Republic of the Philippines

Department of Public Works and

Highways

STRUCTURAL NOTES: OFFICE OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL

DISTRICT / CITY / MUNICIPALITY

1. GENERAL NOTES CASE SHALL THERE BE LESS TWO SEPARATORS BETWEEN
2.1.5 WHEN CONCRETE WILL BE EXPOSED TO EXTERNAL 2.3.2 ALL REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE CLEANED OF RUST, LAYERS OF BARS.
1.1 UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, ALL DIMENSIONS SHOWN ARE SOURCES OF CHLORIDES IN SERVICES, SUCH AS DEICING GREASE OR OTHER MATERIALS WHICH TEND TO IMPAIR BOND.
IN MILLIMETERS. SALTS. BRACKISH WATER, SEAWATER OR SPRAY FROM THESE 4.3 WHEN A BEAM CROSSES A GIRDER, REST BEAM BARS ON
SOURCES, CONCRETE MUCT BE PROPORTIONED TO SATISFY THE 2.3.3 ALL REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE ACCURATELY AND TOP OF GIRDER BARS. REINFORCING BARS SAHLL BE
1.2 THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS AND SPECIAL EXPOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF NSCP. SECURELY PLACED BEFORE POURING CONCRETE OR APPLYING SYMMETRICAL ABOUT THE CENTER LINE WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
CONDITIONS AT THE SITE, AND SHALL NOTIFY THE ENGINEER OR MORTAR OR GROUT. UPPER LAYER SHALL BE PLACED DIRECTLY ABOVE THOSE IN
DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN ACTUAL CONDITIONS AND 2.1.6 ALL CONCRETE SHALL BE KEPT MOIST FOR A MINIMUM OF 7 THE BOTTOM LAYER. SPACING OF BARS IN LAYER SHALL NOT BE LAND USE & ZONING
INFORMATION SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS BEFORE PROCEEDING CONSECUTIVE DAYS IMMEDIATELY AFTER POURING BY THE USE 2.3.4 LAPPED S[LICES SHALL BE STAGGERED WHERE POSSIBLE. LESS THAN 25mm NOR ONE DIAMETER.
WITH THE WORK. THIS SHALL INCLUDE THE LOCATION AND OF WET BURLAP.
DIMENSIONS OF GROOVES, REGLETS, SLEEVES, CURBS, 2.3.5 UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, SPLICING OR 4.4 GENERALLY, NO SPLICE SHALL BE PERMITTED ON BEAM AT
OPENINGS, EMBEDDED OR ATTACHED ITEMS ETC. (REFER TO THE REINFORCEMENT SHAL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NSCP POINT WHERE CRITICAL BENDING STRESSES OCCUR. WELDED
ARCHITECTURAL PLANS) 2.2 WALL SYSTEM SPLICES SHALL DEVELOP IN TENSION AT LEAST 125% OF THE
2.3.6 UNLESS SHOWN OTHERWISE ON PLANS, SPLICES SHALL SPECIFIED STRENGTH OF THE BAR,NOT MORE THAN 50% OF THE
1.3 ALL FIGURED DIMENSIONS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER 2.2.1 LITECRETE BLOCKS BY LITECRETE PHILIPPINES BE AS FOLLOWS: BARS AT ANY ONE SECTION SHALL BE ALLOWED TO BE SPLICED
THEREIN.
LINE & GRADE
SCALE SHOWN ON PLANS, SECTIONS OR DETAILS. SPECIFIC
NOTES AND DETAILS ON DRAWNGS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE LITEBLOCK SIZE A. BEAMS AND FOOTING TIE BEAMS: TOP AND BOTTOM BARS
OVER GENERAL NOTES AND TYPICAL DETAILS. 4" - 25cm X 50cm X 9.3cm SHALL NOT BE SPLICED WITHIN THE COLUMN OR WITHIN 4.5 FOR BAR TERMINATIONS OF TOP BARS AT SUPPORT AND
6" - 25cm X 50cm X 13cm A DISTANCE OF TWICE THE MEMBER DEPTH FROM THE MIDSPAN BARS, CUT-OFF ONLY TEO BARS AT EVERY 0.3m
1.4 THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS FACE OF THE COLUMN; AT LEAST TWO EXTRA STIRRUP - INTERVAL (UNLESS REQUIRED IN SPECIFICATIONS, OR NOTED
REPRESENT THE FINISHED STRUCTURES. THEY DO NOT INDICATE WEIGHT PER PIECE TIES SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ALL SPLICES. THE SPLICE OTHERWISE.)
THE METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION UNLESS SO STATED. THE 4" - 12kg LENGTH SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN THE LENGTH IN ITEM
CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO 6" - 16kg 3.3.9 BELOW ARCHITECTURAL
PROTECT THE STRUCTURES, ADJACENT PROPERTIES, WORKMEN B. COLUMNS: SPLICES WHEN PERMITTED SHALL BE MADE
AND OTHER PERSONS DURING ALL PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION. DRY DENSITY WITHIN THE CENTER HALF OF COLUMN HEIGHT, AND LAP 5. FOUNDATIONS
950kg/m3 (MORE THAN 50% LIGHTER) SPLICE SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 40 BAR DIAMETERS.
1.5 THE CONTRACTOR SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE THE USE OF APPROVED MECHANICAL DEVICES MAY BE 5.1 FOOTINGS WERE DESIGNED USING AN ASSUMED SOIL
ENGINEER IN CHARGE OF ANY CONDITION WHICH IN HIS OPINION RAW MATERIALS PERMITTED PROVED THAT NOT MORE THAN ALTERNATIVE BEARING CAPACITY OF 150KpA AT DEPTHS INDICATED IN THE
MIGHT ENDAGER THE STABILITY OF THE STRUCTURES OR CAUSE SAND, CEMENT AND TENSION FIBER BARS ARE SPLICED AT ANY LEVEL AND THE MINIMUM DRAWING. IN CASE THE ACTAL SOIL BEARING CAPACITY IS
DISTRESS IN THE STRUCTURES. VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO ADJACENT BAR FOUND LESS THAN THE ASSUMED 150kPa, NOTIFY THE
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
CIVIL/STRUCTURAL
SPLICES SHALL BE 600mm MIN. STRUCTURAL ENGINEER FOR PROPER REVISION OF FOOTINGS.
1.6 THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE TEMPORARY ERECTION 400-500psi C. CONCRETE LITEPANELS WALLS: VERTICAL BARS SHALL
BRACINGS AND SHORINGS FOR ALL THE STRUCTURAL BE SPLICED AT THE TOP OF WALL FOOTING OR TIE BEAM 5.2 CONFIRMATION OF ACTUAL SOIL BEARING CAPACITY SHALL
MEMBERS AS REQUIRED FOR THE STRUCTURE STABILITY SOUND INSULATION AND AT THE BOTTOM OF RC LINTEL BEAM OR BEAMS. BE PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
DURING ALL PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION. STC -52Db SPLICE LENGTH SHALL BE 600mm MIN. FOUNDATION.

1.7 THE CONTRACTOR SHALL TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO INSTALLATION TIME 2.3.7 UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, ALL BEAMS TERMINATING 5.3 WHERE LOOSE/SOFT MATERIAL IS ENCOUNTERED AT DEPTH
ENSURE THE PROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE STRUCTURES DURING 2-3X FASTER THAN CHB AT THE COLUMN SHALL HAVE TOP AND BOTTOM BARS OF FOOTING/FOUNDATION INDICATED, EXCAVATE TO FIRM LAYER ELECTRICAL
AND AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF ALL STRUCTURAL AND FINISH EXTENDING TO THE FAR FACE OF THE COLUMN, TERMINATING IN AND REPLACE AREA PLUS 21 DEPTH OF SOIL MATERIAL ON ALL
MATERIALS. STEEL REINFORCED A STANDARD 90° HOOK LENGTH OF ANCHORAGE NOT LESS SIDES WITH SELECTED BACKFILL. COMPACT SELECTED
YES THAN 600mm. BACKFILL TO 95% MAXIMUM DRY (ASTM D1557).
1.8 THE CONTRACTOR SHALL INFORM THE SUB-CONTRACTORS
THAT NO CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SHALL BE STORED ON WATR ABSORPTION 2.3.8 SHOP DRAWINGS FOR BENDING AND CUTTING OF 5.4 ALL COLUMN FOOTINGS SHALL REST ON 100mm THK
POURED FLOORS, AND SHALL ENSURE THAT THE SUITABLE FOR EXTERIOR WALLS AND WET AREAS REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL TO THE COMPACTED GRAVEL BASE COURSE, UNLESS OTHERWISE
SUB-CONTRACTORS DO NOT VIOLATE THIS IMPORTANT ENGINEER PRIOR TO FABRICATION. STATED.
REQUIREMENT. FIRE RESISTANT MECHANICAL
OVER 5 HRRS FIRE RATING
5.5 BACKFILL SHALL BE PLACED IN200mm LAYERS AND EACH
MATERIALS LAYER SHALL BE COMPACTED TO 95%MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY
3 CONSTRUCTION JOINTS BEFORE SUBSEQUENT LAYERS ARE TO BE LAID.
2. NORMAL WEIGHT CONCRETE 3.1 CONSTRUCTION JOINTS NOT INDICATED ON PLANS SHALL BE
MADE SO AS TO AT LEAST IMPAIR THE STRENGTH OF THE
2.1.1 CONCRETE USED IN THIS WORK SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM STRUCTURE AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE SANITARY
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH @28 DAYS AS FOLLOWS: ENGINEER.
COLUMN, BEAM, SLAB & OTHERS fc' = 28MPa
FOOTING fc' = 21MPa CALCIUM SILICATE BOARD
3.2 UNLESS SHOWN OTHERWISE, SLAB ON GRADE SHALL HAVE
CONTROL JOINTS @6000mm MAXIMUM CENTER TO CENTER.
2.1.2 ALL CONCRETE SHALL BE DEPOSITED, VIBRATED AND
CURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE OF
THE PHILIPPINES (NSCP).
4. NOTES ON BEAMS AND GIRDERS: PLUMBING
2.1.3 MINIMUM CONCRETE COVER FOR REINFORCING BARS MICRO AIR BUBBLE CONCRETE CORE

SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: 4.1 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS,

A. FOOTINGS AND BOT. OF FOOTING TIE BEAM = 75mm (CAST CAMBER ALL BEAMS AND GIRDERS AT LEAST 6mm FOR EVERY
AGAINST EARTH) 4500mm SPAN EXCEPT CANTILEVERS FOR WHICH THE CAMBERS
B. BEAMS AND COLUMNS = 40mm (TO STIRRUPS AND TIES) 2.3 REINFORCING BARS: SHALL BE AS NOTED IN THE PLANS OR AS ORDERED BY THE
C. SLABS AND WALLS = 20mm (CAST AGAINST FORMS) DESIGNERS BUT IN NO CASE LESS THAN 19mm F0R EVERY 3m
2.3.1 UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED ON PLANS, ALL OF FREE SPAN.
REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE DEFORMED WITH A MINIMUM
ELECTRONICS
2.1.4 BEFORE CONCRETE IS POURED, CHECK WITH ALL TRADES
YIELD STRENGTH, fy=141 MPa (60, 000 PSI). FOR DIAMETER 12mm 4.2 IF THERE ARE TWO OR MORE LAYERS OF REINFORCING BARS,
TO ENSURE PROPER PLACEMENT OF ALL OPENINGS, SLEEVES,
CURBS, CONDUITS, ETC. RELATIVE TO THE WORK. AND BELOW, USE fy = 275 Mpa (40, 000 PSI) USE SEPARATORS OF SIZE NOT LESS THAN 25mm BARS SPACED
LAYOUT ABOUT 1m ON CENTER AND PLACED DIAGONALLY. IN NO

GEODETIC ENGINEER
SECTION 33 OF R.A. 9266 PROJECT TITLE & LOCATION: PROJECT OWNER SHEET CONTENT RATING SHEET NO.
DIANNE MARGARET A. PLATON
BS IN ARCHITECTURE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND OTHER CONTRACT DOCUMENTS DULY SIGNED,
PROPOSED THREE-STOREY

CS
BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY-TNEU STAMPED OR SEALED, AS INSTRUMENT OF SERVICE, ARE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND
DOCUMENTS OF THE ARCHITECT, WHETHER THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THEY ARE MADE IS COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH AR. JHUN L. ILAGAN
Validity
PRC No.
IAPOA No. O.R. No. Date
EXECUTED OR NOT. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO DUPLICATE OR TO MAKE
COPIES OF THE SAID DOCUMENTS FOR USE IN THE REPETITION OF AND FOR OTHER
DORMITORY GENERAL NOTES
A R C H I D Y
PROJECTS OR BUILDINGS WHETHER EXECUTED PARTLY OR IN WHOLE, WITHOUT THE WRITTEN
PTR No. Date
Place: Candelaria, Quezon TIN
CONSENT OF THE ARCHITECT OR AUTHOR OF SAID DOCUMENTS. BRGY. MASALUKOT 1, CANDELARIA, QUEZON BUILDING TECHNOLOGY 5 INSTRUCTOR S-5