS)

3.1 DEAD LOADS 45 psf
3.2 LIVE LOADS 20 psf (HORIZONTAL PROJECTION)
3.3 WIND LOADS 40 psf (VERTICAL PROJECTION)

4. LOAD COMBINATIONS (TRUSS)

4.1. DL + LL
4.2. 0.75(DL + LL +WL)

5. LOAD COMBINATIONS (REINFORCED CONCRETE)

5.1. 1.4DL + 1.7LL

6. MATERIAL PROPERTIES
6.1. CONCRETE

6.1.1 CONCRETE USED SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH

OF 21 MPa AT 28 DAYS

6.1.2 CONCRETE COVER OVER REINFORCING STEEL BARS SHALL BE AS

FOLLOWS:
A. FOOTINGS AND BOTTOM OF FOOTING TIE BEAMS = 75 mm
B. BEAMS, COLUMNS, AND STEEL COLUMN PEDESTAL = 40 mm
C. SLABS = 25 mm

6.1.3 LOCALLY AVAILABLE COARSE AND FINE AGGREGATES THAT ARE FREE
FROM ANY IMPURITIES SHALL BE USED.

3
 6.1.4 CONCRETE MUST BE PROPORTIONED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE
WORKABILITY AND PROPER CONSISTENCY TO PERMIT CONCRETE TO BE
WORKED READILY INTO THE FORMS AND AROUND REINFORCEMENT.

6.1.5 USE CLASS “A” FOR ALL STRUCTURAL MEMBERS THAT REQUIRES
CONCRETE AND CLASS “B” FOR MASONRY WORKS

7. REINFORCING STEEL BARS

7.a. ALL REINFORCING STEEL BARS TO BE USED SHALL BE OF GRADE 40 WITH A
MINIMUM YIELD STRNGTH OF 276 MPa (40 ksi)

7.b. ALL REINFORCING STEEL BARS SHALL BE CLEAN OF RUST, GREASE OR OTHER
MATERIALS TO IMPAIR BOND.

7.c. UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN ON THE PLANS, REINFORCING STEEL BARS SHALL BE
DEFORMED AND HAVE APPROVED QUALITY COMPLYING THE A.S.T.M.
SPECIFICATIONS

7.d. USE 16 mm Ø STEEL BARS FOR SLAB MAIN REIFORCEMENTS AND 12 mm Ø FOR
TEMPERATURE BARS

7.e. USE 16 mm Ø STEEL BARS FOR REINFORCEMENTS OF BEAMS, COLUMNS AND

FOOTINGS AND 10 mm Ø STEEL BARS FOR STIRRUPS AND LATERAL TIES

7.f. FOR CHB WALLING, USE 10 mm Ø STEEL BARS FOR REINFORCEMENTS

7.g LAPPED SPLICES SHALL BE STAGGERED WHERE POSSIBLE

7.h. UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, SPLICING OF REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE IN

ACCORDANCE WITH ACI 318, EXCEPT THAT THE MINIMUM LAP SPLICE SHALL BE
40 BAR DIAMETER BUT NOT LESS THAN 600 mm
7.i. UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, SPLICING OF REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE AS
FOLLOWS;

A. BEAMS AND FOOTING TIE BEAMS; TOP AND BOTTOM BARS SHALL NOT BE
SPLICED WITHIN THE COLUMN OR WITHIN A DISTANCE OF TWICE THE
MEMBER DEPTH FROM THE FACE OF THE COLUMN. AT LEAST TWO EXTRA
STIRRUP TIES SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ALL SPLICES. THE SPLICE LENGTH SHALL
NOT BE LESS THAN 1.3 x THE DEVELOPMENT LENGTH (L D), BUT NOT LESS THAN
300 mm

B. COLUMN; LAP SPLICES SHALL BE MADE WITHIN THE CENTER HALF OF THE
COLUMN HEIGHT, AND THE SPLICE SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 30 BAR
DIAMETER WELDING OR THE USE OF APPROVED MECHANICAL DEVICES MAY
PERMITTED PROVIDED NOT MORE THAN ALTERNATE BARS ARE WELDED OR
SPLICED AT ANY LEVEL AND THE MINIMUM VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN
TWO ADJACENT BAR SPLICES SHALL BE 600 mm

C. CMU WALLS; VERTICAL BARS SHALL BE SPLICED AT THE TOP OF WALL FOOTING
OR FOOTING TIE BEAMS AND AT THE BOTTOM OF RC LINTEL BEAM

4
 7.j. UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, ALL BEAMS TERMINATING AT THE COLUMN
SHALL HAVE TOP AND BOTTOM BARS EXTENDING TO THE FAR FACE OF THE
COLUMN, TERMINATING IN A STANDARD 90 HOOK, LENGTH OF ANCHORAGE
SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 600 mm

7.k. SHOP DRAWINGS FOR REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL TO

THE ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE FABRICATION

7.l. DEVELOPMENT LENGTH (LD) OF REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:

SIZE OF REBARS DEVELOPMENT LENGTH (m)

10 mm Ø 0.15
12 mm Ø 0.20
16 mm Ø 0.25
20 mm Ø 0.35
25 mm Ø 0.55
28 mm Ø 0.70

8. METALS
8.1. ALL STRUCTURAL STEEL SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM YIELD STRENGTH F y = 250 MPa
(A-36)

8.2. ALL STRUCTURAL STEEL SHALL BE FABRICATED AND ERECTED IN ACCORDANCE

WITH THE AISC SPECIFICATIONS AND CODE OF STANDARD PRACTICE AS
AMENDED TO DATE
8.3. ALL COLD FORMED STEEL SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM YIELD STRENGTH F y = 227.5
MPa

8.4. ALL STEEL TRUS MEMBERS SHALL BE ANGULAR WITH SIZES AS INDICATED ON THE
PLANS THAT CONFORMS TO THE AISC SPECIFICATIONS

8.5. NO STEEL SHALL BE FABRICATED OR ERECTED UNTIL SHOP DRAWINGS HAVE BEEN
APPROVED BY THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

8.6. THE PARTS OF THE STEEL TRUSS SHALL BE ACCURATELY ASSEMBLED AS SHOWN
ON THE PLANS AND ANY MATCH MARKS SHALL BE FOLLOWED

8.7. ALL SHOP AND FIELD WELDING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AWS AND
PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED WELDERS.

8.8. ALL STRUCTURAL MEMBERS SHALL BE PROTECTED, SECURED AND BRACED

AGAINST SWAYING, DISPLACING AND CRACKING.

8.9. UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, WELDING ELECTRODES SHALL BE E70xx.

MINIMUM THICKNESS OF WELD SHALL BE 4.5 mm

9. CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS

9.1 ALL CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS (CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS) TO BE USED
SHALL BE 4” x 8” x 16” (100 mm x 200 mm x 400 mm) AND MUST
CONFORM/COMPLY TO THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONCRETE
HOLLOW B LOCKS AS APPROVED BY THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS

5
9.2 CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS SHALL BE REINFORCED WITH ‘THRU-LOK’ OR OTHER
APPROVED MASONRY REINFORCEMENT EVERY THIRD COURSE AND SHALL BE
REINFORCED VERTICALLY WITH 10 mm Ø BARS AT 60 mm ON CENTERS

9.3 UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, CMU IN THIS WORKS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM
ULTIMATE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH @ 28 DAYS OF f m = 2.40 MPa

9.4 UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, ALL CMU SHALL BE FILLED SOLIDLY WITH GROUT,
CONCRETE GROUT SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 13.70
MPa (2000 psi) @ 28 DAYS