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05-930(3)-026REINFORCED CONCRETE NOTES AND SPECIFICATIONS 1. GENERAL REINFORCED CONCRETE SHALL BE OF THE MATERIALS, PROPORTIONS, STRENGTH, AND CONSISTENCY REQUIRED IN THE STRUCTURAL DRAWING, SCHEDULES AND NOTES. 2. STANDARDS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS. 2.1 BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE, AD 318. 2.2 MANUAL OF STANDARD PRACTICE FOR DETAIUNG REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES, AD 318. 2.3 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR DEFORMED BILLET STEEL BARS FOR CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT, ASTM A615. 2.4 STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR COLD DRAWN STEEL WIRE FOR CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT, ASTM A82. 2.5 STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR CHEMICAL ADMIXTURES FOR CONCRETE, ASTM A185. 2.6 STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR AIR- ENTRAINED ADMIXTURES FOR CONCRETE, ASTM C260. 2.7 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 2001 EDITION 3. MATERIAL AND TESTS 11 PORTLAND CEMENT: PORTLAND CEMENT SHALL BE TYPE "L' CONFORMING TO THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR PORTLAND CEMENT, ASTM C150. 3.2 CONCRETE AGGREGATES: NOMINAL MAXIMUM SIZE OF COARSE AGGREGATES SHALL NOT BE LARGER THAN THREE - QUARTERS OF AN INCH. AGGREGATES USED IN CONCRETE SHALL CONFORM TO THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONCRETE AGGREGATES, ASTM C31 AGGREGATES SHALL BE QUARRIED OR WASHED IN FRESH WATER AND SHALL CONTAIN NOT MORE THAN ONE - TWENTIETH OF ONE PERCENT SALT BY WEIGHT. SUBMIT AGGREGATE GRADATIONS TO THE ENGINEER FOR APPROVAL 3.3 WATER: MIXING FOR CONCRETE SHALL BE POTABLE, CLEAN AND FREE FROM INJURIOUS AMOUNTS OF OILS, ACIDS, ALKALIS, SALT'S, ORGANIC MATERIALS, OR OTHER SUBSTANCES THAT MAY BE DELIRIOUS TO CONCRETE OR REINFORCEMENT. 3.4 REINFORCING: REINFORCING STEEL SHALL BE GRADE 60 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED DIFFERENTLY ON PLANS. 3.5 ADMIXTURES ADMIXTURES TO BE USED IN CONCRETE SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER. 3.6 TEST: a. THE ENGINEER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO ORDER TESTS OF ANY MATERIAL ENTERING INTO CONCRETE OR REINFORCED CONCRETE TO DETERMINE SUITABIUTY FOR THE PURPOSE: TO ORDER REASONABLE TESTS FROM TIME TO TIME TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE MATERIALS AND METHODS IN USE ARE SUCH AS TO PRODUCE CONCRETE OF THE NECESSARY QUALITY, AND TO ORDER THE TEST LOAD OF ANY PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE, WHEN CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN SUCH AS TO LEAVE DOUBT AS TO THE ADEQUACY OF THE STRUCTURE TO SERVE THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT IS INTENDED. b. TESTS OF MATERIALS AND OF CONCRETE SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING MATERIALS. TESTS SHALL BE MADE BY A TESTING LABORATORY APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER. THE COST OF SUCH TESTS RESULTING FROM CONSTRUCTION RELATED PROBLEMS SHALL BE ASSUMED BY THE CONTRACTOR. 4. CONCRETE QUALITY: ' a. CONCRETE SHALL BE NORMAL WEIGHT, AND SHALL ATTAIN A 28 DAY COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: 28 DAY COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (PSI) STRUCTURAL ELEMENT 3000 4000 5000 FOUNDATION XXXX EXPOSED COLUMNS XXXX EXPOSED ROOF, FLR. BEAMS/SLABS XXXX INTERIOR COLUMNS /SLABS/BEAMS XXXX b. THE MAXIMUM WATER- CEMENT RATIO SHALL BE 0.40(5000)/0.50(4000) c. THE MINIMUM CEMENT CONTENT FOR CONCRETE SHALL BE FIVE BAGS PER CUBIC YARD. d. CONCRETE SHALL CONTAIN A WATER REDUCING ADMIXTURE CAPABLE INCREASING WORKABILITY AND REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF MIXING WATER (CONFORMING TO ASTM C494, TYPE 'A "). OTHER ADMIXTURES MAY BE USED, IF APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER. ADMIXTURES SHALL BE ADDED TO THE MIX IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS AND AT A CONTROLLED RATE, WORKABILITY SHALL NOT BE ACHIEVED BY WATER ADDITION. e. PROPORTIONING AND MIXING OF ALL CONCRETE MIX DESIGNS, FOR EACH STRENGTH OF CONCRETE REQUIRED, SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER 4.2 TESTS OF CONCRETE a. (1) TEST ON CONCRETE USED IN CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE MADE BY AN APPROVED TESTING LABORATORY AND REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THE ENGINEER. THE COST OF SUCH TEST SHALL BE ASSUMED BY THE OWNER. (2) NOT LESS THAN THREE SPECIMENS SHALL BE MADE FOR EACH STANDARD TEST, NOR LESS THAN ONE TEST FOR EACH 50 CUBIC YARDS OF CONCRETE USED ON THE PROJECT OR FRACTION THEREOF. (3) SPECIMENS SHALL BE MADE AND CURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD METHOD OF MAKING AND CURING CONCRETE COMPRESSION FLEXURE TEST SPECIMENS IN THE FIELD, ASTM C31. (4) SPECIMENS SHALL BE TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD METHOD OF TEST FOR COMPRESSION STRENGTH OF MOLDED CONCRETE CYLINDERS, ASTM C39. REPORTS TO THE ENGINEER SHALL BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH TEST PERFORMED. b. THE AGE FOR STRENGTH TEST OF CONCRETE SHALL BE 28 DAYS STRENGTH TESTS FOR AN EARLIER AGE SHALL BE SUBMITTED IF THE ENGINEER HAS APPROVED CONCRETE IN THE STRUCTURE TO RECEIVE ITS FULL WORKING LOADS AT SUCH EARUER TIME SEVEN DAY TESTS MAY BE USED WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER, PROVIDED THAT THE RELATION BETWEEN THE SEVEN AND 28 DAY STRENGTHS OF THE CONCRETE IS ESTABUSHED BY TESTS FOR THE MATERIALS AND PROPORTIONS UTIUZED. c. TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THESE SPECIFICATIONS. THE AVERAGE STRENGTH OF THE LABORATORY CURED CYLINDERS REPRESENTING EACH CLASS OF CONCRETE AS WELL AS THE AVERAGE OF ANY. FIVE CONSECUTIVE STRENGTH TESTS REPRESENTING EACH CLASS OF CONCRETE SHALL BE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE SPECIFIED STRENGTH AND NOT MORE THAN ON STRENGTH TEST IN TEN SHALL HAVE AN AVERAGE VALUE OF LESS THAN 90 PERCENT OF THE SPECIFIED STRENGTH. d. WHEN THERE IS A QUESTION AS TO THE QUALITY OF THE CONCRETE IN THE STRUCTURE, THE ENGINEER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE CORE TESTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD METHOD OF OBTAINING AND TESTING DRILLED CORES AND SAWED BEAMS OF CONCRETE ASTM C42. TO ORDER LOAD TESTS ON THAT PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE WHERE THE QUESTIONABLE CONCRETE HAS BEEN PLACED OR TO REQUIRE OTHER REASONABLE TESTS TO EVALUATE THE STRENGTH OF THE STRUCTURE e. THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SLUMP OF CONCRETE SHALL BE FIVE INCHES. SLUMP GREATER THAN FIVE INCHES SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER WITH THE PROPORTIONS OF THE CONCRETE ADJUSTED TO MAINTAIN THE STRENGTH AND QUALITY OF THE CONCRETE NO WATER SHALL BE ADDED AT THE JOB SITE TO CONCRETE DELIVERED BY TRUCKS READY FOR USE WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER AND THEN ONLY WHEN SLUMP TESTS ARE MADE AND THE CONCRETE SO DEUVERED IS KNOWN TO BE OF LESS THAN SLUMP SPECIFIED. 5. MIXING AND PLACING 5.1 FORMS AND EQUIPMENT: a. BEFORE PLACING CONCRETE, ALL EQUIPMENT FOR MIXING AND TRANSPORTING THE CONCRETE SHALL BE CLEANED. ALL DEBRIS REMOVED FROM THE SPACES TO BE OCCUPIED BY THE CONCRETE FORMS SHALL BE THOROUGHLY WETTED OR OILED. MASONRY FILLER UNITS THAT WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH CONCRETE SHALL BE WELL DRENCHED AND THE REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE THOROUGHLY CLEANED. b. STANDING WATER SHALL BE REMOVED FROM PLACES OF DEPOSIT BEFORE CONCRETE IS PLACED. 5.2 MIXING OF CONCRETE: JOB MIXING CONCRETE SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED UNLESS THE PROPORTIONS EQUIPMENT, AND METHODS ARE APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER. CONCRETE TESTS SHALL BE REQUIRED AT THE RATE OF ONE TEST FOR EACH FIVE CUBIC YARDS OR LESS, OR EACH TIME CONCRETE IS MIXED. b. READY -MIX CONCRETE SHALL BE MIXED AND DEUVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR READY MIX CONCRETE, ASTM C94. c. NO CONCRETE SHALL BE RETEMPERED AFTER IT HAS TAKEN AN INITIAL SET NOR SHALL ANY BATCH PORTION THEREOF BE DEPOSITED IN FORMS MORE THAN ONE AND ONE -HALF HOURS AFTER THE MIXING OF THAT PARTICULAR BATCH HAS COMMENCED. 5.3 CONVEYING: a. CONCRETE SHALL BE CONVERTED FROM THE MIXER TO THE PLACE OF FINAL DEPOSIT BY METHODS WHICH WILL PREVENT SEPARATION OR LOSS OF THE MATERIALS b. EQUIPMENT FOR CHUTING, PUMPING, AND PNEUMATICALLY COVEY CONCRETE SHALL BE SUCH SZE AND DESIGN AS TO ENSURE A PRACTICALLY CONTINUOUS FLOW OF CONCRETE AT THE DEUVERY END SEPARATION OF THE MATERIALS. 5.4 DEPOSITING: a. CONCRETE SHALL BE DEPOSITED AS NEARLY AS PRACTICABLE IN ITS FINAL POSITION TO AVOID SEGREGA11ON DUE TO HANDLING OR FLOWING. THE CONCRETE SHALL BE CARRIED ON SUCH A RATE THAT THE CONCRETE IS AT ALL TIMES PLASTIC AND FLOWS READILY INTO THE SPACES BETWEEN THE BARS. NO CONCRETE THAT HAS BEEN CONTAMINATED BY FOREIGN MATERIALS SHALL BE DEPOSITED ON THE WORK. b. WHEN CONCRETE POURING HAS COMMENCED, POURING SHALL BE CARRIED ON A CONTINUOUS OPERATION UNTIL THE PLACING OF THE PANEL OR SECTION IS COMPU=TED. THE TOP SURFACE SHALL BE GENERALLY LEVEL, OF AS SPECIFIED ON THE PLANS c. ALL CONCRETE SHALL BE THOROUGHLY COMPACTED BY SUITABLE MEANS DURING THE OPERATION OF PLACING, AND SHALL BE THOROUGHLY WORKED AROUND THE REINFORCEMENT AND EMBEDDED FIXTURES AND INTO THE CORNERS OF THE FORMS. WHERE THE CONCRETE IS PLACED IN COLUMNS OR WADS, THE PLACING SHALL BE SO CONDUCTED THAT THE CONCRETE WILL NOT PASS REINFORCEMENT FOR MORE THAN SIX FEET. SEPARATE LIFTS SHALL BE THOROUGHLY COMPACTED. VIBRATORS MAY BE USED TO AID IN THE PLACEMENT OF CONCRETE, PROVIDED THEY ARE USED UNDER EXPERIENCED SUPERVISION. THE FORMS ARE DESIGNATED TO WITHSTAND ALL LOADS IMPOSED BY THE CONCRETE POUR, INCLUDING LATERAL HYDROSTATIC LOADINGS. d. WHERE CONDITIONS MAKE COMPACTING DIFFICULT, OR WHERE THE REINFORCEMENT IS CONGESTED, BATCHED OR MORTAR CONTAINING THE SAME PROPORTIONS OR CEMENT TO SAND USED IN THE CONCRETE SHALL FIRST BE DEPOSITED IN THE FORMS TO A DEPTH OF AT LEAST ONE INCH. 5.5 CURING: A CURING COMPOUND SHALL BE APPUED TO THE TOP OF CONCRETE SLABS AS SOON AS PRACTICAL AFTER PLACEMENT OF THE CONCRETE, FOLLOWING THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SPECIFICATIONS FOR CURING COMPOUNDS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER FOR APPROVAL ALTERNATIVELY, CONCRETE SHALL BE KEPT IN A WET CONDITION FOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS AFTER PLACEMENT, AND SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN A MOIST CONDITION FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS AFTER PLACING. 5.6 HOT WEATHER REQUIREMENTS: DURING HOT WEATHER, PROPER ATTENTION SHALL BE GIVEN TO INGREDIENTS, PRODUCTION METHODS, HANDLING, PLACING, PROTECTION AND CURING TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE CONCRETE TEMPERATURES OR WATER EVAPORATION TAT MAY IMPAIR REQUIRED STRENGTH OR SERVICEABIUTY OF CONCRETE MEMBERS 5.7 BONDING: BEFORE NEW CONCRETE IS DEPOSITED ON OR AGAINST CONCRETE WHICH HAS SET, THE FORMS SHALL BE RETIGHTENED. THE SURFACE OF THE SET CONCRETE SHALL BE CLEANED OF ALL FOREIGN MATTER AND LAITANCE, AND WETTED. THE CLEANED AND WETTED SURFACES OF THE HARDENED CONCRETE SHALL FIRST BE SLOSHED WITH A COATING OF NEAT CEMENT AGAINST THE NEW. CONCRETE SHALL BE PLACED BEFORE THE MORTAR HAS ATTAINED ITS INITIAL SET. 6. FORMS AND DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION 6.1 DESIGN OF FORMS: FORMS SHALL CONFORM TO THE SHAPE UNES AND DIMENSION OF THE MEMBERS AS CALLED FOR ON THE PLANS, AND SHALL BE SUBSTANTIAL AND SUFFICIENTLY TIGHT TO PREVENT LEAKAGE OF MORTAR, FORMS SHALL BE PROPERLY BRACED OR TED TOGETHER SO AS TO MAINTAIN POSITION AND SHAPE, TEMPORARY OPENINGS AT THE BOTTOM OF COLUMNS SHAD. BE PROVIDED TO FACIUTATE CLEANING AND INSPECTION BEFORE DEPOSITING CONCRETE. WHEN THE CONCRETE HAS ATTAINED SUFFICIENT STRENGTH, FORMS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM AT LEAST TWO FACES OF ALL REINFORCEMENT MEMBERS, OTHER THAN WERE PLACED IN CONTACT WITH THE SOIL OR JOIST TO FADUTATE INSPECTION OF THE PLACING OPERATIONS, WITH THE EXCEPTION TO 'U' TYPE BEAM BLOCK. 6.2 REMOVAL OF FORMS: THE REMOVAL OF FORMS SHAD. BE CARRIED OUT IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO INSURE THE COMPLETE SAFETY OF THE STRUCTURE, VERTICAL FORMS MAY BE REMOVED IN 24 HOURS, PROVIDED THAT THE CONCRETE HAS HARDENED SUFFICIENTLY THAT IS NOT DAMAGED, BOTTOM FORMS AND SHORING FOR SLABS, BEAMS, AND GIRDERS SHALL NOT BE REMOVED IN LESS THAN 14 DAYS WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE ENGINEER. 6.3 PIPES AND CONDUIT EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE: ELECTRICAL CONDUIT AND OTHER PIPES SHALL NOT DISPLACE THAT ON WHICH STRESS IS CALCULATED OR WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR FIRE PROTECTION TO A GREATER EXTENT THE FOUR PERCENT OF THE AREA OF THE CROSS SECTION. SLEEVES OR OTHER PIPES PASSING THROUGH FLOORS, WALLS OR BEAMS SHALL NOT BE OF SUCH SIZE OR IN SUCH LOCATION AS UNDULY TO IMPAIR THE STRENGTH OF THE CONSTRUCTION. EMBEDDED PIPES AND CONDUITS OTHER THAN THOSE MERELY PASSING THROUGH SHALL NOT BE LARGER IN OUTSIDE DIAMETER THAN ONE -THIRD THE THICKNESS OF THE SLAB, WALL, OR BEAM IN WHICH THEY ARE EMBEDDED: SHALL BE SPACED CLOSER THAN THREE DIAMETERS ON CENTER, NOT SO LOCATED AS TO UNDULY IMPAIR THE STRENGTH OF THE CONCRETE. 6.4 CLEANING AND BENDING REINFORCEMENT: STEEL REINFORCEMENT AT THE TIME CONCRETE IS PLACED, SHALL BE FREE FROM RUST, SCALE OR OTHER COATINGS THAT WILL DESTROY OR REDUCE THE BOND. REINFORCEMENT LESS THAN 18 BARS IN SIZE MAY BE HEATED AND FIELD BENT WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER. BARS LARGER THE III SHALL NOT BE BENT IN THE FIELD BY ANY MEANS. 6.5 PLACING REINFORCEMENT. METAL REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE ACCURATELY PLACED AND ADEQUATELY SECURED IN POSITION BY CONCRETE OR METAL CHAIRS OR SPACERS OR OTHER ACCEPTABLE METHODS. THE MINIMUM CLEAR DISTANCE BETWEEN PARALLEL BARS, EXCEPT IN COLUMNS, SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE NOMINAL DIAMETER OF THE BARS, IN NO CASE SHALL THE CLEAR DISTANCE BETWEEN BARS BE LESS THAT ONE INCH, NOR LESS THAN ONE AND ONE -THIRD TIMES THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF THE COARSE AGGREGATE WHEN REINFORCEMENT IN BEAMS OR GIRDERS IS PLACED IN TWO OR MORE LAYERS, THE CLEAR DISTANCE BETWEEN LAYERS SHALL NOT BE LESS THAT ONE INCH NOR LESS THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE BARS, AND THE BARS IN THE UPPER LAYER SHALL BE PLACED DIRECTLY ABOVE THOSE IN THE BOTTOM LAYER. 6.6 SPUCES IN REINFORCEMENT: a. IN SLABS, BEAMS, AND GIRDERS. SPUCES IN REINFORCEMENT AT POINTS OF MAXIMUM STRESS SHALL BE AVOIDED WHEREVER POSSIBLE, SUCH SPUCES WHERE USED SHALL BE WELDED, LAPPED OR OTHERWISE FULLY DEVELOPED. ALL SPLICES SHALL BE DESIGNED BY A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. THE MINIMUM OVERLAP FOR LAPPED SPUCES SHALL BE 36 BAR DIAMETERS, BUT NOT LESS THAT 12 INCHES. THE CLEAR DISTANCE BETWEEN BARS SHALL ALSO APPLY TO THE CLEAR DISTANCE FROM A CONTACT SPUCE AND ADJACENT SPLICE OR BAR. b. WELDED WIRE FABRIC REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE LAPPED ONE MESH PLUS TWO INCHES, 12 INCHES, OR AS NOTED IN THE PLANS. c. SPLICES IN COLUMNS, BEAMS, GIRDERS, AND SLABS NOT SHOWN IN THE PLANS SHALL BE CLASS B CONTACT LAP SPUCES OR SPLICE MECHANISMS SUBMITTED BY THE CONTRACTOR THIS ENGINEER. 6.7 CONCRETE PROTECTION FOR REINFORCEMENT- THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM CONCRETE COVER SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR REINFORCEMENT: COVER - INCHES a. CONCRETE CAST AGAINST AND PERMANENTLY EXPOSED TO EARTH 3' b. CONCRETE NOT EXPOSED TO EARTH OR WEATHER 16 THROUGH 111 BARS 2' 15 BAR, W31 OR 031 W.W.M. 1 -1/2" c. CONCRETE NOT EXPOSED TO WEATHER OR IN CONTACT WITH GROUND: 3/4' SLABS, WALLS, JOISTS: 1 -1/2' 111 AND SMALLER BEAMS AND COWMNS PRIMARY REINFORCEMENT, TIES, STIRRUPS SPIRALS 2' d. FORMED SIDES OF GRADE BEAM e. THE ABOVE PROTECTIVE COVERINGS ARE A MINIMUM BUT PROTECTION SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN REQUIRED FOR FIRE RESISTIVE RATINGS. f. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY BOLSTERS, CHAIRS, CONCRETE BLOCK, AND MISCELLANEOUS REINFORCEMENT FOR THE SUPPORT OF REINFORCING. STEEL WIRE BAR SUPPORTS USED IN SLABS, BEAMS AND COLUMNS SHALL BE CLASS C. PLASTIC PROTECTED. 6.8 CONSTRUCTION JOINTS: a. ALL CONSTRUCTION JOINTS SHOWN ON THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS SHALL BE INCORPORATED TO FACIUTATE CONSTRUCTION. JOINTS DETAILED ON THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS SHALL BE LOCATED AND DETAILED ON SHOP DRAWINGS AND APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER. b. JOINTS NOT INDICATED ON THE PLANS SHALL BE SO MADE AND LOCATED AS TO LEAST IMPAIR THE STRENGTH OF THE STRUCTURE WHERE A JOINT IS TO BE MADE THE SURFACE OF THE CONCRETE SHALL BE THOROUGHLY CLEANED AND ALL LAITANCE REMOVED VERTICAL JOINTS SHALL BE THOROUGHLY WETTED AND SLOSHED WITH A COAT OF NEAT CEMENT GROUT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE PLACING ANY NEW CONCRETE c. AT LEAST TWO HOURS MUST ELAPSE AFTER DEPOSITING CONCRETE IN THE COWMNS OR WALLS BEFORE DEPOSITING IN BEAMS GIRDERS, BRACKETS, COLUMN CAPITALS, AND HAUNCHES SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE FLOOR SYSTEM AND SHALL BE PLACED MONOUTHICALLY THEREWITH. d. CONSTRUCTION JOINTS IN FLOORS SHALL BE LOCATED NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE SPAN OF SLABS, BEAMS, OR GIRDERS EXCEPT WHERE SUCH SLABS, BEAMS OR GIRDERS CARRY CONCENTRATED LOADS, IN WHICH CASE THE LOCATION OF CONSTRUCTION JOINTS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. e. HORIZONTAL CONSTRUCTION JOINTS SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED IN WALLS AND BEAMS UNLESS SHOWN IN THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS, OR APPROVED BY THIS ENGINEER. 6.9 COLUMN TIES: a. COLUMN TIES SHALL BE OF THE SIZE AND SPACING INDICATED ON THE COWMN SCHEDULE WHERE TIES ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOT SPECIFIED, TIES SHALL BE SUCH THAT EVERY CORNER AND ALTERNATE LONGITUDINAL BARS SHALL HAVE LATERAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE CORNER OF A TIE WITH AN INCLUDED ANGLE OF NOT MORE THAN 135 DEGREES AND NO BAR SHALL BE FARTHER THAN SIX INCHES CLEAR ON EACH SIDE ALONG THE TIE FROM SUCH A LATERALLY SUPPORTED BAR. b. COLUMN TIES SHALL BE LOCATED NOT MORE THAN HALF A TIE SPACING ABOVE THE TOP OF FOOTING OR SLAB IN ANY STORY, AND SHALL BE SPACED SUCH THAT A TIE SHALL BE NOT MORE THAN HALF A TIE SPACING BELOW THE LOWEST HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT IN MEMBERS SUPPORTED ABOVE. c. WHERE BEAMS OR BRACKETS FRAME INTO ALL SIDES OF A COLUMN, TIES SHALL BE TERMINATED NOT MORE THAN THREE INCHES BELOW THE LOWEST REINFORCEMENT IN SUCH BEAMS OR BRACKETS. 6.10 MISCELLANEOUS REINFORCEMENT DETAILS: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR HORIZONTAL LAPPED CORNER BARS SHALL PROVIDE AT ALL CORNERS TO MATCH THE SIZE, TYPE AND SPACING OF HORIZONTAL FOOTING, WALL, MASONRY BOND BEAMS, DR CONCRETE TIE BEAMS REINFORCEMENT. 6.11 SHORING AND RESHORING OF CONSTRUCTION: a. THE SHORING SYSTEM SHALL BE DESIGNED BY A COMPETENT AND EXPERIENCED ENGINEER QUALIFIED BY BEING REGULARLY ENGAGED FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS IN DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF SHORING AND RESHORING SYSTEMS (TEMPORARY WORKS) FOR CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION SIMILAR TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PROJECT. b. THE SHORING SYSTEM DESIGN AND INSTALLATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING: 1. DESIGN OF WOOD FORM WORK FOR CONCRETE STRUCTURES NATIONAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION. 2. FORM WORK FOR CONCRETE, PUBUCATION SP -4, ACT. 3. PLYWOOD FOR CONCRETE FORMING, APA. 4. RECOMMENDED SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR SHORING CONCRETE FORM WORK, SCAFFOLDING & SHORING INSTITUTE. c. THE ENGINEERS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHORING OR RESHORING OF CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PROJECT. CONTRACTOR'S NOTES CONTRACTOR IS TO VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS PRIOR TO COMMENCING WORK. IF DISCREPENCIES EXIST, CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY ENGINEER FOR CLARIFICATION. MANDATORY INSPECTIONS SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR TO NOTIFY THIS ENGINEER'S OFFICE AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE. MANDATORY INSPECTIONS SHALL BE AS PER THE F.B.C. AND BUILDING OFFICIAL OF THE REGULATING GOVERNING AGENCY. STRUCTURAL STEEL STEEL BEAMS/PLATES SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM STRUCTURAL STEEL GRADE 36. TUBULAR COLUMNS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM A500, GRADE B, Fy=46 KSI. ALL BOLTED CONNECTIONS SHALL UTILIZE A307 -STD BOLTS AND SHALL CONFORM TO AISC STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. ALL WELDED CONNECTIONS, IF APPLICABLE, SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED WITH 3/16' FILLET WELDS U.O.N. ON PLANS WITH E70XX ELECTRODES AND SHALL CONFORM TO A.W.S., STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. SHOP DRAWING REVIEW CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT ALL SHOP DRAWINGS, SUCH AS TRUSSES, RAILINGS, STORM SHUTTERS, ETC., TO ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUMBITTING TO THE CITY FOR THEIR APPROVALS. ALSO, ALL SHOP DRAWINGS SHALL BE APPROVED BY BOTH THE ENGINEER OF RECORD AND THE CITY PRIOR TO ANY INSTALLATION OR FABRICATION OF SUCH SHOP DRAWINGS ELEMENTS. WOOD/TIMBER NOTES FOR JOISTS ALL STRUCTURAL WOOD PRODUCTS USED IN THESE PLANS SHALL CONFORM TO THE N.D.S., LATEST EDITION AND THE F.B.C.. ALL WOOD SHALL BE SOUTHERN PINE, GRADE 1 AT A MINIMUM WITH A MINIMUM Fb = 1000 P.S.I. ALL WOOD MEMBER SIZES SHOWN ON THESE PLANS REFER TO STANDARD NOMINAL. ALL MECHANICAL METAL CONNECTOR USED IN THE CONNECTIONS OF WOOD MEMBERS SHALL HAVE A PRODUCT APPROVAL FROM DADE COUNTY AS PER THE 2001 F.B.C.. IF DIFFERENT CONNECTORS ARE USED OTHER THAN THE ONE SPECIFIED BY THESE PLANS, CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SPECIFICATIONS TO THIS ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE USE OF THESE CONNECTIONS, DEPICTING ALL ALLOWABLE LOADS, AND DADE COUNTY APPROVAL NOTICES FOR SUCH CONNECTORS. ALL FASTENERS SHALL BE ADHERED TO AS STATED AND SHOWN ON THESE PLANS AND APPROVAL NOTICES FOR ALL CONNECTORS. ROOF WND PRESSURES TRIG. AREA (SQ. FT.) PANEL (Pn) GROSS WIND PRESSURES PP (PSF) NP (PSF) 10 1 +30 -48 10 2 +30 -100 10 3 +30 -100 20 1 +27 -47 20 2 +27 -90 50 1 +23 -44 50 2 +23 -78 100 1 +21 -43 100 2 +21 -72 150 1 +21 -43 150 2 +21 -70 200 1 +21 -43 200 2 +21 -70 300 1 +21 -43 300 2 +21 -70 (10 S.F. OVERHANG) 2H - -97 (10 SF. OVERHANG) 3H - -158 . ; :1: / 'L/ .. , . /i% �/ i 111 / ' / � /, j / i i / `1. / ; /' / / "'.:f"; ;': . , .: . ROOF WIND PRESSURE DIAGRAM ZONE 1 ZONE 2 I € ..IN '' ZONE 3 .,...' f: ;l >: MASONRY NOTES AND SPECIFICATIONS 1. GENERAL CONCRETE MASONRY AND REINFORCED CONCRETE MASONRY SHALL BE OF THE MATERIALS, STRENGTH, AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED IN THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS, SCHEDULES, AND NOTES. 2. QUALITY AND TESTS 2.1 GENERAL - a. QUALITY: THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS ASSEMBLED INTO MASONRY AND THE METHOD AND MANNER OF THEIR ASSEMBLY SHALL CONFORM TO ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS OF CONSTRUCTION AND THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH HEREIN. b. TESTS: 1. THE ENGINEER MAY REQUIRE MATERIALS TO BE SUBJECTED TO TESTS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THEIR QUALITY WHENEVER THERE IS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE MATERIAL IS NOT OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY. THE COSTS INCURRED OF SUCH TESTS SHALL BE ASSUMED BY THE OWNER. 2. TESTS OF MATERIAL SHALL BE N ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TESTING MATERIALS. 2.2 CONCRETE BLOCKS: a. GENERAL* I. CONCRETE BLOCKS SHALL BE MADE OF PORTLAND CEMENT, WATER, AND APPROVED AGGREGATES THE MATERIALS SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MATERIALS OF CONCRETE. AND FINISHED UNITS SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. 2. CONCRETE BLOCKS USED FOR FIRE- RESISTIVE WALLS RATED TWO HOURS OR MORE OR USED FOR LOAD BEARING OR EXTERIOR WALLS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM FACE -SHELL THICKNESS OF ONE AND ONE -FORTH INCHES. A MINIMUM WEB THICKNESS OF ONE INCH, AND SHAD_ HAVE A NET CROSS - SECTIONAL AREA NOT LESS THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE CROSS SECTION. 3. CONCRETE BLOCKS FOR OTHER PURPOSES SHALL HAVE A WALL AND WEB THICKNESS OF NOT LESS THAN THREE - FORTHS OF AN INCH. 4. WHERE MASONRY WALLS ARE REQUIRED BY THE PLANS TO BE EIGHT INCHES IN THICKNESS HOLLOW CONCRETE BLOCK UNITS MAY BE 7 -5/8" x 7 -5/8" x 15 -5/8" MODULAR DIMENSIONS WITH CORRESPONDING WIDTHS FOR TIE COLUMNS AND TIE BEAMS, AND STRUCTURAL BEAMS AND COLUMNS, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE PLANS. b. QUALITY: STANDARD UNITS OF HOLLOW CONCRETE BLOCK SHALL CONFORM TO THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR HOLLOW LOAD- BEARING CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS ASTM C90. EXCEPT THAT THE MAXIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT SHALL NOT EXCEED 80 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ABSORPTION. 2.3 PLAIN CONCRETE: PLAIN CONCRETE IS CONCRETE CAST IN PLACE AND NOT REINFORCED FOR TENSION OR COMPRESSIVE STRESSES, BUT ONLY FOR SHRINKAGE AND CREEP. PLAIN CONCRETE SHALL BE MIXED, PLACED AND CURED AS SPECIFIED FOR CONCRETE ELSEWHERE. THE MINIMUM STRENGTH OF REGULAR CONCRETE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 2500 PSI IN 28 DAYS. UGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE SHALL BE NOT BE USED FOR PLAIN CONCRETE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE PLANS. 2.4 MORTAR: a. GENERAL• EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTES HEREIN, ALL MORTARS AND THE MATERIALS THEREIN SHALL CONFORM TO THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR MORTAR OF MASONRY UNITS, ASTM C270. 1. THE GRADATION OF AGGREGATES FOR MASONRY MORTAR SHALL BE SUCH THAT THE FINENESS MODUWS IS BETWEEN 1.2 AND 2.35 WHEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR AGGREGATE FOR MASONRY MORTAR, ASTM C144. 2. AGGREGATES SHALL BE QUARRIED OR WASHED IN FRESH WATER AND SHALL CONTAIN NOT MORE THAN 1/20 OF ONE PERCENT SALT BY WEIGHT. a. MORTAR: 1. MORTAR USED TO BOND MASONRY SHALL BE OF TYPE M. AND SHALL COMPLY WITH ETHER THE PROPERTY SPECIFICATIONS SET FORTH BELOW OF THE PROPORTION SPECIFICATIONS OF ASTM C270. MORTAR STRENGTH SPECIFICATIONS TYPE MINIMUM AVERAGE STRENGTH (PSI) M or S 2500 2. THE TYPE OF MORTAR BASED ON CONSIDERATION OF THE LOCATION OF THE UNIT MASONRY CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: USE OF LOCATION TYPE OF MORTAR EXTERIOR WALLS AND LOAD- BEARING WALLS M OR S MORTAR OR GROUT UNDER CONCENTRATED LOADS M 3. ALL HOLLOW UNIT MASONRY, OTHER THAT UNITS USED FOR SHEAR WALLS SHALL BE LAID WITH FULL MORTAR COVERAGE OF THE FACE SHELLS IN BOTH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL JOINTS, EXCEPT THE FIRST COURSE OF MASONRY OF FOUNDATIONS SHALL BE LAID IN FULL BEDDED MORTAR. 3. CONSTRUCTION DETAILS 3.1 GENERAL: a. REINFORCED CONCRETE SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THAT SECTION. b. SECOND HAND MASONRY UNITS SHALL NOT BE USED UNLESS THEY CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, ARE SOUND, HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY CLEANED AND ARE APPROVED FOR USE BY THIS ENGINEER. c. BOND SHALL BE PROVIDED BY LAPPING UNITS IN SUCCESSIVE VERTICAL COURSES IN A COMMON RUNNING BOND PATTERN. d. HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL JOINTS SHALL BE THREE- EIGHTHS OF AN INCH IN THICKNESS. 3.2 EXTERIOR WALLS: a. GENERAL: 1. EXTERIOR WALLS OF UNIT MASONRY SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM THICKNESS OF EIGHT INCHES, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 2. THE MAXIMUM AREA OF WALL PANELS OF 8 INCHES THICK UNIT MASONRY AS MEASURED BETWEEN THE CONCRETE MEMBERS WHICH FRAME THE PANEL SUCH AS TIE BEAMS AND TIE COWMNS, SHALL NOT EXCEED 240 SQUARE FEET, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS. b. HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENTS: MASONRY BEARING WALLS SHALL BE REINFORCED WITH AN APPROVED No. 8 LADDER -TYPE PREFABRICATED STEEL -WIRE REINFORCEMENT LAID IN EVERY SECOND HORIZONTAL JOINT, STARTING WITH THE SECOND JOINT ABOVE THE BEARING SURFACE HORIZONTAL WALL REINFORCEMENT SHALL LAP SIX INCHES. c. TIE BEAMS: 1. A TIE BEAM OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SHALL BE PLACED IN ALL WALLS OF MASONRY UNITS, AT EACH FLOOR LEVEL AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS, AND AT SUCH INTERMEDIATE LEVELS AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO LIMIT THE VERTICAL HEIGHTS OF THE MASONRY UNITS TO 15 FEET, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 2. TIE BEAMS SHALL BE REQUIRED WHERE INDICATED IN THE PLANS. A TIE BEAM SHALL NOT BE LESS IN DIMENSIONS OR REINFORCED THAN REQUIRED IN THE PLANS NOR LESS THAN NOMINAL EIGHT INCHES TIE BEAMS SHALL HAVE A HEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 12 INCHES AND SHALL NE REINFORCED WITH NOT LESS THAN FOUR 15 REINFORCING BARS PLACED TWO AT THE TOP AND TWO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BEAM WITH 13 STIRRUPS AT 48' D.C. WITH 4 STIRRUPS AT EACH BEND SPACED 12' O.C., UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ALL TIE BEAM BENDS MUST CONTAIN 3. CORNER BARS CORNER BARS SHALL BE 30' x 30' LONG 15 REINFORCEMENT BARS, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 4. CHANGES IN LEVEL OF TIE BEAMS SHALL BE MADE AT COLUMNS. THE CONCRETE IN TIE BEAMS SHALL BE PLACED TO BOND TO THE MASONRY UNITS IMMEDIATELY BELOW AND SHALL NOT BE SEPARATED THEREFROM BY WOOD, FELT, OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL WHICH MAY PREVENT BONDING. FELT PAPER, OR OTHER MEANS MAY BE USED TO PREVENT THE CELLS FROM FILLING WITH CONCRETE, PROVIDED THAT THE MATERIAL IS NOT WIDER THAN THE WIDTH OF THE CELLS AND IS DEPRESSED TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT. d. CHASES, RECESSES AND OPENINGS: 1. MASONRY UNIT WALLS REQUIRED TO BE A MINIMUM OF 8 INCHES THICK, SUCH AS EXTERIOR WALLS, FIRE WALLS, AND BEARING WALLS. CHASES OR RECESSES SHALL NOT BE DEEPER THAN ONE HALF THE WALL THICKNESS FOR AN AREA NOT EXCEEDING EIGHT SQUARE FEET. THE HORIZONTAL DIMENSION OF THE CHASE OF RECESS SHALL NOT EXCEED FOUR FEET, AND CHASING SHALL NOT REDUCE THE DIMENSION OF TIE BEAMS AND TIE COLUMNS TO LESS THAT REQUIRED. PROJECT A -I 00056 2. OPENINGS SHALL HAVE UNTELS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE WHERE SUCH LINTEL IS PRE CAST OR FORMED SEPARATELY FROM A TIE BEAM. IT SHALL BEAR NOT LESS THAN 8 INCHES ON THE MASONRY AT EACH END. WHERE SUCH LINTEL IS FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH THE TIE BEAM BY DEEPENING THE TIE BEAM ABOVE THE OPENING AND THE TIE BEAM ITSELF IS CAPABLE OF SAFELY SUPPORTING ALL LOADS, THE BEAM MAY SPAN UP TO 6 FEET IN LENGTH AND MAY BE DEEPEN NOT MORE THAN 8 INCHES WITHOUT ADDITIONAL REINFORCING. WHERE THE BEAM IS DEEPENED IN EXCESS OF EIGHT INCHES WITH A SPAN LESS THAN SIX FEET IN LENGTH AND THE TIE BEAM ITSELF IS CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING ALL LOADS, THE DROPPED PORTION SHALL CONTAIN A 2 - 15 HORIZONTAL BARS AT THE BOTTOM, BENT UP AT EACH END AND FASTENED TO THE UPPER TIE BEAM STEEL THE DROPPED PORTION SHALL BEAR AT LEAST EIGHT INCHES ON THE MASONRY AT EACH END. WHERE THE SPAN IS IN EXCESS OF SIX FEET, THE PRINCIPAL BEAM REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BEAM. ALL LINTELS SHALL BE SHORED UNTIL THE CONCRETE FILL STRENGTH HAS REACHED 100 OF ITS COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH. 4. REINFORCED CONCRETE MASONRY 4.1 STANDARDS: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF REINFORCED UNIT MASONRY SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS. a. BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR MASONRY STRUCTURES AG -ASCE 530. b. SPECIFICATIONS FOR MASONRY STRUCTURES ACI -ASCE 530.1 4.2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: a. TIE COLUMNS AND TIE BEAMS AS SET FORTH HEREIN ARE NOT REQUIRED WHERE REINFORCED MASONRY CONSTRUCTION IS INDICATED IN THE PLANS. b. REINFORCED UNIT MASONRY SHALL BE STEEL REINFORCED GROUTED HOLLOW -UNIT MASONRY. C. THIS ENGINEER SHALL INSPECT REINFORCEMENT FOR THE MASONRY PRIOR TO GROUTING THE CELLS. 4.3 MATERIALS AND TESTS: a. CONCRETE MASONRY: CONC. MASONRY SHALL HAVE AN AVERAGE PRISM STRENGTH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE OR BY THE UNIT STRENGTH METHOD (ACI 530 -TABLE 2) CONC. UNIT COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 3750 PSI. AVERAGE PRISM STRENGTH. fm (PSI) 1500 2500 3000 MASONRY BEARING WALLS XXXX MISCELLANEOUS XXXX b. GROUT: CONCRETE GROUT SHALL BE A PEA ROCK MIX WITH A MINIMUM AGGREGATE SIZE OF 3/8 INCH AND 28 DAY COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 2500 PSI. GROUT SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM C476. REINFORCING: 1. DEFORMED REINFORCING STEEL SHALL BE GRADE 60. 2. HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT: HORIZONTAL WALL REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE 8 -GAUGE LADDER TYPE, CONFORMING TO ASTM A82 AND SHALL BE GALVANIZED. WIDTH OF HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE TWO INCHES LESS THAN THE WIDTH OF THE MASONRY TRUSS TYPE HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT. 4.4 REINFORCED MASONRY COLUMNS AND WALLS: a. THE MINIMUM LENGTH OF LAP DEFORMED BARS IN GROUT, TENSION OR COMPRESSION SHALL BE 48 BR DIAMETERS, BUT NOT LESS THAN 24 INCHES. b. HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT: 1. MASONRY BARING WALLS SHALL BE REINFORCED WITH AN APPROVED LADDER -TYPE PREFABRICATED STEEL -WIRE REINFORCEMENT LAID IN EVERY SECOND HORIZONTAL JOINT, STARTING WITH THE SECOND JOINT ABOVE THE BEARING SURFACE 2. MASONRY RETAINING WALLS SHALL BE REINFORCED WITH AN APPROVED LADDER -TYPE PREFABRICATED STEEL -WIRED REINFORCEMENT LAD IN EVERY HORIZONTAL JOINT, STARTING WITH THE BEARING SURFACE 3. HORIZONTAL WALL REINFORCEMENT SHALL LAP SIX INCHES. c. ANCHORAGE REQUIREMENTS: REINFORCED MASONRY WALLS SHALL BE SECURELY ANCHORED TO ADJACENT STRUCTURAL MEMBERS SUCH AS ROOFS, FLOORS, COLUMNS, PILASTERS, BUTTRESSES, AND INTERSECTION WALLS. REQUIRED ANCHORS SHALL BE EMBEDDED N REINFORCED GROUTED CELLS AS INDICATED IN THE PLANS OR EXTEND DUROWALL 4' INTO COWMN. d. MORTAR AND GROUT: 1. VERTICAL CELLS TO BE GROUTED SHALL PROVIDE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN CLEAR, UNOBSTRUCTED CONTINUOUS VERTICAL CORES MEASURING NOT LESS THAN TWO BY THREE INCHES. 2. GROUT SHALL BE A PLASTIC MIX HAVING A MAXIMUM SLUMP OF NINE INCHES PLUS OR MINUS ONE INCH. 3. GROUT SHALL BE PLACED BEFORE ANY INITIAL SET HAS OCCURRED, BUT IN NO CASE MORE THAN ONE -HALF HOURS AFTER THE MIX DESIGN WATER HAS BEEN ADDED. GROUTING SHALL BE A CONTINUOUS OPERATION NOT EXCEEDING FOUR FEET BETWEEN REINFORCED GROUTED CELLS AND WITH A MAXIMUM POUR UFT OF 12 FEET. GROUTING SHALL BE CONSOUDATED BETWEEN UFTS BY PUDDLING, ROD DING, PR MECHANICAL VIBRATION. e. BEARING: PRE CAST FLOOR AND ROOF UNITS SUPPORTED ON MASONRY WALLS SHALL PROVIDE MINIMUM BEARING OF THREE INCHES AND ANCHORAGE AS INDICATED ON PLANS. f. PROTECTION OF MASONRY: UNFINISHED WORK SHALL BE STEPPED BACK FOR JOINING WITH NEW WORK: TOOTHING SHALL BE PERMITTED ONLY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS ENGINEER. TOM A1.4pl,: CIVIL, STRUC7Utc,_ RAG' NO. 51562 DESIGN LOADS: BUILDING CODE: FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, LATEST EDITION DEAD LOADS: NORMAL WEIGHT CONC.: 150 P.C.F. ROOF DEAD LOAD: 25 P.S.F. PARTITION LOADS: 15 P.S.F. LIVE LOADS: ROOF LIVE LOAD: 30 P.S.F. FLOOR LIVE LOAD: 40 P.S.F. WIND LOADS: BASED ON ASCE 7 -98 EXP. C, COMPONENTS /CLADDING, CAT II V = 146 MPH GCPi = +/ -0.18 1 = 1.00 Kz =0.95, Kzt =1.0, Kd= 1.00/0.85 MEAN HEIGHT: 25 FT BASIC WIND PRESSURE: 51.58/43.84 P.S.F. I a = 5 FT = AkAFA '--"'O uu LON�STRUCTKA C3 C� J 'J 6 L7 U t3 Ca C1 'J O ROBERT TARAFA A RjC H I T E C T ROBERT TARAFA 6501 N.W. 36 ST., SUITE 101 MIAMI, FL 33166 Phone: 305.876.1440 Fax: 305.876.1441 -CIVIL o3TRUCTURAL LANDSCAPE o DESIGN CONSULT' o M /E /P PROPOSED RESIDENCE FAMILY LOT 59 BLOCK 1 SUBDIVISION GABLES EDGE S.W. 59 :TERRACE J NJUBMI OB 1 A- 100058 DATE 45-31-05 CAD FILE NO 1 i REV18KM/81UBM88KM1 0 A A 0 0 A A GROUP, INC. EB No. 7770 H, M, . �1: . ,_ ____ CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL CONST-fLiTNG ENGINEERS - - ^ ..�"` -`�'., f.: "" :': r�..0 w e.m.......»...e......... :::: >; { {?'�,c:. - - - - - QUALITY INNOVATIVE ENGINEERx L ,ESIGiJ ----- 4694 PALM AVENUE' LEVEL 2 '_ « HUILEAH, FLORIDA 33012 TEL: (305) 82 1 -1 281 x FAX: (305) 825 -1705 E- iZ c_9 MASONRY NOTES AND SPECIFICATIONS 1. GENERAL CONCRETE MASONRY AND REINFORCED CONCRETE MASONRY SHALL BE OF THE MATERIALS, STRENGTH, AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED IN THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS, SCHEDULES, AND NOTES. 2. QUALITY AND TESTS 2.1 GENERAL - a. QUALITY: THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS ASSEMBLED INTO MASONRY AND THE METHOD AND MANNER OF THEIR ASSEMBLY SHALL CONFORM TO ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS OF CONSTRUCTION AND THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH HEREIN. b. TESTS: 1. THE ENGINEER MAY REQUIRE MATERIALS TO BE SUBJECTED TO TESTS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THEIR QUALITY WHENEVER THERE IS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE MATERIAL IS NOT OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY. THE COSTS INCURRED OF SUCH TESTS SHALL BE ASSUMED BY THE OWNER. 2. TESTS OF MATERIAL SHALL BE N ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TESTING MATERIALS. 2.2 CONCRETE BLOCKS: a. GENERAL* I. CONCRETE BLOCKS SHALL BE MADE OF PORTLAND CEMENT, WATER, AND APPROVED AGGREGATES THE MATERIALS SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MATERIALS OF CONCRETE. AND FINISHED UNITS SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. 2. CONCRETE BLOCKS USED FOR FIRE- RESISTIVE WALLS RATED TWO HOURS OR MORE OR USED FOR LOAD BEARING OR EXTERIOR WALLS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM FACE -SHELL THICKNESS OF ONE AND ONE -FORTH INCHES. A MINIMUM WEB THICKNESS OF ONE INCH, AND SHAD_ HAVE A NET CROSS - SECTIONAL AREA NOT LESS THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE CROSS SECTION. 3. CONCRETE BLOCKS FOR OTHER PURPOSES SHALL HAVE A WALL AND WEB THICKNESS OF NOT LESS THAN THREE - FORTHS OF AN INCH. 4. WHERE MASONRY WALLS ARE REQUIRED BY THE PLANS TO BE EIGHT INCHES IN THICKNESS HOLLOW CONCRETE BLOCK UNITS MAY BE 7 -5/8" x 7 -5/8" x 15 -5/8" MODULAR DIMENSIONS WITH CORRESPONDING WIDTHS FOR TIE COLUMNS AND TIE BEAMS, AND STRUCTURAL BEAMS AND COLUMNS, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE PLANS. b. QUALITY: STANDARD UNITS OF HOLLOW CONCRETE BLOCK SHALL CONFORM TO THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR HOLLOW LOAD- BEARING CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS ASTM C90. EXCEPT THAT THE MAXIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT SHALL NOT EXCEED 80 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ABSORPTION. 2.3 PLAIN CONCRETE: PLAIN CONCRETE IS CONCRETE CAST IN PLACE AND NOT REINFORCED FOR TENSION OR COMPRESSIVE STRESSES, BUT ONLY FOR SHRINKAGE AND CREEP. PLAIN CONCRETE SHALL BE MIXED, PLACED AND CURED AS SPECIFIED FOR CONCRETE ELSEWHERE. THE MINIMUM STRENGTH OF REGULAR CONCRETE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 2500 PSI IN 28 DAYS. UGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE SHALL BE NOT BE USED FOR PLAIN CONCRETE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE PLANS. 2.4 MORTAR: a. GENERAL• EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTES HEREIN, ALL MORTARS AND THE MATERIALS THEREIN SHALL CONFORM TO THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR MORTAR OF MASONRY UNITS, ASTM C270. 1. THE GRADATION OF AGGREGATES FOR MASONRY MORTAR SHALL BE SUCH THAT THE FINENESS MODUWS IS BETWEEN 1.2 AND 2.35 WHEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR AGGREGATE FOR MASONRY MORTAR, ASTM C144. 2. AGGREGATES SHALL BE QUARRIED OR WASHED IN FRESH WATER AND SHALL CONTAIN NOT MORE THAN 1/20 OF ONE PERCENT SALT BY WEIGHT. a. MORTAR: 1. MORTAR USED TO BOND MASONRY SHALL BE OF TYPE M. AND SHALL COMPLY WITH ETHER THE PROPERTY SPECIFICATIONS SET FORTH BELOW OF THE PROPORTION SPECIFICATIONS OF ASTM C270. MORTAR STRENGTH SPECIFICATIONS TYPE MINIMUM AVERAGE STRENGTH (PSI) M or S 2500 2. THE TYPE OF MORTAR BASED ON CONSIDERATION OF THE LOCATION OF THE UNIT MASONRY CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: USE OF LOCATION TYPE OF MORTAR EXTERIOR WALLS AND LOAD- BEARING WALLS M OR S MORTAR OR GROUT UNDER CONCENTRATED LOADS M 3. ALL HOLLOW UNIT MASONRY, OTHER THAT UNITS USED FOR SHEAR WALLS SHALL BE LAID WITH FULL MORTAR COVERAGE OF THE FACE SHELLS IN BOTH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL JOINTS, EXCEPT THE FIRST COURSE OF MASONRY OF FOUNDATIONS SHALL BE LAID IN FULL BEDDED MORTAR. 3. CONSTRUCTION DETAILS 3.1 GENERAL: a. REINFORCED CONCRETE SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THAT SECTION. b. SECOND HAND MASONRY UNITS SHALL NOT BE USED UNLESS THEY CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, ARE SOUND, HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY CLEANED AND ARE APPROVED FOR USE BY THIS ENGINEER. c. BOND SHALL BE PROVIDED BY LAPPING UNITS IN SUCCESSIVE VERTICAL COURSES IN A COMMON RUNNING BOND PATTERN. d. HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL JOINTS SHALL BE THREE- EIGHTHS OF AN INCH IN THICKNESS. 3.2 EXTERIOR WALLS: a. GENERAL: 1. EXTERIOR WALLS OF UNIT MASONRY SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM THICKNESS OF EIGHT INCHES, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 2. THE MAXIMUM AREA OF WALL PANELS OF 8 INCHES THICK UNIT MASONRY AS MEASURED BETWEEN THE CONCRETE MEMBERS WHICH FRAME THE PANEL SUCH AS TIE BEAMS AND TIE COWMNS, SHALL NOT EXCEED 240 SQUARE FEET, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS. b. HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENTS: MASONRY BEARING WALLS SHALL BE REINFORCED WITH AN APPROVED No. 8 LADDER -TYPE PREFABRICATED STEEL -WIRE REINFORCEMENT LAID IN EVERY SECOND HORIZONTAL JOINT, STARTING WITH THE SECOND JOINT ABOVE THE BEARING SURFACE HORIZONTAL WALL REINFORCEMENT SHALL LAP SIX INCHES. c. TIE BEAMS: 1. A TIE BEAM OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SHALL BE PLACED IN ALL WALLS OF MASONRY UNITS, AT EACH FLOOR LEVEL AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS, AND AT SUCH INTERMEDIATE LEVELS AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO LIMIT THE VERTICAL HEIGHTS OF THE MASONRY UNITS TO 15 FEET, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 2. TIE BEAMS SHALL BE REQUIRED WHERE INDICATED IN THE PLANS. A TIE BEAM SHALL NOT BE LESS IN DIMENSIONS OR REINFORCED THAN REQUIRED IN THE PLANS NOR LESS THAN NOMINAL EIGHT INCHES TIE BEAMS SHALL HAVE A HEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 12 INCHES AND SHALL NE REINFORCED WITH NOT LESS THAN FOUR 15 REINFORCING BARS PLACED TWO AT THE TOP AND TWO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BEAM WITH 13 STIRRUPS AT 48' D.C. WITH 4 STIRRUPS AT EACH BEND SPACED 12' O.C., UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ALL TIE BEAM BENDS MUST CONTAIN 3. CORNER BARS CORNER BARS SHALL BE 30' x 30' LONG 15 REINFORCEMENT BARS, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 4. CHANGES IN LEVEL OF TIE BEAMS SHALL BE MADE AT COLUMNS. THE CONCRETE IN TIE BEAMS SHALL BE PLACED TO BOND TO THE MASONRY UNITS IMMEDIATELY BELOW AND SHALL NOT BE SEPARATED THEREFROM BY WOOD, FELT, OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL WHICH MAY PREVENT BONDING. FELT PAPER, OR OTHER MEANS MAY BE USED TO PREVENT THE CELLS FROM FILLING WITH CONCRETE, PROVIDED THAT THE MATERIAL IS NOT WIDER THAN THE WIDTH OF THE CELLS AND IS DEPRESSED TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT. d. CHASES, RECESSES AND OPENINGS: 1. MASONRY UNIT WALLS REQUIRED TO BE A MINIMUM OF 8 INCHES THICK, SUCH AS EXTERIOR WALLS, FIRE WALLS, AND BEARING WALLS. CHASES OR RECESSES SHALL NOT BE DEEPER THAN ONE HALF THE WALL THICKNESS FOR AN AREA NOT EXCEEDING EIGHT SQUARE FEET. THE HORIZONTAL DIMENSION OF THE CHASE OF RECESS SHALL NOT EXCEED FOUR FEET, AND CHASING SHALL NOT REDUCE THE DIMENSION OF TIE BEAMS AND TIE COLUMNS TO LESS THAT REQUIRED. PROJECT A -I 00056 2. OPENINGS SHALL HAVE UNTELS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE WHERE SUCH LINTEL IS PRE CAST OR FORMED SEPARATELY FROM A TIE BEAM. IT SHALL BEAR NOT LESS THAN 8 INCHES ON THE MASONRY AT EACH END. WHERE SUCH LINTEL IS FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH THE TIE BEAM BY DEEPENING THE TIE BEAM ABOVE THE OPENING AND THE TIE BEAM ITSELF IS CAPABLE OF SAFELY SUPPORTING ALL LOADS, THE BEAM MAY SPAN UP TO 6 FEET IN LENGTH AND MAY BE DEEPEN NOT MORE THAN 8 INCHES WITHOUT ADDITIONAL REINFORCING. WHERE THE BEAM IS DEEPENED IN EXCESS OF EIGHT INCHES WITH A SPAN LESS THAN SIX FEET IN LENGTH AND THE TIE BEAM ITSELF IS CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING ALL LOADS, THE DROPPED PORTION SHALL CONTAIN A 2 - 15 HORIZONTAL BARS AT THE BOTTOM, BENT UP AT EACH END AND FASTENED TO THE UPPER TIE BEAM STEEL THE DROPPED PORTION SHALL BEAR AT LEAST EIGHT INCHES ON THE MASONRY AT EACH END. WHERE THE SPAN IS IN EXCESS OF SIX FEET, THE PRINCIPAL BEAM REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BEAM. ALL LINTELS SHALL BE SHORED UNTIL THE CONCRETE FILL STRENGTH HAS REACHED 100 OF ITS COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH. 4. REINFORCED CONCRETE MASONRY 4.1 STANDARDS: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF REINFORCED UNIT MASONRY SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS. a. BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR MASONRY STRUCTURES AG -ASCE 530. b. SPECIFICATIONS FOR MASONRY STRUCTURES ACI -ASCE 530.1 4.2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: a. TIE COLUMNS AND TIE BEAMS AS SET FORTH HEREIN ARE NOT REQUIRED WHERE REINFORCED MASONRY CONSTRUCTION IS INDICATED IN THE PLANS. b. REINFORCED UNIT MASONRY SHALL BE STEEL REINFORCED GROUTED HOLLOW -UNIT MASONRY. C. THIS ENGINEER SHALL INSPECT REINFORCEMENT FOR THE MASONRY PRIOR TO GROUTING THE CELLS. 4.3 MATERIALS AND TESTS: a. CONCRETE MASONRY: CONC. MASONRY SHALL HAVE AN AVERAGE PRISM STRENGTH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE OR BY THE UNIT STRENGTH METHOD (ACI 530 -TABLE 2) CONC. UNIT COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 3750 PSI. AVERAGE PRISM STRENGTH. fm (PSI) 1500 2500 3000 MASONRY BEARING WALLS XXXX MISCELLANEOUS XXXX b. GROUT: CONCRETE GROUT SHALL BE A PEA ROCK MIX WITH A MINIMUM AGGREGATE SIZE OF 3/8 INCH AND 28 DAY COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 2500 PSI. GROUT SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM C476. REINFORCING: 1. DEFORMED REINFORCING STEEL SHALL BE GRADE 60. 2. HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT: HORIZONTAL WALL REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE 8 -GAUGE LADDER TYPE, CONFORMING TO ASTM A82 AND SHALL BE GALVANIZED. WIDTH OF HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE TWO INCHES LESS THAN THE WIDTH OF THE MASONRY TRUSS TYPE HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT. 4.4 REINFORCED MASONRY COLUMNS AND WALLS: a. THE MINIMUM LENGTH OF LAP DEFORMED BARS IN GROUT, TENSION OR COMPRESSION SHALL BE 48 BR DIAMETERS, BUT NOT LESS THAN 24 INCHES. b. HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENT: 1. MASONRY BARING WALLS SHALL BE REINFORCED WITH AN APPROVED LADDER -TYPE PREFABRICATED STEEL -WIRE REINFORCEMENT LAID IN EVERY SECOND HORIZONTAL JOINT, STARTING WITH THE SECOND JOINT ABOVE THE BEARING SURFACE 2. MASONRY RETAINING WALLS SHALL BE REINFORCED WITH AN APPROVED LADDER -TYPE PREFABRICATED STEEL -WIRED REINFORCEMENT LAD IN EVERY HORIZONTAL JOINT, STARTING WITH THE BEARING SURFACE 3. HORIZONTAL WALL REINFORCEMENT SHALL LAP SIX INCHES. c. ANCHORAGE REQUIREMENTS: REINFORCED MASONRY WALLS SHALL BE SECURELY ANCHORED TO ADJACENT STRUCTURAL MEMBERS SUCH AS ROOFS, FLOORS, COLUMNS, PILASTERS, BUTTRESSES, AND INTERSECTION WALLS. REQUIRED ANCHORS SHALL BE EMBEDDED N REINFORCED GROUTED CELLS AS INDICATED IN THE PLANS OR EXTEND DUROWALL 4' INTO COWMN. d. MORTAR AND GROUT: 1. VERTICAL CELLS TO BE GROUTED SHALL PROVIDE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN CLEAR, UNOBSTRUCTED CONTINUOUS VERTICAL CORES MEASURING NOT LESS THAN TWO BY THREE INCHES. 2. GROUT SHALL BE A PLASTIC MIX HAVING A MAXIMUM SLUMP OF NINE INCHES PLUS OR MINUS ONE INCH. 3. GROUT SHALL BE PLACED BEFORE ANY INITIAL SET HAS OCCURRED, BUT IN NO CASE MORE THAN ONE -HALF HOURS AFTER THE MIX DESIGN WATER HAS BEEN ADDED. GROUTING SHALL BE A CONTINUOUS OPERATION NOT EXCEEDING FOUR FEET BETWEEN REINFORCED GROUTED CELLS AND WITH A MAXIMUM POUR UFT OF 12 FEET. GROUTING SHALL BE CONSOUDATED BETWEEN UFTS BY PUDDLING, ROD DING, PR MECHANICAL VIBRATION. e. BEARING: PRE CAST FLOOR AND ROOF UNITS SUPPORTED ON MASONRY WALLS SHALL PROVIDE MINIMUM BEARING OF THREE INCHES AND ANCHORAGE AS INDICATED ON PLANS. f. PROTECTION OF MASONRY: UNFINISHED WORK SHALL BE STEPPED BACK FOR JOINING WITH NEW WORK: TOOTHING SHALL BE PERMITTED ONLY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS ENGINEER. TOM A1.4pl,: CIVIL, STRUC7Utc,_ RAG' NO. 51562 DESIGN LOADS: BUILDING CODE: FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, LATEST EDITION DEAD LOADS: NORMAL WEIGHT CONC.: 150 P.C.F. ROOF DEAD LOAD: 25 P.S.F. PARTITION LOADS: 15 P.S.F. LIVE LOADS: ROOF LIVE LOAD: 30 P.S.F. FLOOR LIVE LOAD: 40 P.S.F. WIND LOADS: BASED ON ASCE 7 -98 EXP. C, COMPONENTS /CLADDING, CAT II V = 146 MPH GCPi = +/ -0.18 1 = 1.00 Kz =0.95, Kzt =1.0, Kd= 1.00/0.85 MEAN HEIGHT: 25 FT BASIC WIND PRESSURE: 51.58/43.84 P.S.F. 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