NOTES ON CONCRETE MIXES & PLACING
1. ALL CONCRETE SHALL DEVELOP A MIN. COMPRESSNE STRENGTH AT THE END OF
TWENTY
EIGHT (28) DAYS W/ CORRESPONDING MAXIMUM SIZE AGGREGATE & SLUMPS AS
FOLLOWS.
; LocaTion 28 DAYS STRENGTH MAX. SIZE OF MAX, SLUMP
‘AGGREGATE,
‘ALL OTHERS, INCLUDING
SUSPENDED SLABS, 3000 PS! (20.7 MPa) 20mm 100mm
cous, 3000 PS! (20.7 MPa) 20mm 100mm
BEAMS, SLABS 3000 PS! (20.7 MPa) 20mm 100mm,
SLAB ON FILL 2500 PSI (17.5 MPa) 20mm 100mm
2, MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONCRETE COVER FOR REINFORCING STEEL AS FOLLOWS.
SUSPENDED SLABS ~~—~-=-n-mnnnn nn nn nnn nnn nn naan nm 20mm
SUB ON GRADE -~-~---========-2-2- == 2-2-2 2-8a == ====== domm
WALLS ABOVE GRADE ~~~~~-~---~------------------=-=---=- 25mm
BEAM STIRRUPS AND COLUMN TIES —---------------------—----— 40mm.
WHERE CONCRETE IS EXPOSED TO
EARTH BUT POURED AGAINST FORMS ~~~~~—~~~—————--—---------~ 50mm,
WHERE CONCRETE IS DEPOSITED
DIRECTLY AGAINST EARTH ~=—~—---—--=—=-=--===--====-=----- 75mm
‘3. CONCTRETE SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN ITS FINAL POSITION WITHOUT SEGREGATION.
RE-HAND
LING OR PLACING SHALL BE DONE PREFERABLY WITH BUGGIES, BUCKETS OR
WHEELBARROWS, NO CHUTES WILL BE ALLOWED EXCEPT TO TRANSFER CONCRETE
FROM
HOPPERS TO BUGGIES, WHEELBARROWS OR BUCKETS IN WHICH CASE THEY SHALL NOT
EXCEED Six (6) METERS IN AGGREGATE LENGTH,
'4. NO DEPOSITING OF CONCRETE SHALL BE ALLOWED WITHOUT THE USE OF
VIBRATORS
UNLESS AUTHORIZED IN WRITING BY THE DESIGNERS AND ONLY FOR UNUSUAL
CONDITIONS
WHERE VIBRATIONS ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH.
5. ALL ANCHOR BOLTS, DOWELS, AND OTHER INSERTS, SHALL BE PROPERLY POSITIONED
&
‘SECURED IN PLACE PRIOR TO PLACING OF CONCRETE.
6. ALL CONCRETE SHALL BE KEPT MOIST FOR A MINIMUM OF SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS
IMMEDIATELY AFTER POURING BY THE USE OF WET BURLAP, FOG SPRAYING, CURING
COMPOUNDS OR OTHER APPROVED METHODS.
7. STRIPPING OF FORMS AND SHORES:
FOUNDATION -===—=——— saan 28 HRS,
SUSPENDED SLAB EXCEPT WHEN
ADDITIONAL LOADS ARE IMPOSED ---~~-—=~-=-==—-=---=-=-----~ 8 DAYS
ee TT
BEAMS -———-——————- 04 avs
coLUMNS ~-~-~--—---- === 21 avs
8, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT THE SCHEDULE OF POURING AND THE LOCATION
OF THE
CONSTRUCTION JOINTS TO THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER AT LEAST (4) DAYS PRIOR TO
THE
POURING FOR APPROVAL.
9. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FORMS AND SHORINGS
UNTIL THE
CONCRETE MEMBERS HAVE ATTAINED THEIR WORKING CONDITION AND STRENGTH.
NOTES ON FOOTINGS
1. FOOTINGS ARE DESIGNED FOR AN ALLOWABLE SOIL BEARING PRESSURE OF 96
KPa (_2000 pst). CONTRACTOR SHALL REPORT TO THE ENGINEER, IN WRITING, THE
ACTUAL
‘SOIL CONDITIONS UNCOVERED AND CONFIRM ACTUAL BEARING CAPACITY OF SOIL
BEFORE
DEPOSITING CONCRETE.
2. FOOTING SHALL REST AT LEAST 1500mm GELOW NATURAL GRADE UNE UNLESS
OTHERWISE
INDICATED IN PLANS, NO FOOTING SHALL REST ON FILL.
3. MINIMUM CONCRETE PROTECTION FOR REINFORCEMENTS SHALL BE 75mm CLEAR
FOR CONCRETE DEPOSITED THE GROUND AND 50mm FOR CONCRETE.
DEPOSITED AGAINST A FORMWORK.
4. IN CASES WHERE THE SOIL CONDITION IS SUCH THAT THE MINIMUM ALLOWABLE
SOIL
PRESSURE OF 96 KPa (2,000 psf) CAN NOT BE ATTAINED AT PRACTICAL DEPTHS,
THE USE OF MICROPILES, BORED PILES, OR DRIVEN PILES MAY BE ADOPTED IN LIEU
OF STANOARD ISOLATED FOOTINGS.
NOTES ON REINFORCEMENT
1, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN PLANS, THE YIELD STRENGTH OF REINFORCING BARS
SHALL BE:
‘A. FOOTINGS, FOOTING BEAMS AND GIRDERS -----~ fy = 275 MPo ( 40,000 psi )
B, COLUMNS AND SHEAR WALLS -------------— fy = 275 MPa ( 40,000 psi )
©. BEAMS AND GIRDER —------------------ fy = 275 MPo ( 40,000 psi )
D. NON-LOAD BEARING WALL PARTITIONS, BEDDED SLABS, FLOOR & ROOF SLABS,
PARAPETS, CATCH BASIN, SIDE WALK. ~-=---=-- fy = 227.5 MPa ( 33,000 psi )
2. ALL REINFORCING BARS SIZE 10mm OR LARGER SHALL BE DEFORMED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH
ASTMA 708. BARS SMALLER THAN 10mm MAY BE PLAIN,
3. SPLICES SHALL BE SECURELY WIRED TOGETHER & SHALL LAP OR EXTEND IN
ACCORDANCE
W/ TABLE A & TABLE B (TABLE OF LAP SPLICE & ANCHORAGE LENGTH) UNLESS
OTHERWISE
SHOWN. ON DRAWINGS, SPLICES SHALL BE STAGGERED WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
NOTES ON CONCRETE SLABS
1, ALL SLAB REINFORCEMENTS SHALL BE 20mm CLEAR MINIMUM FROM BOTTOM AND
FROM
THE TOP OF SUB,
2. UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN, REINFORCEMENT IN CONTINUOUS ELEVATED SLAB
SHALL
BE CUT AS. FOLLOWS:
