11-1075-022GENERAL STRUCTURAL NOTES
A. REFERENCES
1. FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2007 RESIDENTIAL EDITION.
2. WIND LOAD CRITERIA:
BASED ON ANSI /ASCE 7 -05 BASIC WIND VELOCITY 146 MPH,
OCCUPANCY CATEGORY II, EXPOSURE "C ", Kd = 0.85,
IMPORTANCE FACTOR = 1.0, ENCLOSED BUILDING
B. GENERAL
1. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FIELD CHECK ALL DIMENSIONS ON THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS AND
VERIFY SAME ON THE ARCHITECTURAL SET. ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS SUCH AS; SLAB
DEPRESSIONS, WATERPROOFING, CURBS, MECHANICAL OPENINGS, FASCIA FRAMING AND
BRACING SHALL BE INSTALLED AS SHOWN ON THE ARCHITECTURAL SET.
2. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHORING AND BRACING TO ENSURE SAFE
WORKING CONDITIONS AT ALL TIMES. ALL CONSTRUCTION SHALL CONFORM TO THE FLORIDA
BUILDING CODE.
C. CONCRETE
1. SHALL BE A MIX DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A.C.I. 301 TO ACHIEVE A 28 -DAY
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 3,000 P.S.I. AND A SLUMP OF 4 ".
2. TRANSPORTATION, PLACING AND CURING OF CONCRETE SHALL COMPLY WITH A.C.I. 318
BUILDING CODE (LATEST EDITION).
3. ALL CONCRETE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS SHALL HAVE CONCRETE STRENGTH TESTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH A.S.T.M. STANDARDS, F.B.C. 2007, AND A.C.I. 318 (LATEST EDITION). TEST
CYLINDERS MUST BE TAKEN EVERY 50 CUBIC YARDS ON CONCRETE PRIOIR TO PLACEMENT,
TESTING LAB SHALL PROVIDE COPIES OF CONCRETE TEST RESULTS TO ENGINEER OFFICE FOR
REVIEW.
4. CONCRETE MIX DESIGN SHALLBE SUBMITTED TO ENGINEERS OFFICE FOR REVIEW.
5. CONTRACTOR SHALL CHECK ALL DRAWINGS AND APPLICABLE MANUFACTURER'S SHOP
DRAWINGS FOR LOCATION OF ALL EMBEDDED ITEMS, SUCH AS PIPE SLEEVES, ANCHOR BOLTS,
ETC. PRIOR TO PLACING CONCRETE.
6. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED ON PLANS, MINIMUM CONCRETE COVER TO REINFORCING STEEL
SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACI 318.
SPECIFIC CONCRETE COVERS ARE GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING:
FOOTINGS: BOTT. = 3" CLEAR
TOP = 2 CLEAR TO TIES
SIDE = 2" CLEAR TO TIES
SLAB ON GRADE: BOTT. = 2" CLEAR WHEN POURED ON 6" MIL VAPOR BARRIER
TOP = 1 1/2" CLEAR
COLUMNS & BEAMS BOTT. = 1 1/2" CLEAR
TOP = 1 1/2" CLEAR
SIDES = 1 1/2" CLEAR
7. EACH CUBIC YARD OF CONCRETE SHALL CONTAIN A MIN. OF 5 BAGS OF CEMENT.
10. CONC. DESIGN MIX SHALL BE REVIEWED & APPROVED BY ENGINEER OF RECORD PRIOR
PLACING ANY DESIGN MIX.
D. REINFORCING STEEL
1. SHALL BE DEFORMED BARS, FREE FROM LOOSE RUST AND SCALE, AND CONFORM TO A.S.T.M.
A615 GRADE 60.
2. ALL ACCESSORIES SHALL HAVE UPTURNED LEGS, AND BE PLASTIC DIPPED AFTER
FABRICATION. ACCESSORIES FOR REINFORCING SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
A.C.I. 315 (LATEST EDITION).
3. SUPPORT BARS SHALL BE #5 OR GREATER AND NOT SPACED MORE THAN 4' -0" O.C.
SUPPORT BARS AND ENDS OF MAIN REINFORCING SHALL NOT EXTEND MORE THAN 1' -8" PAST
OUTERMOST CHAIR OR SUPPORT BAR.
4. A MINIMUM OF 3 SUPPORT BARS AND 3 INDIVIDUAL HIGH CHAIRS FOR EACH SUPPORT BAR
SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR TOP REINFORCING.
5. ALL PLACEMENT OF REINFORCING BARS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUAL OF
STANDARD PRACTICE OF THE CONCRETE REINFORCING STEEL INSTITUTE.
6. PLASTIC TIPPED COLUMN SPACERS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR VERTICAL COLUMN
REINFORCING STEEL, SUCH THAT A 2" MINIMUM CLEARANCE IS MAINTAINED,
E. STRUCTURAL STEEL
1. STRUCTURAL STEEL SHALL CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING GRADES:
a. ALL WF, ANGLE BASE PLATES, CONN. PLATES (UON) - - - - -- -ASTM A36 (FY =36 KSI)
b. STRUCTURAL TUBE --------------------- - - - - -- -ASTM A500, GRADE B (FY =46 KSI)
c. STEEL PIPE-------------------------- - - - - -- -ASTM A53, GRADE B (FY =36 KSI)
d. ANCHOR BOLTS ( U.O.N.) ------------------------- ASTM A307
2. ALL STRUCTURAL STEEL SHALL BE DETAILED, FABRICATED, CORROSION PROTECTED &
ERECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AISC CODE OF STANDARD PRACTICE, LATEST EDITION,
EXCEPT AS MODIFIED IN THES ENOTES. PROVIDE IN SHOP ONE COAT OF RUST INHIBITING PAINT
FOR ALL EXPOSED STRUCTURAL STEEL.
3. ALL EXTERIOR COLUMNS, BASE & CAP PLATES SHALL BE HOT DIPPED GALVANIZED AFTER
4. ALL ANCHOR BOLTS, HEADED STUDS SHALL BE HOT DIPPED GALVANIZED EXCEPT THAT
EXPANSION BOLTS FOR REAR EXTERIOR COLUMNS SHALL BE TYPE 304 STAINLESS STEEL AS
MANUFACTURED BY RAMSET /REDHEAD.
5. CONNECTIONS SHALL BE BOLTED /WELDED AS SHOWN ON PLANS. THE FABRICATOR IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF CONNECTIONS NOT SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS. GENERALLY,
CONNECTIONS SHOWN ON THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS ARE SCHEMATIC AND ARE ONLY
INTENDED TO SHOW THE RELATIONSHIP OF MEMBERS CONNECTED.
6. GROUT FOR COLUMN BASE PLATES SHALL BE NON- SHRINK, NON- METALLIC GROUT SUCH AS
MASTER FLOW 713, AS MANUFACTURED BY MASTER BUILDERS OR APPROVED EQUAL (5000 PSI)
8. ALL EXPOSED STRUCTURAL STEEL MEMBERS SHALL BE HOT DIPPED GALVANIZED AFTER
FABRICATION. TOUCH -UP IN FIELD AT WELDS AS REQUIRED.
F. WELDING
ALL WELDING TO BE DONE BY CERTIFIED WELDERS. WELDING SHALL BE MADE WITH E70XX
ELECTRODES AND CONFORM TO THE CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE A.I.S.C. AND THE
AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY.
G. MASONRY
1. CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE STANDARD
SPECIFICATION FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LOAD BEARING CONCRETE MASONRY,
NCMA TR -75B AND ACI 530.1.
2. HOLLOW MASONRY UNITS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM C -90, TYPE -1, "STANDARD
SPECIFICATIONS FOR HOLLOW LOAD BEARING CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS"
3. MORTAR SHALL CONFORM TO ASTMC -270, TYPE 'M' WITH A MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
AT 28 DAYS OF 2500 PSI.
4. HORIZONTAL JOINT REINFORCING SHALL BE STANDARD NO. 9 LADDER TYPE FOR 8" THICK
MASONRY UNITS, AS MANUFACTURED BY "DUR- O -WAL ", HOT DIPPED GALVANIZED, OR ENGINEER
APPROVED EQUAL PLACED AT EVERY 2ND BLOCK COURSE (16" VERTICALLY) FOR ALL
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WALLS. THE JOINT REINFORCING SHALL EXTEND 8" INTO ADJACENT
COLUMNS.
5. WHEN COLUMNS ARE CONSTRUCTED FIRST, BLOCK AND COLUMN SHALL BE TIED THRU 20
GAUGE GALVANIZED CORRUGATED DOVETAIL SLOTS AND 1" X 5" X 16 GA. GALVANIZED
CORRUGATED DOVETAIL ANCHORS AT THE SAME LOCATION AND SPACING AS THE HORIZONTAL
JOINT REINFORCING.LED IN
6. WHENEVER ANCHOR BOLTS ARE TO BE SET IN MASONRY, TWO CELLS AT THE SETTING
LOCATION SHALL BE FILLED WITH CONCRETE.
7. MAXIMUM POUR LIFT FOR MASONRY UNITS AND GROUT POUR HEIGHT SHALL BE 4' -0 ".
8. SLUMP 9" + 1 " FOR GROUT
9. REFER TO ADDITIONAL REINFORCING NOTES ON FLOOR PLANS.
10. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF UNIT MASONRY SHALL BE MIN. OF 1900 PSI RESULTING IN
Vm = 1500 PSI
11. GROUT SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM C476
SLUMP 8 -11, MAXIMUM COMPRESSIVE
STRENGTH AT 28 DAYS = 3000 PSI
SUBMIT MIX FOR REVIEW.
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H. NOA /SPECIALTY ENGINEER
1. ALL PRE - ENGINEERED, PREMANUFACTURED ITEMS REQUIRE MIAMI -DADE 'NOTICE OF
APPROVAL (NOA). CERTAIN ENGINEERED ITEMS REQUIRE ANALYSIS, DESIGNS, DRAWINGS &
DETAILS TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR'S /MANUFACTURER'S SPECIALTY
ENGINEER(S) REGISTERED TO PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE SPECIALTY
ENGINEER'S SERVICE MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED WHEN REQUESTED BY THE ENGINEER OF
RECORD (EOR). THESE ITEMS INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
2. FOR ITEMS THAT REQUIRE ANALYSIS, DESIGNS, DRAWINGS & DETAILS BY THE SPECIALTY
ENGINEER, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL SUCH SERVICES THRU HIS SPECIALTY
ENGINEERS) AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE OWNER OR TO THE ARCHITECT /ENGINEER. ALL
SUCH CALCULATIONS AND DRAWINGS SHALL BE DULY SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE
CONTRACTOR'S SPECIALTY ENGINEER(S).
I. SHOP DRAWINGS (ALUMINUM BARS)
PRIOR TO FABRICATION, SUBMIT TO THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER FOR REVIEW, FOUR SETS OF
SHOP DRAWINGS FOR ALL REINFORCING & STRUCTURAL STEEL (CERTIFIED MILL TESTS ARE
ALSO REQUIRED PRIOR TO ERECTION). FOR COMPONENTS OUTLINED IN NOTES 'J', SUBMIT
FOUR SETS OF SHOP DRAWINGS & DESIGN CALCULATIONS SIGNED & SEALED BY
FABRICATORS SPECIALTY ENGINEER REGISTERED TO PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
J. BRACING
1. THE FRAME SHALL BE BUILT TRUE AND PLUMB AND TEMPORARY BRACING SHALL BE
INTRODUCED WHEREEVER NECESSARY TO TAKE CARE OF ALL LOADS TO WHICH THE
STRUCTURE MAY BE SUJECTED. INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION OF SAME. SUCH
BRACING SHALL BE THE REPSONSIBILITY OF THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND SHALL BE
LEFT IN PLACE AS LONG AS REQUIRED FOR SAFETY.
K. WOOD
1. WOOD MEMBERS IN CONVENTIONAL FRAMING SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM ALLOWABLE BENDING
STRESS OF 1,200 P.S.I.; MINIMUM ALLOWABLE SHEAR STRESS OF 70 P.S.I. AND MODULUS OF
ELASTICITY OF 1,200,000 P.S.I. AT 19% MOISTURE CONTENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A.I.T.C.
STANDARDS.
2. WOOD MEMBERS SHALL BE SOUTHERN YELLOW PINE P.T. #2 WITH A 19% MOISTURE CONTENT.
L. SHORING
1. FORMS AND SHORING FOR CONCRETE SLABS AND BEAMS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO
WITHSTAND THE DEAD LOAD OF CONCRETE AND THE ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION LOADS.
2. WHEN CASTING A SLAB, THERE SHALL BE SHORING BELOW IT CONTINUOUS TO THE GROUND.
3. IN NO CASE SHALL SLAB AND BOTTOM BEAM FORMS BE STRIPPED EARLIER THAN 21 DAYS
AFTER PLACEMENT AND UNTIL THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 3,200 P.S.I. (FOR 4,000 P.S.I.)
AND 4,000 P.S.I. (FOR 5,000 P.S.I.) HAS BEEN ATTAINED.
4. THE SYSTEM OF SHORING SHALL BE INSPECTED AND APPROVED BY THE CONTRACTOR'S
SPECIALTY ENGINEER PRIOR TO INSPECTION OF BY THE THRESHOLD /SPECIAL INSPECTOR.
5. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FORMWORK AND SHORING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE A.C.I.
318 BUILDING CODE (LATEST EDITION) AND BE ENTIRELY THE REPSONSIBILITY OF THE
GENERAL CONTRACTOR.
6. SHORING DRAWINGS SHALL BE PROVIDED BY GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND SHALL BE
DESIGNED, SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE CONTRACTOR'S SPECIALTY ENGINEER REGISTERED
TO PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
M. LINTELS
ALL DOOR AND WINDOW OPENINGS IN LOAD BEARING AND NON -LOAD BEARING MASONRY
WALLS SHALL HAVE EITHER CAST -IN -PLACE OR PRECAST CONCRETE LINTELS, IF P/C LINTELS
ARE USED, PROVIDE MIAMI -DADE NOA'S FOR ALL SUCH LINTELS. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED,
PROVIDE CAST -IN -PLACE LINTELS.
NOTE
SOIL TO BE TERMITE TREATED AS PER F.B.C. A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE SHALL BE
ISSUED TO THE BLDG. DEPT. BY THE LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY THAT CONTAINS
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "THE BUILDING HAS RECEIVED A COMPLETE TREATMENT FOR
THE PREVENTION OF SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES. TREATMENT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES
& LAWS ESTABLISHED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER
SERVICES."
SOIL STATEMENT
SOIL AT THIS SITE IS SAND & ROCK ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE DESIGN LOAD OF 2000 PSF.
AFTER EXCAVATION SIGNED AND SEALED LETTER WILL BE SUBMITTED BY THE ARCHITECT OR
THE ENGINEER ATTESTING THAT THE SITE HAS BEEN OBSERVED AND THE FOUNDATION
CONDITIONS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE UPON WHICH THE DESIGN IS BASED ON.
PLAN NOTES :
1. ALL CONC. FOOTINGS MONOLITHIC W/ SLAB
2. PLACE ALL CONC. SLABS OVER 6 MIL. VAPOR BARRIER OVER TERMITE TREATED, CLEAN &
WELL COMPACTED FILL.
3. I I I'uLL DENOTES 8" MASONRY BEARING WALL REINF. W/ #9 GALV. LADDER TYPE HORIZ.
JOINT REINF. ® 16" O.C.
4. FOR VERTICAL REINF, SEE FLOOR PLAN.
5. CJ INDICATES 1/8" WIDE x 1" DEEP SAW CUT JOINT WITHIN 24 HOURS OF CONC. PLACEMENT
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