GENERAL NOTES CONCRETE NOTES STRUCTURAL STEEL NOTES MASONRY NOTES S T R U C T U R A L S T R U C T U R A L G E N E R A L N O T E S NOTES APPLY TO ALL STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS WIND LOADS WIND DESIGN SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE SHOP DRAWINGS FOR THE FABRICATION AND PLACEMENT OF REINFORCING STEEL SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER BEFORE FABRICATION COMMENCES ALL STEEL COLUMNS IN CMU WALLS SHALL HAVE TIES AT 16 O C VERTICALLY PROVIDE TIES ON EACH FACE OF COLUMN IN CONTACT WITH CMU CONCRETE SHALL BE PLACED ONLY AFTER APPROVAL OF THE REINFORCEMENT AND MIX DESIGNS BY THE ACTING SPECIAL INSPECTION AGENCY OR THE ENGINEER MEMBERS NOTED AS CONTINUOUS CONT ARE INTENDED TO HAVE FULL PENETRATION WELDS AT ANY SPLICES STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS SHALL BE USED WITH SPECIFICATIONS AND WITH ARCHITECTURAL MECHANICAL CIVIL AND ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS WHICH SHALL BE CONSULTED FOR SIZE LOCATION ETC OF ALL OPENINGS INVERTS PIPING AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR ARCHITECTURAL MECHANICAL CIVIL AND ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS ALL CONCRETE WORK SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ACI 318 BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE LATEST EDITION AND ACI 301 SPECIFICATIONS FOR STRUCTURAL CONCRETE FOR BUILDINGS LATEST EDITION INCLUDING ALL REVISIONS EXCEPT AS MODIFIED HEREIN BUCHART HORN WILL ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY AND OR LIABILITY FOR PROBLEMS WHICH ARISE FROM FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE PLANS SPECIFICATIONS AND THE DESIGN INTENT THEY CONVEY OR FOR PROBLEMS WHICH ARISE FROM OTHERS FAILURE TO OBTAIN AND OR FOLLOW THE ENGINEER S GUIDANCE ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL APPLICABLE CODES AND REGULATIONS APPROPRIATE SAFETY MEASURES SATISFYING LOCAL AND OSHA REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED PROPER TEMPORARY BRACING OF ALL CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS IS THE CONTRACTOR S RESPONSIBILITY IF DURING DEMOLITION EXISTING CONDITIONS DO NOT AGREE WITH INFORMATION SHOWN ON THE DESIGN DRAWINGS THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE ENGINEER IMMEDIATELY THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOCATION AND PROTECTION OF ALL EXISTING UTILITIES DURING CONSTRUCTION AND THE REPAIR OF ANY DAMAGED FACILITIES SECTIONS AND DETAILS SHOWN WHILE DRAWN FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS ARE INTENDED TO ESTABLISH THE GENERAL TYPES OF DETAILS TO BE USED THROUGHOUT DRAWINGS SHOULD NOT BE SCALED CONTACT THE ENGINEER FOR CLARIFICATION OF ANY DIMENSION IN QUESTION CONCRETE SHALL BE SUPPLIED BY A QUALIFIED READY MIXED CONCRETE PLANT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS FOOTINGS SLAB ON DECK INTERIOR SLABS ON GRADE EXTERIOR CONCRETE f c 3000PSI 4000PSI 40000PSI W C 0 5 0 45 0 40 SLUMP 3 5 3 5 3 5 ENTRAINED AIR 4 TO 7 FOR ALL EXPOSED CONCRETE FOOTINGS PIERS EXTERIOR SLABS AND WHERE OTHERWISE NOTED ALL CONCRETE EXPOSED TO FREEZING TEMPERATURE SHALL BE AIR ENTRAINED U N O COARSE AGGREGATE SHALL BE AASHTO NO 57 STONE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE SIZE 1 5 SUBMIT MIX DESIGNS TO ENGINEER FOR APPROVAL NO ADMIXTURES PERMITTED WITHOUT ENGINEER S APPROVAL CHLORIDE CONTAINING ADMIXTURES ARE NOT PERMITTED FINE AGGREGATE MUST BE NATURAL SAND UNLESS APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER ANCHOR BOLT LAYOUT SHALL BE PERFORMED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR AIR ENTRAINING ADMIXTURES ARE NOT PERMITTED ON TROWEL FINISHED SLABS ALL DIMENSIONS SHALL BE VERIFIED BY THE CONTRACTOR LAYOUT SHALL BE CHECKED AND COORDINATED BETWEEN ALL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK FOR INTERIOR SLABS ON GRADE 4 THICK SHOP DRAWINGS PREPARED BY THE SUBCONTRACTORS SUPPLIERS ETC SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE ENGINEER FOR CONFORMANCE WITH DESIGN CONCEPT ONLY EACH SHOP DRAWING SUBMITTED SHALL BE STAMPED INITIALED AND DATED AS BEING REVIEWED BY THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER GENERAL CONTRACTOR WORK SHALL NOT BEGIN WITHOUT THE REVIEW BY THE ENGINEER ANY ENGINEERING DESIGN PROVIDED BY OTHERS AND SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW OR RECORD SHALL BEAR THE STAMP AND SIGNATURE OF A PROFESSIONAL STRUCTURAL ENGINEER REGISTERED IN THE STATE IN WHICH THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WHERE THESE SPECIFICATIONS CONFLICT WITH OTHER PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS THE MORE STRICT I E HIGHER COST OPTION SHALL GOVERN LOAD COMBINATIONS SHALL BE PER SECTION 1605 OF THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE 1 5 PSF 3 PSF 3 PSF 1 5 PSF 3 PSF 4 PSF 4 PSF 20 PSF 250 PSF 70 PSF 100 PSF 80 PSF 125 PSF 100 PSF 150 PSF 90MPH C 1 15 0 18 LOADING NOTES DEAD LOADS MEMBRANE METAL DECK FRAMING INSULATION GYPSUM CEILING MECH AND ELEC MISCELLANEOUS TOTAL LIVE LOADS SLAB ON GRADE OFFICES CORRIDORS CORRIDORS ABOVE FIRST STORAGE ASSEMBLY 2ND FLOOR MEZZANINE BASIC WIND SPEED EXPOSURE CATEGORY Iw INTERNAL PRESSURE COEFF SEISMIC CRITERIA SEISMIC DESIGN SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE IE SITE CLASS Ss Si Sds Sdi SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY SEISMIC USE GROUP DESIGN BASE SHEAR V ANALYSIS PROCEDURE FOUNDATION NOTES 1 25 C 0 1472 0 0488 0 118 0 055 A 3 0 01 EQUIV LATERAL FORCE CONTRACTOR SHALL HIRE A GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT DURATION TO MONITOR AND PROVIDE CONSULTATION ON ALL SOIL RELATED ACTIVITIES NO CONSTRUCTION ON SUBGRADE SURFACES SHALL BE PERMITTED PRIOR TO THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER S INSPECTION AND APPROVAL OF SUBGRADE SURFACES TO BE CONFIRMED BY THE CONTRACTORS GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE BEARING PRESSURES FOR NEW STRUCTURE FOUNDATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS 2000 PSF NO CONSTRUCTION ON SUBGRADE SURFACES SHALL BE PERMITTED PRIOR TO THE ENGINEER S INSPECTION AND APPROVAL OF SUBGRADE SURFACES IF TESTING REVEALS LOWER ALLOWABLE BEARING PRESSURES THAN LISTED ABOVE CONTACT THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER DO NOT PERFORM CUT AND FILL PROCEDURES WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER ANY CUT AND FILL PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN ORDER TO RAISE THE ALLOWABLE BEARING WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER WILL BE AT THE CONTRACTORS EXPENSE AGGREGATE BACKFILL SHALL BE AS PER THE SPECIFICATIONS ALL EXCAVATIONS SHALL BE PROPERLY AND CONTINUOUSLY DE WATERED DURING CONSTRUCTION GROUNDWATER MUST BE MAINTAINED 1 FOOT BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE EXCAVATION UNTIL TANK CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE SIMILARLY OSHA APPROVED SLOPES SHALL BE CONTINUOUSLY PROTECTED AGAINST EROSION BOTTOM OF ALL FOOTING TO BE PLACED 3 6 BELOW FINISH GRADE UNLESS NOTED TO BE OF GREATER DEPTH OVEREXCAVATE ALL FOOTINGS TO A DEPTH OF 1 2 OF THE FOOTING WIDTH MINIMUM ON SITE REPRESENTATIVE TO DETERMINE IF ADDITIONAL OVEREXCAVATION WILL BE REQUIRED BASED ON FIELD CONDITIONS METAL DECK NOTES INSTALLATION OF ALL DECKING SHALL BE IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE