GENERAL
<br />1. NOTES AND DETAILS ON THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS TAKE
<br />PRECEDENCE OVER THESE STANDARD STRUCTURAL NOTES.
<br />DETAILS NOTES AS "TYPICAL DETAILS" SHALL BE USED WHENEVER
<br />APPLICABLE. REFER TO SPECIFICATIONS FOR INFORMATION NOT
<br />COVERED BY THESE NOTES OR DRAWINGS.
<br />2. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS, ELEVATIONS,
<br />AND SITE CONDITIONS BEFORE STARTING WORK, AND THE
<br />ENGINEER/ARCHITECT SHALL BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY, IN WRITING,
<br />OF ANY DISCREPANCIES. IN NO CASE SHALL DIMENSIONS BE SCALED
<br />FROM PLANS, SECTIONS, OR DETAILS ON THE STRUCTURAL
<br />DRAWINGS.
<br />3. ALL OMISSIONS AND CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS
<br />OF THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS AND/OR SPECIFICATIONS SHALL BE
<br />BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION, AND RESOLVED WITH, THE ENGINEER
<br />BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH ANY WORK SO INVOLVED.
<br />4. WHERE A CONSTRUCTION DETAIL IS NOT SPECIFICALLY SHOWN OR
<br />NOTES, THE DETAIL SHALL BE THE SAME AS FOR OTHER SIMILAR
<br />WORK.
<br />5. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF UTILITY
<br />SERVICES IN THE AREA TO BE EXCAVATED, BEFORE BEGINNING
<br />EXCAVATION.
<br />6. NO PIPES, DUCTS, SLEEVES, CHASES, ETC. SHALL BE PLACED IN OR
<br />THROUGH SLABS, BEAMS, OR WALLS, NOR SHALL ANY STRUCTURAL
<br />MEMBER BE CUT FOR PIPES, DUCTS, ETC. EXCEPT AS INDICATED ON
<br />THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL OBTAIN
<br />PRIOR APPROVAL FOR INSTALLATION OF ANY ADDITIONAL PIPES,
<br />DUCTS, ETC.
<br />7. ALL MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SHALL CONFORM TO THE
<br />REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2022 CBC.
<br />8. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSUME SOLE AND COMPLETE
<br />RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE JOB SITE CONDITIONS DURING THE
<br />COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT, INCLUDING SAFETY
<br />OF ALL PERSONS AND PROPERTY. THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL APPLY
<br />CONTINUOUSLY AND NOT BE LIMITED TO NORMAL WORKING HOURS.
<br />9. RETAIN A CALIFORNIA REGISTERED CIVIL ENGINEER TO DESIGN ALL
<br />TEMPORARY BRACING, SHORING, AND SUPPORT REQUIRED DURING
<br />CONSTRUCTION.
<br />10. INCLUDE ENGINEERING FEES, ENGINEERING DESIGN TIME AND
<br />BUILDING DEPARTMENT APPROVAL TIME IN THE COST OF PROPOSED
<br />MATERIAL ALTERNATIVES. CONTACT ENGINEER FOR FEE AMOUNT.
<br />SUBMIT MATERIAL ALTERNATIVE FOR REVIEW BEFORE
<br />CONSTRUCTION.
<br />DESIGN CRITERIA
<br />1. VERTICAL LOADS (GRAVITY):
<br />a) DEAD LOADS:
<br />MASONRY WALL 12"..........124 PSF
<br />MASONRY WALL 8"............78 PSF
<br />METAL DOOR......................7 PSF
<br />2. LATERAL LOADS:
<br />a) EARTHQUAKE DESIGN DATA:
<br />V = 0.15 W (ASD) (INCLUDES RHO = 1.3)
<br />SEISMIC IMPORTANCE FACTOR..........1
<br />RISK CATEGORY.....................................II
<br />MAPPED SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATIONS
<br />Ss....................................................1.520
<br />S1....................................................0.590
<br />SITE CLASS..............................................D
<br />SPECTRAL RESPONSE COEFFICIENTS
<br />Sds..................................................1.170
<br />Sd1..................................................0.850
<br />ANALYSIS PROCEDURE: EQUIVALENT LATERAL FORCE
<br />PROCEDURE
<br />b) WIND:
<br />BASIC WIND SPEED................................95 MPH
<br />SITE EXPOSURE......................................C
<br />IMPORTANCE FACTOR...........................1.0
<br />FOUNDATION
<br />1. SOILS INFORMATION:
<br />BEARING PRESSURE = 1500 PSF (13 INCREASE FOR WIND OR SEISMIC)
<br />2. BOTTOM OF FOOTING SHALL BE AT LEAST 24 INCHES BELOW THE
<br />LOWEST ADJACENT FINISHED GRADE INTO COMPETENT SOIL.
<br />3. REFER TO AND CHECK WITH ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR
<br />VARIOUS FLOOR SLOPES, DROPPED SLABS, DEPRESSIONS, CURBS,
<br />STEPS, WALKS DRAINS, DEPRESSED FLOOR, ETC. & DIMENSIONS NOT
<br />SHOWN.
<br />4. NO CONCRETE SHALL BE POURED IN ANY FOUNDATION UNTIL
<br />EXCAVATION HAS BEEN INSPECTED, EXCAVATION SHALL BE KEPT
<br />FREE OF LOOSE MATERIAL AND STANDING WATER.
<br />5. ALL SLEEVES THROUGH FOUNDATION WALLS AND UNDER FOOTING
<br />TO BE INSTALLED PRIOR TO FOUNDATION POUR. SEE TYPICAL
<br />DETAILS.
<br />6. NO SLEEVING OF ANY GRADE BEAM WILL BE PERMITTED UNLESS
<br />SHOWN ON STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER.
<br />7. THE ENGINEER HAS NO CONTROL OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
<br />DESIGN OF TEMPORARY SHORING, SCAFFOLDING, FORMING,
<br />UNDERPINNING, ETC., NOT DETAILED ON THESE PLANS.
<br />8. ALL EXCAVATIONS SHALL BE PROPERLY BACKFILLED. DO NOT PLACE
<br />BACKFILL BEHIND RETAINING WALLS BEFORE CONCRETE (OR
<br />GROUT) HAS OBTAINED FULL DESIGN STRENGTH. CONTRACTOR
<br />SHALL BRACE OR PROTECT ALL BUILDING AND PIT WALLS BELOW
<br />GRADE FROM LATERAL LOADS UNTIL ATTACHING FLOORS ARE
<br />COMPLETELY IN PLACE AND HAVE ATTAINED FULL STRENGTH.
<br />CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE FOR DESIGN, PERMITS, AND
<br />INSTALLATION OF SUCH BRACING.
<br />9. CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE ALL DIMENSIONS AND
<br />ELEVATIONS WITH ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS. NOTIFY
<br />STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, PRIOR TO FABRICATION OR ERECTION,
<br />WHEN DISCREPANCIES ARE FOUND.
<br />REBAR
<br />1. NO BRICK OR POROUS MATERIAL SHALL BE USED TO SUPPORT
<br />FOOTING STEEL OFF THE GROUND. PRECAST CONCRETE ADOBES
<br />ARE APPROVED.
<br />2. BAR REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE ASTM A615, GRADE 60.
<br />3. BAR REINFORCEMENT THAT IS NOT WELDED SHALL BE ASTM A706,
<br />GRADE 60. WELDING OF REINFORCING BARS SHALL CONFORM TO
<br />AWS D1.4-92 AND CBC STANDARDS 19-1. E90XX ELECTRODES SHALL
<br />BE USED, SPECIAL INSPECTION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL FIELD
<br />WELDING.
<br />4. SPLICES IN REINFORCING STEEL SHALL LAP AS FOLLOWS, UNLESS
<br />NOTES OTHERWISE: #3 THOUGH #6 =45 DIA., #7 TROUGH #11 = 56 DIA.
<br />HORIZONTAL SPLICES SHALL BE STAGGERED. NON-CONTACT
<br />SPLICES SHALL NOT BE SPACED TRANSVERSELY FARTHER APART 15THE REQUIRED LAP SPLICE LENGTH, OR 6 INCHES.
<br />5. THE CLEAR DISTANCE BETWEEN PARALLEL BARS SHALL BE FOUR
<br />BAR DIAMETERS BUT NO LESS THAN 112" U.O.N.. IN WALLS AND SLABS
<br />OTHER THAN THE CONCRETE JOIST CONSTRUCTION, BARS SHALL BE
<br />SPACED NOT FARTHER APART THAN THREE TIMES THE WALL OR
<br />SLAB THICKNESS, NOR 18 INCHES.
<br />6. REINFORCING STEEL SHALL HAVE A PROTECTED CONCRETE
<br />COVERING AS FOLLOWS, U.O.N.:
<br />WALL BARS BELOW GRADE:
<br />ON DIRT SIDE WHEN POURED AGAINST DIRT..... =3"
<br />ON DIRT SIDE WHEN FORMED.................... ........ =2"
<br />WALL BARS ABOVE GRADE:
<br />FOOTING PADS.................................... =3"
<br />SLABS (ON EARTH)............................=2"
<br />SLABS (LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE).... =34"
<br />SLABS (HARD ROCK CONCRETE).......=1"
<br />JOISTS (SIDES, TOPS, & SOFFITS)...=1"
<br />COLUMNS (TO MAIN STEEL)..............=2"
<br />BEAM, GIRDERS (SIDES, TOPS, & SOFFITS)...= 2"
<br />IN ALL OTHER CASES........................=112"
<br />7. WELDED WIRE FABRIC SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM A185 AND SHALL
<br />BE LAPPED 12 INCHES MINIMUM.
<br />8. ALL WALLS SHALL BE DOWELED TO SUPPORTING FOOTINGS, BEAMS,
<br />PADS, ETC., WITH BARS THE SAME SIZE AND SPACING AS VERTICAL
<br />BARS IN THE WALL UNLESS OTHERWISE DETAILED. ANCHORAGE OF
<br />DOWELS SHALL BE EQUIVALENT OF A BAR SPLICE.
<br />9. DOWEL REINFORCED SLABS TO WALLS AND OTHER EDGE MEMBERS
<br />PER TYPICAL DETAILS.
<br />10. ALL REINFORCING STEEL IS TO BE PLACED IN A RELATIVE POSITION
<br />SHOWN ON DRAWINGS. NO SPLICES IN ANY REINFORCING WILL BE
<br />PERMITTED EXCEPT THOSE SHOWN ON THE STRUCTURAL
<br />DRAWINGS.
<br />11. REINFORCING DETAILING, BENDING, AND PLACING SHALL BE ION
<br />ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONCRETE REINFORCING STEEL
<br />INSTITUTES "MANUAL OF STANDARD PRACTICE", LATEST EDITION.
<br />12. ALL REINFORCING STEEL, ANCHOR BOLTS, DOWELS, AND INSERTS
<br />SHALL BE WELL SECURED IN THE POSITION WITH THE WIRE
<br />POSITIONERS BEFORE PLACING CONCRETE OR GROUT. VERTICAL
<br />BARS IN THE MASONRY WALLS SHALL BE TIED IN POSITION AT THE
<br />TOP AND BOTTOM AND INTERVALS NOT EXCEEDING 200 BAR
<br />DIAMETERS.
<br />CONCRETE
<br />1. CEMENT SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM C150, TYPE II.
<br />2. AGGREGATES FOR NORMAL WEIGHT CONCRETE SHALL CONFORM TO
<br />ASTM C33.
<br />3. CONCRETE SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF
<br />2,500 PSI AT 28 DAYS: (4"MAX. SLUMP FOR FLATWORK).
<br />MIN. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH FOR WALLS TO BE 3,000 PSI
<br />MIN. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH FOR GRADE BEAMS TO BE 3,000 PSI
<br />MIN. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH FOR CAISSON TO BE 3,000 PSI
<br />4. ADMIXTURES MAY BE USED WITH PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE
<br />ENGINEER. ADMIXTURES SHALL COMPLY WITH ASTM C494 & C107
<br />AND BE OF A TYPE THAT INCREASES THE WORKABILITY OF THE
<br />CONCRETE, BUT SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED TO REDUCE THE
<br />SPECIFIED MINIMUM CEMENT CONTENT (CALCIUM CHLORIDE SHALL
<br />NOT BE USED).
<br />5. NO CONDUIT PLACED IN A CONCRETE SLAB SHALL HAVE AN OUTSIDE
<br />DIAMETER GREATER THAN 13 THE THICKNESS OF THE SLAB. NO
<br />CONDUIT SHALL BE EMBEDDED IN A SLAB THAT IS LESS THAN 312"
<br />THICK. EXCEPT FOR LOCAL OFFSETS, MINIMUM CLEAR DISTANCE
<br />BETWEEN CONDUITS SHALL BE THREE DIAMETERS ON CENTER
<br />(EXCEPT IF THE CONDUIT IS PASSING THROUGH).
<br />6. PROJECTING CORNERS OF SLABS, BEAMS, WALLS, COLUMNS, ETC.,
<br />SHALL BE FORMED WITH 34" CHAMFERS.
<br />7. REFER TO DRAWINGS OF OTHER DISCIPLINES FOR MOLDS,
<br />GROOVES, CLIPS, ORNAMENTS, OR GROUNDS REQUIRED TO BE CAST
<br />IN CONCRETE.
<br />8. ALL SLABS ON GRADE SHALL HAVE CONTROL JOINTS INSTALLED TO
<br />PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 15 FOOT SQUARES UNLESS DETAILED
<br />OTHERWISE ON THE PLANS. WHERE CONCRETE POURS ARE
<br />STOPPED, THE JOINTS SHALL BE FORMED. SEE "TYPICAL
<br />SLAB-ON-GRADE JOINT DETAIL".
<br />STRUCTURAL WOOD
<br />1. ALL FRAMING LUMBER SHALL BE DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH GRADE
<br />MARKED BY A RECOGNIZED GRADING AGENCY (WCLIB 0R WWPA),
<br />VOLUNTARY STANDARD DOC PS20-25.
<br />LIGHT FRAMING....................CONSTRUCTION
<br />JOISTS & PLANKS.................No. 2
<br />BEAMS & STRINGERS...........No. 1
<br />POST AND TIMBERS..............No. 1
<br />PARALLAM (PSL)....................2.0E WS (2900 Fb)
<br />MICROLLAM (LVL)..................2.0E WS (2900 Fb)
<br />VERTICAL STUDS:
<br />2x4 STUDS, 8'-0" LONG..........CONSTRUCTION GRADE
<br />2x4 STUDS, 8'-1" TO 14'-0".....No. 1
<br />2x6 STUDS..............................No. 2
<br />ALL OTHER LUMBER..............No. 1 STRUCTURAL LIGHT FRAMING
<br />2. ALL SILL PLATES RESTING ON CONCRETE OR MASONRY, WHICH IS IN
<br />CONTACT WITH EARTH OR RESTING ON FOUNDATIONS SHALL BE
<br />PRESSURE TREATED DOUGLAS FIR (PT.D.F.). ALL FASTENERS SUCH
<br />AS NAILS, BOLTS, SCREWS, ANCHOR BOLTS, ETC., ATTACHING
<br />P.T.D.F. OR FIRE-RETARDANT TREADED WOOD SHALL BE HOT-DIPPED
<br />ZINC COATED GALVANIZED OR STAINLESS STEEL (ASTM A153).
<br />3. WHERE STUD PARTITIONS JOIN CONCRETE OR MASONRY WALLS,
<br />THE END STUD WALL SHALL BE ANCHORED THERETO WITH 12" (BOLTS
<br />NEAR THE TOP & BOTTOM AND AT EACH ROW OF TIRE BLOCKING.
<br />SUCH BOLTS SHALL BE EMBEDDED IN TH EWALL NOT LESS THAN 23 OF
<br />THE WALL THICKNESS OR 8" MAX).
<br />4. CUTTING, NOTCHING, OR BORING OF STUDS SHALL BE PERMITTED
<br />ONLY AS DETAILED OR APPROVED BY ENGINEER AND/OR PER 2022
<br />CBC TABLE 2308.5.9 OR 2308.5.10.
<br />5. ALL NAILING SHALL CONFORM TO 2022 CBC TABLE 2304.10.1, AND
<br />SHALL BE COMMON NAILS, UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE ON PLANS
<br />AND DETAILS.
<br />6. ALL BOLY HEADS AND NUTS BEARING ON WOOD SHALL HAVE
<br />STANDARD CUT WASHERS. HOLES FOR BOLTS SHALL BE BORED 116"
<br />LARGER THAN THE NOMINAL DIAMETER. BOLTS IN THE WOOD SHALL
<br />NOT BE LESS THAN 7 DIAMETERS FROM THE END AND 4 DIAMETERS
<br />FROM THE EDGE OF THE MEMBER,
<br />7. TOP PLATES OF ALL WOOD STUD WALLS TO BE 2-2x MINIMUM (SAME
<br />WIDTH AS STUDS), LAP 48" MIN. WITH NOT LESS THAN 6-16d NAILS AT
<br />EACH LAP AND NOT MORE THAN 12" BETWEEN NAILS.
<br />8. PLYWOOD SHALL BE APA STRUCTURAL I RATED SHEATHING WITH
<br />EXTERIOR GLUE, PER DOC PS1 OR DOC PS2.
<br />9. PROVIDE DOUBLED JOISTS UNDER ALL PARALLEL PARTITIONS.
<br />10. ALL LAG SCREWS TO BE PREDRILLED, DRILL DIAMETER TO BE 40 TO
<br />70 PERCENT OF THREADED SHANK DIAMETER AND FULL DIAMETER
<br />FOR SMOOTH SHANK PORTION.
<br />11. RE-TIGHTEN ALL ANCHOR BOLTS JUST BEFORE CLOSING IN.
<br />12. ALL FRAMING ANCHORS, POST CAPS, BASES, HANGERS, STRAPS,
<br />ETC. SHALL BE AS MANUFACTURED BY "SIMPSON COMPANY" OR
<br />ENGINEER APPROVED EQUAL.
<br />13. PROVIDE BLOCKING OR BRIDGING PER 2021 NDS SECTION 4.4.1 &
<br />2022 CBC SECTION 2308.4.6 AND SECTION 2308.5.7.
<br />14. MOISTURE CONTENT OF WOOD AT TIME OF PLACING SHALL NOT
<br />EXCEED 19 PERCENT.
<br />15. MACHINE BOLTS SHALL BE GRADE-A CONFORMING TO ASTM A307.
<br />ANCHOR BOLTS SHALL BE ASTM F1554, GRADE 36. NUTS FOR
<br />MACHINE BOLTS AND ANCHOR BOLTS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM
<br />A563, HEX GRADE-A. THREADED RODS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM
<br />A36. THREADED AND NUTTED ANCHOR BOLTS SHALL BE ASTM F1554,
<br />GRADE 36. ROUNDS WASHERS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM F436.
<br />CONCRETE MASONRY
<br />1. CONCRETE MASONRY WALL SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM 28 DAY
<br />COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF f'm = 1,500 PSI.
<br />2. CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS SHALL BE MEDIUM WEIGHT UNITS
<br />CONFORMING TO ASTM C90, GRADE N-I, WITH MAXIMUM LINEAR
<br />SHRINKAGE OF 0.06% (1,900 PSI MIN).
<br />3. MORTAR SHALL BE TYPE S, CONFORMING ASTM C270 (MINIMUM 1,900
<br />PSI AT 28 DAYS).
<br />4. GROUT SHALL BE COURSE GROUT AS DEFINES IN ASTM C476 WITH 38"
<br />MAXIMUM AGGREGATE SIZE (MIN COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 2,000
<br />PSI AT 28 DAYS).
<br />5. FILL ALL CELLS WITH GROUT. ALL GROUT SHALL BE CONSOLIDATED
<br />WITH A MECHANICAL VIBRATOR.
<br />6. HIGH LIFT GROUTED CONSTRUCTION SHALL CONFORM TO TMS
<br />602/ACI 530.1/ASCE 6 SECTION 3.5 TABLE 7. SPECIAL SHALL BE
<br />PROVIDED FOR HIGH-LIFT CONSTRUCTION.
<br />7. WHEN GROUTING IS STOPPED FOR ONE HOUR OR LONGER, HORIZ.
<br />CONSTRUCTION JOINTS SHALL BE FORMED BY STOPPING THE
<br />GROUT POUR 112" BELOW TOP OF THE UPPER MOST UNIT.
<br />8. VERTICAL REINFORCEMENTS SHALL BE CONTINUOUS FROM FLOOR
<br />TO ROOF, UNLESS SHOWN OTHERWISE.
<br />9. ALL HORIZONTAL REINFORCEMENTS SHALL BE PLACED IN BOND
<br />BEAM OR LINTEL BEAM UNITS. ALL BOND BEAM BLOCKS SHALL BE
<br />DEEP CUT UNITS.
<br />10. ANCHOR BOLTS MUST BE SET WITH TEMPLATES AND HELD IN PLACE
<br />PRIOR TO GROUTING, PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INCH OF GROUT
<br />BETWEEN ANCHOR BOLTS AND MASONRY.
<br />11. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF MASONRY MUST BE VERIFIED BY PRISM
<br />TESTING PRIOR TO AND DURING CONSTRUCTION AS SPECIFIED IN
<br />CBC SECTION 2105.2.2.2.
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<br />jose@ramirezstructural.com
<br />(562) 519-6045
<br />ig: @ramirezstructural
<br />www.ramirezstructural.com
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