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1.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY ALL DIMENSION PRIOR TO STARTING <br />CONSTRUCTION. THE DESIGN TEAM SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF ANY DISCREPANCIES <br />OR INCONSISTENCIES. <br />2.ALL DRAWINGS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE A PART OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. <br />THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REVIEW AND COORDINATION <br />OF ALL DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO THE START OF CONSTRUCTION. <br />ANY DISCREPANCIES SHALL BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE ENGINEER <br />PRIOR TO THE START OF CONSTRUCTION SO THAT CLARIFICATION CAN BE <br />PROVIDED. ANY WORK PERFORMED IN CONFLICT WITH THE CONTRACT <br />DOCUMENTS OR CODE REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE CORRECTED BY THE <br />CONTRACTOR AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE AND AT NO EXPENSE TO THE OWNER OR <br />ENGINEER. <br />3.MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP TO CONFORM WITH PART TWO OF THE 2025 <br />EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, WITH CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />AMENDMENTS AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. <br />4.NOTES AND DETAILS ON DRAWINGS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER GENERAL <br />NOTES AND TYPICAL DETAILS. WHERE NOT DETAILS ARE GIVEN, CONSTRUCTION <br />SHALL BE AS SHOWN FOR SIMILAR WORK. <br />5.REFERENCE TO CODES, RULES, REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, MANUFACTURER’S <br />INSTRUCTIONS OR REQUIREMENTS OF REGULATORY AGENCIES IS TO THE LATEST <br />PRINTED EDITION OF EACH IN EFFECT AT THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF BID UNLESS <br />THE DOCUMENT DATE IS SHOWN. <br />6.DETAILS ON SHEETS TITLED “TYPICAL DETAILS” APPLY TO SITUATIONS OCCURRING <br />ON THE PROJECT THAT ARE THE SAME OR SIMILAR TO THOSE SPECIFICALLY <br />REFERENCED. SUCH DETAILS ARE NOT NOTED AT EACH LOCATION THAT THEY <br />OCCUR. <br />7.DO NOT SCALE THE DRAWINGS. <br />8.THE CONTRACT STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS REPRESENT THE FINISHED STRUCTURE. <br />THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE MEASURES NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE <br />STRUCTURE DURING CONSTRUCTION. SUCH MEASURES INCLUDE, BUT MAY NOT BE <br />LIMITED TO, BRACING AND SHORING FOR LOADS DURING CONSTRUCTION. <br />OBSERVATION VISITS TO THE SITE BY THE ENGINEER WILL NOT INCLUDE <br />OBSERVATION OF THE ABOVE NOTED ITEMS. <br />9.INFORMATION SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS RELATED TO EXISTING CONDITIONS <br />REPRESENTS THE PRESENT KNOWLEDGE, BUT WITHOUT GUARANTEE OF <br />ACCURACY. REPORT CONDITIONS THAT CONFLICT WITH THE CONTRACT <br />DOCUMENTS TO THE OWNER. DO NOT DEVIATE FROM THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS <br />WITHOUT WRITTEN DIRECTION FROM THE OWNER. <br />10.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE <br />TO WORK AND MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL APPLICABLE JURISDICTIONS. <br />EXECUTE WORK TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PERSONS AND ADJACENT PROPERTY <br />AGAINST DAMAGE BY FALLING DEBRIS AND OTHER HAZARDS IN CONNECTION WITH <br />THIS WORK. <br />11.REFER TO ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR SIZE AND LOCATION OF FLOOR, ROOF <br />AND WALL OPENINGS NOT SHOWN ON THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS. COORDINATE <br />THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF OPENINGS ASSOCIATED WITH, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, <br />ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING TRADES. SUBMIT FINAL SIZING AND <br />LOCATION REQUIREMENTS OF OPENINGS TO THE OWNER FOR REVIEW. <br />12.CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL SHALL BE SPREAD OUT IF PLACED ON FRAMED ROOF <br />OR FLOOR. LOAD SHALL NOT EXCEED THE DESIGN LIVE LOAD PER SQUARE FOOT. <br />PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHORING AND/OR BRACING WHERE STRUCTURE HAS NOT <br />ATTAINED DESIGN STRENGTH. <br />I. GENERAL <br />General Structural Notes <br />1.VERSA-LAM TO COMPLY WITH ESR-1040 / LARR 24998. PARALLAM PSL AND <br />MICROLLAMS LVL TO COMPLY WITH ESR-1387 / LARR 25202. <br />2.MICROLLAMS LVL TO BE MANUFACTURED BY TRUSS JOIST WITH THE FOLLOWING <br />PROPERTIES: <br />FB = 2600 PSI FV = 285 PSI E = 2.0 E6 PSI <br />3.NOTCH OR BORE MEMBERS ONLY WHERE APPROVED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR <br />WHERE SPECIFICALLY DETAILED ON THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS. <br />IX. ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCT <br />1.GRAVITY LOADS: <br />A. DEAD LOADS - VARY BASED ON ACTUAL BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT <br />OPERATING WEIGHTS. <br /> <br />B. LIVE LOADS: <br />FLOOR = 50 PSF + 15 PSF PARTITIONS <br />C. SNOW LOADS: <br /> Pg = ZERO <br />XII. DESIGN CRITERIA <br />S0.1 GENERAL STRUCTURAL NOTES & SHEET INDEX <br />S0.2 ABBREVIATIONS <br />S2.0 PARTIAL FOUNDATION & SECOND FRAMING PLANS <br />S2.1 PARTIAL ROOF FRAMING PLAN <br />S4.0 CONCRETE DETAILS & SECTIONS <br />S7.0 FRAMING DETAILS & SECTIONS <br />Sheet Index <br />MINIMUM DRY DENSITY LOCATIONS <br />90%TRENCH AND WALL BACKFILL <br />90%UPPER 6” OF SOIL BENEATH FILL <br />90%FILL BENEATH SLAB ON GRADE <br />90%FILL BENEATH FOOTINGS <br />90%OTHER <br />II. FOUNDATION AND SITE WORK <br />1.THE DESIGN OF THE FOUNDATION SYSTEM IS BASED UPON CODE MINIMUM <br />ALLOWABLE SOIL BEARING AND PASSIVE PRESSURES. <br />A. IF ADVERSE SOIL CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED, A SOILS INVESTIGATION <br />REPORT MAY BE REQUIRED. <br />2.FOOTINGS SHALL BEAR ON FIRM NATURAL SOILS OR PROPERLY COMPACTED FILL. <br />MINIMUM DEPTH OF FOOTINGS BEYOND LOWEST ADJACENT FINAL GRADE SHALL <br />BE 24”. <br />3.LOCATE AND PROTECT EXISTING UTILITIES TO REMAIN DURING AND/OR AFTER <br />CONSTRUCTION. <br />4.CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE DE-WATERING, IF REQUIRED. <br />5.REMOVE ABANDONED FOOTINGS, UTILITIES, ETC. WHICH INTERFERE WITH NEW <br />CONSTRUCTION, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. <br />6.NOTIFY THE OWNER IF ANY BURIED STRUCTURES NOT INDICATED, SUCH AS <br />CESSPOOLS, CISTERNS, FOUNDATIONS, ETC., ARE FOUND. <br />7.THE CONTRACTOR IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR EXCAVATION PROCEDURES <br />INCLUDING LAGGING, SHORING, UNDERPINNING AND PROTECTION OF EXISTING <br />CONSTRUCTION. <br />8.REMOVE LOOSE SOIL AND STANDING WATER FROM FOUNDATION EXCAVATIONS <br />PRIOR TO PLACING CONCRETE. <br />9.EXCAVATIONS FOR FOUNDATIONS MUST BE ACCEPTED BY THE GEOTECHNICAL <br />ENGINEER PRIOR TO PLACING REINFORCING AND CONCRETE. NOTIFY THE <br />GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER WHEN EXCAVATIONS ARE READY FOR INSPECTION. <br />10.PLACE BACKFILL BEHIND RETAINING WALLS AFTER CONCRETE OR MASONRY HAS <br />ATTAINED FULL DESIGN STRENGTH. BRACE BUILDING AND PIT WALLS BELOW <br />GRADE FROM LATERAL LOADS UNTIL ATTACHED FLOORS AND SLABS ON GRADE <br />ARE COMPLETE AND HAVE ATTAINED FULL DESIGN STRENGTH. <br />11.MECHANICALLY COMPACT EXCAVATION BACKFILLS IN LAYERS. PROVIDE THE <br />FOLLOWING MINIMUM COMPACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASTM D1557 TEST <br />METHOD: <br />12.PROVIDE POUR POCKETS IN FORMS AND UNDER EXISTING STRUCTURAL MEMBERS <br />AS REQUIRED TO PREVENT AIR POCKETS AND/OR “HONEYCOMB” UNDER OR <br />AROUND THE EXISTING MEMBERS. CONCRETE CAST WITH AIR POCKETS AND/OR <br />“HONEYCOMB” UNDER OR AROUND THE MEMBERS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. <br />1.REINFORCING BARS SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 19 OF <br />THE CODE, ASTM A615, GRADE 60 UNO. <br />2.BARS SHALL BE CLEAN OF RUST, GREASE, OR OTHER MATERIALS LIKELY TO IMPAIR <br />BOND. ALL REINFORCING BAR BENDS SHALL BE MADE COLD. <br />3.WELDED WIRE FABRIC SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM A-185. WWF SHALL BE <br />SUPPORTED ON APPROVED CHAIRS. WELD REINFORCING STEEL IN ACCORDANCE <br />WITH AWS D1.4 USING QUALIFIED WELDERS. <br />III. REINFORCING STEEL <br />1.EXPANSION OR WEDGE ANCHORS INTO CONCRETE: HILTI KB-TZ OR SIMPSON <br />STRONG-BOLT 2. <br />2.PROVIDE STAINLESS STEEL FASTENERS FOR EXTERIOR USE OR WHEN EXPOSED <br />TO WEATHER. PROVIDE GALVANIZED CARBON STEEL ANCHORS AT OTHER <br />LOCATIONS, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. <br />3.THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR SHALL BE ON THE JOBSITE CONTINUOUSLY DURING <br />ANCHOR INSTALLATIONS, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE ICC-ES ESR, TO <br />VERIFY ANCHOR TYPE, ANCHOR DIMENSIONS, CONCRETE TYPE, CONCRETE <br />COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, HOLE DIMENSIONS, ANCHOR SPACINGS, EDGE <br />DISTANCES, SLAB THICKNESS, ANCHOR EMBEDMENT, AND TIGHTENING TORQUE. <br />4.WHERE POST-INSTALLED MECHANICAL ANCHORS ARE USED FOR NON-VIBRATORY <br />ISOLATED MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT RATED OVER 10 HP (7.45 KW), THEY SHALL BE <br />QUALIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACI 355.2 <br />5.WHEN INSTALLING DRILLED-IN ANCHORS, USE CARE AND CAUTION TO AVOID <br />CUTTING OR DAMAGING EXISTING REBAR. IF REINFORCEMENT IS ENCOUNTERED <br />DURING DRILLING, ABANDON AND SHIFT THE HOLE LOCATION TO AVOID THE <br />REINFORCEMENT. PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF 2 ANCHOR DIAMETERS OR 1 INCH, <br />WHICHEVER IS LARGER, OF SOUND CONCRETE BETWEEN THE DOWEL AND THE <br />ABANDONED HOLE. FILL THE ABANDONED HOLE WITH NON-SHRINK GROUT. IF THE <br />ANCHOR OR DOWEL MAY NOT BE SHIFTED AS NOTED ABOVE, THE ENGINEER WILL <br />DETERMINE A NEW LOCATION. <br />6.LOCATE REINFORCEMENT AND CONFIRM FINAL ANCHOR LOCATIONS PRIOR TO <br />FABRICATING PLATES, MEMBERS, OR OTHER STEEL ASSEMBLIES ATTACHED WITH <br />MECHANICAL ANCHORS. <br />7.MINIMUM EMBEDMENT OF ANCHORS, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED: <br />VI. MECHANICAL ANCHORS (PROVIDE SPECIAL INSPECTION) <br />ANCHOR DIA WEDGE EMBEDMENT <br />3/8"2" <br />1/2"2" <br />5/8"3 1/8" <br />3/4"3 3/4" <br />1.ANCHORS AND DOWELS INSTALLED INTO CONCRETE SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS, <br />UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE DRAWINGS: SIMPSON SET-XP (ICC-ES ESR-2508 <br />WITH LABC SUPPLEMENT) OR HILTI HIT-RE 500-V3 (ICC-ES ESR-3814 WITH LABC <br />SUPPLEMENT) OR DEWALT/POWERS PURE 110+ (ICC-ES ESR-3298 WITH LABC <br />SUPPLEMENT). ANCHORS AND DOWELS INSTALLED INTO GROUT-FILLED MASONRY <br />UNITS OR HOLLOW MASONRY: SIMPSON SET-XP (IAPMO ER-265 WITH LABC <br />SUPPLEMENT) OR HILTI HIT-HY 270 (ICC-ES ESR4143 WITH LABC SUPPLEMENT) OR <br />DEWALT/POWERS AC100+GOLD (ICC-ES ESR 3200 WITH LABC SUPPLEMENT). <br />ANCHORS INSTALLED INTO BRICK: HILTI HIT-HY 270 (ICC-ES ESR 4143 WITH LABC <br />SUPPLEMENT). <br />EMBEDMENT DEPTH FOR ANCHORS AND DOWELS IS AS FOLLOWS, UNLESS <br />OTHERWISE NOTED: <br />2.ANCHORS: ASTM A193, GRADE B7 THREADED RODS WITH ASTM A 563 GRADE DH <br />NUTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. <br />3.DOWELS: ASTM A615 GRADE 60 REINFORCING STEEL. <br />4.REMOVE GREASE, OIL, RUST, AND OTHER LAITANCE FROM RODS AND DOWELS <br />PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. <br />5.THE DIAMETER OF THE HOLES IS PER THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS. DRILL <br />HOLES FOR ANCHORS AND DOWELS IN UNREINFORCED BRICK MASONRY WITH A <br />NON-IMPACT ROTARY DRILL. PRIOR TO INSTALLING ANCHORS OR DOWELS, WIRE <br />BRUSH HOLES TO REMOVE RESIDUE, BLOW OUT WITH OIL-FREE COMPRESSED AIR, <br />AND ALLOW HOLE TO DRY. <br />6.PLACE ADHESIVE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S RECOMMENDED APPLICATION TOOL <br />TO A DEPTH AS SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT <br />OF ADHESIVE THAT WILL OVERFLOW OUT OF THE HOLE WHEN THE BAR IS <br />INSERTED. REMOVE EXCESS ADHESIVE ON THE ADJACENT SURFACES. <br />7.INSERT THE ANCHOR OR DOWEL IN THE HOLE WITH A TWISTING MOTION TO THE <br />REQUIRED EMBEDMENT DEPTH. DO NOT PUMP THE ANCHOR OR DOWEL IN AND <br />OUT OF THE HOLE. <br />ROD DIA OR BAR SIZE EMBEDMENT <br />1/2" OR #4 2 3/4" <br />5/8" OR #5 <br />3/4" OR #6 <br />7/8" OR #7 <br />1" OR #8 <br />3 1/8" <br />3 1/2" <br />3 3/4" <br />4" <br />VII. ADHESIVE ANCHORS AND DOWELS (PROVIDE SPECIAL INSPECTION) <br />1.FRAMING LUMBER: DOUGLAS FIR (COAST REGION) GRADED AND MARKED IN <br />ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD GRADING RULES NO. 17 OF THE WEST COAST <br />LUMBER INSPECTION BUREAU (W.C.L.I.B.) OR WESTERN LUMBER GRADING RULES, <br />OF THE WESTERN WOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION (W.W.P.A.). USE LUMBER OF THE <br />FOLLOWING GRADES: <br />2.PANEL SHEATHING: IDENTIFY WOOD STRUCTURAL PANELS WITH THE APPROPRIATE <br />TRADEMARK OF APA-THE ENGINEERED WOOD ASSOCIATION AND MEET THE <br />REQUIREMENTS OF THE VOLUNTARY PRODUCT STANDARD PS-1 OR PS-2 AND APA <br />PRP-108 PERFORMANCE STANDARD. <br />A.PANEL SHEATHING TO BE EXPOSURE 1. <br />B.PLYWOOD PANELS TO BE 5-PLY MINIMUM, EXCEPT 3/8” PANELS TO BE 3-PLY <br />MINIMUM. <br />C.PLYWOOD TO BE CC GRADE AT LOCATIONS EXPOSED TO WEATHER; CD <br />GRADE ELSEWHERE. <br />D.PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING GRADE AND SPAN RATINGS: <br />3.ROUGH HARDWARE: <br />A.NAILS: COMMON WIRE NAILS, FEDERAL SPECIFICATION FF-N-105B, <br />STANDARD LENGTHS. U.O.N. USE HOT-DIPPED ZINC-COATED GALVANIZED <br />NAILS FOR EXTERIOR INSTALLATIONS AND WHEN PENETRATING PRESSURE <br />TREATED OR FIRE-RETARDANT LUMBER. <br />B.BOLTS AND THREADED RODS: ASTM A307, SQUARE OR HEXAGONAL HEAD <br />MACHINE BOLTS WITH ASTM A563 NUTS. USE MALLEABLE IRON WASHERS <br />UNDER HEAD AND NUT WHEN IN CONTACT WITH WOOD. USE HOT DIPPED <br />GALVANIZED PRODUCTS. <br />C.LAG SCREWS: ASTM A307, ANSI/ASME STANDARD B18.2.1. USE ANSI B18.22.1 <br />WASHERS UNDER HEAD WHEN IN CONTACT WITH WOOD. <br />D.SCREWS: ASTM A307, ANSI/ASME STANDARD B18.6.1. USE CADMIUM-PLATED <br />PAN OR ROUND HEADED SCREWS AT STEEL TO WOOD AND WOOD-TO-WOOD <br />CONNECTIONS. <br />E.MISCELLANEOUS STEEL: ASTM A36. <br />F.BOLTS, NUTS, WASHERS, STRAPS AND OTHER HARDWARE EXPOSED TO THE <br />WEATHER TO BE HOT-DIPPED GALVANIZED OR STAINLESS STEEL. <br />G.FRAMING CLIPS, SHEET METAL STRAPS, ETC TO BE SIMPSON WITH Z-MAX <br />GALVANIZED FINISH FOR ALL PIECES EXPOSED TO THE WEATHER. <br />DESIGNATIONS ON DRAWINGS ARE BASED ON SIMPSON CATALOG NUMBERS. <br />4.NAILING: <br />A.DRIVE NAILS PERPENDICULAR TO THE GRAIN, U.O.N. <br />B.PREDRILL HOLES TO 3/4 OF NAIL DIAMETER WHERE SPECIFIED AND WHEN <br />WOOD TENDS TO SPLIT. <br />C.AIR-DRIVEN NAILS TO BE FULL-HEADED NAILS. DO NOT OVERDRIVE NAILS. <br />D.PANEL SHEATHING: <br />1. AT FLOOR AND ROOF SHEATHING, USE RING SHANK NAILS. USE SMOOTH <br />SHANK NAILS AT WALLS. <br />2. USE OF MACHINE NAILING IS SUBJECT TO A SATISFACTORY JOB SITE <br />DEMONSTRATION FOR EACH PROJECT AND APPROVAL BY THE OWNER’S <br />REPRESENTATIVE. NAIL HEADS THAT PENETRATE THE OUTER PLY MORE <br />THAN WOULD BE NORMAL FOR A HAND HAMMER OR IF THE MINIMUM <br />ALLOWABLE EDGE DISTANCES ARE NOT MAINTAINED THE INSTALLATION IS <br />UNSATISFACTORY. MACHINE NAILING IS NOT APPROVED IN 5/16” OR LESS <br />SHEATHING. <br />3. GLUE FLOOR SHEATHING AT ALL POINTS OF CONTACT. <br />5.BOLT AND SCREW INSTALLATION: <br />A.DRILL BOLT HOLES A MAXIMUM OF 1/16 INCH LARGER IN DIAMETER THAN <br />THE BOLT NOMINAL DIAMETER. <br />B.DRILL PRE-BORED LEAD HOLES FOR WOOD SCREWS AS FOLLOWS. <br />1. DRILL LEAD HOLE FOR THE SHANK TO A DEPTH EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF <br />THE UNTHREADED PORTION IN THE MAIN MEMBER. USE A DRILL BIT 7/8 THE <br />DIAMETER OF THE WOOD SCREW. <br />2. EXTEND THE LEAD HOLE FOR THE THREADED PORTION OF THE SCREW WITH <br />A DRILL BIT WHOSE DIAMETER IS 7/8 THE DIAMETER OF THE SCREW AT THE <br />ROOT OF THE THREAD. <br />3. INSERT THE SCREW INTO LEAD HOLE BY TURNING. DO NOT DRIVE WITH A <br />HAMMER. <br />4. LUBRICATE WITH SOAP OR BEESWAX TO FACILITATE INSTALLATION. <br />VIII. ROUGH CARPENTRY <br />PANEL THICKNESS MINIMUM GRADE <br />3/8 STRUCTURAL 1 <br />7/16 <br />15/32 <br />19/32 AND 5/8 <br />3/4 <br />ROOF/FLOOR RATING <br />7/8 AND 1 <br />1 1/8 <br />STRUCTURAL 1 <br />STRUCTURAL 1 <br />CD/CC <br />CD/CC <br />CD/CC <br />CD/CC <br />24/0 <br />24/16 <br />32/16 <br />40/20 <br />48/24 <br />54/32 <br />60/48 <br />MEMBER MOISTURE CONTENT <br />STUDS <br />19% <br />JOIST, PLANKS AND PLATES <br />BEAMS, 5" & WIDER <br />WOOD/GRADE <br />D.F. #1 PRESSURE OR <br />PRESERVATIVE TREATED <br />D.F. #2 <br />BEAMS, 4" & NARROWER <br />POST, 6x6 & LARGER <br />POST, 4x6 & SMALLER <br />FRAMING BLOCKING & BRIDGING <br />PLYWOOD BLOCKING <br />BACKING, STRIPPING AND FURRING <br />SILLS <br />19% <br />15% <br />GREEN <br />GREEN <br />GREEN <br />19% <br />15% <br />19% <br />19% <br />D.F. #1 <br />D.F. SELECT STRUCTURAL <br />D.F. #1 <br />D.F. SELECT STRUCTURAL <br />D.F. #1 <br />D.F. #2 <br />D.F. #1 <br />CONSTRUCTION <br />1.AN INDEPENDENT TESTING AGENCY AND SPECIAL INSPECTORS WILL BE RETAINED <br />BY THE OWNER TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING TESTS AND INSPECTION. PROVIDE <br />ACCESS AND FURNISH SAMPLES TO THE AGENCY AS REQUIRED BY THE CONTRACT <br />DOCUMENTS. <br />2.IF INITIAL TESTS OR INSPECTIONS MADE BY THE OWNER'S TESTING AGENCY <br />REVEAL THAT ANY PORTION OF THE WORK DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE <br />CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, ADDITIONAL TESTS, INSPECTIONS, AND NECESSARY <br />REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONTRACTOR'S EXPENSE. <br />3.THE FOLLOWING ITEMS REQUIRE TESTS AND INSPECTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH <br />THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHAPTER "STRUCTURAL TESTS AND INSPECTIONS" OF <br />THE CODE OF THE GOVERNING JURISDICTION AS NOTED IN THE GENERAL SECTION <br />OF THESE GENERAL NOTES. <br />4.NOTIFY THE ENGINEER AT SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION STAGES 72 HOURS IN <br />ADVANCE AND PROVIDE ACCESS FOR THE FOLLOWING STRUCTURAL <br />OBSERVATIONS: <br />A.FOUNDATIONS <br />1. REINFORCEMENT <br />B.STEEL FRAMING <br />1. GENERAL <br />X. STRUCTURAL TESTS, INSPECTIONS AND OBSERVATIONS <br />REINFORCING STEEL <br />EARTHWORK/FOUNDATIONS <br />Review Mill Certificates & Test Reports <br />Sample & Test: <br />Placement Inspection <br />Welding Inspection <br />Test Existing Reinforcing for Weldability <br />Reinforcing Bars Welded Wire Fabric <br />Review of Import Material Test Reports <br />Acceptance Tests of Materials <br />Placement And Excavation Inspection Continuous As Ordered <br />Compaction Test <br />Bearing Capacity Test <br />Pile Driving Inspection <br />Pier & Caisson Drilling Inspection <br />MISCELLANEOUS <br />Plywood Nailing <br />Drilled-In Concrete Anchors <br />Epoxy or Grouted Dowels <br />Bolts Cast in Concrete <br />Ceiling Hanger & Bracing Wires <br />Cold Form Metal Framing Welding <br />CONCRETE, SHOTCRETE, GROUT & MORTAR <br />ShotcreteConcrete Grout Mortar <br />Aggregate Tests <br />Cement Test <br />Mix Design Review <br />Continuous Batch Plant Inspection <br />Batch Plant Inspections <br />Cast, Pickup, And Compression Test Samples <br />Slump, Entrained Air, & Temperature Test <br />Unit Weight Test Wet Dry <br />Shrinkage Test <br />Placement Inspection <br />Core & Test <br />1.SHOP DRAWINGS, CALCULATIONS, SAMPLES, ETC. FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS <br />SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ARCHITECT FOR REVIEW A MINIMUM OF 15 WORKING <br />DAYS PRIOR TO FABRICATION OF WORK: <br />A.CONCRETE MIX DESIGN SHALL BE STAMPED AND SIGNED BY SUPPLIER'S <br />PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. <br />B.STEEL REINFORCEMENT. <br />C.CONCRETE CURING METHODS. <br />D.ANY SUBSTITUTIONS TO THE PRODUCTS SPECIFIED. <br />2.REVIEW OF SHOP DRAWINGS DOES NOT CONSIDER CHANGES OR DEVIATIONS TO <br />THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS APPROVAL OF <br />ANY SUCH ITEM. <br />XI. SUBMITTALS <br />1 <br />1 <br />6.WORK SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL <br />INSTITUTE (AISI) DESIGN OF COLD FORMED STEEL STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, LATEST <br />EDITION, IN ADDITION TO THE APPLICABLE CODES LISTED IN THESE GENERAL NOTES. <br />7.FIELD WELDING TO BE DONE BY THE LADBS FOR LIGHT GAUGE STEEL. CONTINUOUS <br />INSPECTION BY A DEPUTY INSPECTOR IS REQUIRED. <br />8.SEE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR SIZE, LOCATIONS AND EXTENT OF METAL <br />STUDS NOT SHOWN OR NOTED IN STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS. <br />9.PRIOR TO PLACING JOIST ABOVE BEARING WALL, PROVIDE STABALIZING ELEMENTS <br />INCLUDING BRACES, STIFFENER PLATES, ETC. SO AS NOT TO IMPOSE ECCENTRIC <br />LOADING, TWISTING OR WARPING OF STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. CONTRACTOR IS <br />RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION & MATERIAL COSTS OF STABALIZING ELEMENTS. <br />10.ALL SCREWS TO BE SELF-DRILLING, SELF-TAPING "TEK" SCREW (SDSTS) OR EQUAL <br />S.M.S., PROVIDE 1/2" MIN EDGE DISTANCE & SPACING FOR ALL SCREWS UNLESS <br />OTHERWISE NOTED. <br />11.ALL WELDING SHALL BE MADE USING AWS TYPE 6013 OR 7014 ROD. <br />12.ALL POWDER ACTUATED FASTENERS TO BE 0.157"Ø HILTI X-U W/ 1 1/4" MIN EMBED <br />(ESR 2269). <br />13.DO NOT SPLICE STUDS OR TOP TRACKS. <br />14.INSTALL FRAMING LEVEL, PLUMB AND ALIGNED OVER THE FULL HEIGHT OF THE <br />BUILDING TO A MAX TOLERANCE OF 1/8" IN 10'-0". <br />15.PROVIDE MIN 1/2" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING ON EACH SIDE OF METAL STUD WALL <br />WITH #6 S.M.S. FASTENERS @ 8/12 EDGE/FIELD, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. WHERE <br />WALLS ARE NOT SHEATHED ON BOTH SIDES. PROVIDE BRACING PER -/--. <br />16.GYPSUM BOARD PANEL SHEATHING (ALLOWABLE SHEAR = 90 LBS/FT PER SIDE) <br />A. GYPSUM BOARD SHALL COMPLY WITH ATSM C1396/C1396M. <br />B. GYPSUM BOARD SHALL BE APPLIED PERPENDICULAR TO FRAMING WITH STRAP <br /> BLOCKING BEHIND THE HORIZONTAL JOINT AND WITH SOLID BLOCKING BETWEEN <br /> THE FIRST TWO END STUDS, AT EACH END OF THE WALL, OR APPLIED VERTICALLY <br /> WITH ALL EDGES ATTACHED TO FRAMING MEMBERS. <br />C. SCREWS USED TO ATTACH GYPSUM BOARD SHALL BE MINIMUM NO. 6 IN <br /> ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM C954 OR ASTM C1002, AS APPLICABLE. <br />4.REINFORCING BAR SPLICES SHALL BE MADE AS INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS. LAP <br />ALL HORIZONTAL BARS AT CORNERS AND INTERSECTIONS. STAGGER ALL SPLICES <br />UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE ON PLANS. <br />5.ALL BARS SHALL BE MARKED SO THEIR IDENTIFICATION CAN BE MADE WHEN THE <br />FINAL IN-PLACE INSPECTION IS MADE. <br />6.WHERE WELDING OF REINFORCING IS APPROVED BY THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, <br />IT SHALL BE DONE BY AWS CERTIFIED WELDERS USING E90XX OR APPROVED <br />ELECTRODES. WELDING PROCEDURES SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS <br />OF STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE- REINFORCING STEEL", AWS-D1.4, LATEST <br />REVISION. REINFORCING BARS TO BE WELDED SHALL CONFORM TO THE <br />REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM A-706. <br />7.BARS IN SLABS SHALL BE SECURELY SUPPORTED ON WELL-CURED CONCRETE <br />BLOCKS OR APPROVED METAL CHAIRS, PRIOR TO PLACING CONCRETE. <br />8.REINFORCING STEEL SHALL BE DETAILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE "A.C.I. <br />MANUAL OF STANDARD PRACTICE FOR DETAILING REINFORCED CONCRETE <br />STRUCTURES", LATEST EDITION. <br />9.MILL TEST REPORTS FOR GRADE 60 BARS SHALL BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO <br />PLACEMENT OF CONCRETE. <br />10.PROVIDE INSPECTION OF CONCRETE PER SPECIAL INSPECTION NOTES SECTION. <br />INSPECTION SHALL BE SCHEDULED SO THAT PLACEMENT OF REINFORCING STEEL, <br />CONDUIT, SLEEVES, AND EMBEDDED ITEMS MAY BE CORRECTED PRIOR TO <br />PLACEMENT OF OVERLYING GRIDS OR REINFORCING STEEL. <br />11.ALL GRADE 60 REINFORCING STEEL SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO <br />DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM OTHER GRADE REINFORCING STEEL IF <br />CONCURRENTLY ON SITE. <br />12.MECHANICAL COUPLERS MAY BE USED IN PLACE OF LAP SPLICES. MIN CLEAR <br />COVER TO THE COUPLERS MUST BE MAINTAINED PER NOTE 13. REFER TO IAPMO <br />ER-0129 FOR CONDITIONS OF USE, SPECIAL INSPECTIONS, & REQUIREMENTS FOR <br />PREPARING REBAR ENDS. <br />13.TERMINATE REINFORCING STEEL IN STANDARD HOOKS, UNLESS OTHERWISE <br />SHOWN. <br />IV. CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE <br />1.CONCRETE IS REINFORCED AND CAST-IN-PLACE UNLESS OTHERWISE <br />NOTED. WHERE REINFORCING IS NOT SPECIFICALLY SHOWN OR WHERE DETAILS <br />ARE NOT GIVEN, PROVIDE REINFORCING SIMILAR TO THAT SHOWN FOR SIMILAR <br />CONDITIONS, SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE. <br />2.ROUGHEN CONCRETE SURFACES OF CONSTRUCTION JOINTS TO 1/4 INCH <br />AMPLITUDE AND CLEAN OF LAITANCE, FOREIGN MATTER, AND LOOSE PARTICLES. <br />LOCATE CONSTRUCTION JOINTS AS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS. SUBMIT <br />ALTERNATE JOINT LOCATIONS OR JOINTS NOT SHOWN TO THE OWNER’S <br />REPRESENTATIVE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PROCEEDING WITH THE <br />WORK. <br />3.AT LOCATIONS WHERE CONCRETE IS CAST AGAINST EXISTING CONCRETE, <br />ROUGHEN CONTACT SURFACES TO 1/4 INCH AMPLITUDE AND CLEAN OF LAITANCE, <br />FOREIGN MATTER, AND LOOSE PARTICLES. <br />4.AT LOCATIONS WHERE CONCRETE IS CAST AGAINST EXISTING MASONRY, <br />THOROUGHLY ROUGHEN CONTACT SURFACES BY LIGHT SANDBLASTING OR OTHER <br />SUITABLE MEANS AND CLEAN OF LAITANCE, FOREIGN MATTER, AND LOOSE <br />PARTICLES. <br />5.REFER TO ARCHITECTURAL AND MECHANICAL DRAWINGS FOR LOCATIONS OF <br />ADDITIONAL CONCRETE CURBS AND HOUSEKEEPING PADS NOT SHOWN. <br />6.CONCRETE CLEAR COVER TO REINFORCING BARS IS AS FOLLOWS, UNLESS <br />OTHERWISE NOTED: <br />7.CONCRETE TYPE: <br />8.CONTINUOUSLY MOIST CURE CONCRETE SLABS-ON-GRADE FOR 7 DAYS MINIMUM. <br />WATER FOG SPRAYS, PONDING, SATURATED ABSORPTIVE COVERS, MOISTURE <br />RETAINING COVERS OR CURING COMPOUNDS MAY BE USED. <br />9.CONCRETE FILL THICKNESS SHOWN ON THE FRAMING PLANS ARE MINIMUM <br />THICKNESSES. NO ALLOWANCES HAVE BEEN SHOWN FOR ADDITIONAL CONCRETE <br />FILL REQUIRED TO COMPENSATE FOR FRAME, DECK, OR FORMWORK DEFLECTIONS <br />TO MAINTAIN SURFACE TOLERANCES SPECIFIED. <br />10.NON-SHRINK GROUT, 7000 PSI: “EUCO-NS" BY EUCLID CHEMICAL COMPANY (LARR <br />25221). <br />11.CONCRETE SLABS ON GRADE HAVE A MAXIMUM SHRINKAGE OF 0.052% AT 28 DAYS. <br />CONTRACTOR TO SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DATA WITH MIX DESIGNS. <br />LOCATION <br />CONCRETE PLACED AGAINST EARTH <br />CLEAR COVER <br />3 INCHES <br />FORMED SURFACES EXPOSED TO WEATHER OR IN <br />CONTACT WITH EARTH: <br /> #6 BARS AND LARGER <br /> #5 BARS AND SMALLER <br />2 INCHES <br />1 1/2 INCHES <br />SLABS ON GRADE (TOP CLEARANCE)1 1/2 INCHES <br />BEAMS, GIRDERS AND COLUMNS NOT EXPOSED TO <br />WEATHER OR EARTH <br />1 1/2 INCHES <br />WALL OR SLAB SURFACES NOT EXPOSED TO <br />WEATHER OR EARTH: <br /> #5 & SMALLER <br /> #6 & #7 <br /> #8, #9, #10 & #11 <br /> #14 & #18 <br />3/4 INCH <br />1 INCH <br />1 1/2 INCHES <br />2 1/2 INCHES <br />CONCRETE USE 28-DAY <br />STRENGTH (PSI) <br />4,000FOOTINGS <br />DENSITY (PCF) <br />150 <br />W/C RATIO <br />0.55 <br />4,000SLAB-ON-GRADE 150 0.45 <br />RETAINING WALLS 5,000 150 0.55 <br />1.ALL METAL STUDS SHALL BE PER S.S.M.A. ICC-ER-3064P. <br />2.ALL FRAMING MEMBERS SHALL BE OF THE TYPE SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS. <br />3.ALL 10, 12, AND 14 GAUGE JOISTS SHALL BE FORMED FROM STEEL CONFORMING TO <br />THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM A653, WITH A MINIMUM YIELD STRENGTH OF 50,000 <br />PSI. <br />4.ALL 16 GAUGE JOISTS, TRACKS, AND STUDS SHALL BE FORMED FROM STEEL <br />CONFORMING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM A653, WITH A MINIMUM YIELD <br />STRENGTH OF 50,000 PSI. <br />5.ALL 18 AND 20 GAUGE JOISTS, TRACKS, STUDS, BRIDGING, ENCLOSURES AND OTHER <br />ACCESSORIES SHALL BE FORMED FROM STEEL CONFORMING TO THE <br />REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM A653, WITH A MINIMUM YIELD STRENGTH OF 50,000 PSI. <br />V. LIGHT GAUGE METAL FRAMING <br />8.WEDGE BARS TIGHT AND CENTERED IN THE HOLE WITH WOODEN WEDGES (GOLF <br />TEES) TO HOLD IT IN PLACE UNTIL THE ADHESIVE SETS. <br />9.IF REINFORCEMENT IS ENCOUNTERED DURING DRILLING, ABANDON AND SHIFT THE <br />HOLE LOCATION TO AVOID THE REINFORCEMENT. PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF 2 <br />ANCHOR DIAMETERS OR 1 INCH, WHICHEVER IS LARGER, OF SOUND CONCRETE <br />BETWEEN THE DOWEL AND THE ABANDONED HOLE. FILL THE ABANDONED HOLE <br />WITH NON-SHRINK GROUT. IF THE ANCHOR OR DOWEL MAY NOT BE SHIFTED AS <br />NOTED ABOVE, THE ENGINEER WILL DETERMINE A NEW LOCATION. <br />10.LOCATE REINFORCEMENT AND CONFIRM FINAL ANCHOR LOCATIONS PRIOR TO <br />FABRICATING PLATES, MEMBERS, OR OTHER STEEL ASSEMBLIES ATTACHED WITH <br />ADHESIVE ANCHORS. <br />11.SPECIAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS WILL BE INDICATED BY SECTION 4 OF THE <br />ICC EVALUATION SERVICE REPORT. THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR SHALL VERIFY THE <br />ANCHOR TYPE, ANCHOR DIMENSIONS, CONCRETE TYPE, CONCRETE COMPRESSIVE <br />STRENGTH, HOLE DIMENSIONS, ANCHOR SPACINGS, EDGE DISTANCES, SLAB <br />THICKNESS, ANCHOR EMBEDMENT, AND TIGHTENING TORQUE. <br />12.PROVIDE CONTINUOUS SPECIAL INSPECTION OF ADHESIVE ANCHORS OR <br />POST-INSTALLED REINFORCING BARS INSTALLED IN HORIZONTAL OR UPWARDLY <br />INCLINED ORIENTATIONS TO RESIST SUSTAINED TENSION LOADS AS INDICATED BY <br />SECTION 4 OF THE ICC EVALUATION SERVICE REPORT. <br />13.INSTALLATION OF ANCHORS AND POST-INSTALLED REINFORCING BARS IN <br />HORIZONTAL OR UPWARDLY INCLINED ORIENTATIONS TO RESIST SUSTAINED <br />TENSION LOADS SHALL BE PERFORMED BY PERSONNEL CERTIFIED BY AN <br />APPLICABLE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AS INDICATED BY SECTION 5 OF THE ICC <br />EVALUATION SERVICE REPORT. <br />14.ADHESIVE ANCHORS MUST BE INSTALLED IN CONCRETE AGED A MINIMUM OF 21 <br />DAYS (ACI 318-11 D.2.2) <br />C.DRILL PRE-BORED LEAD HOLES FOR LAG SCREWS AS FOLLOWS. <br />1. DRILL LEAD HOLE FOR THE SHANK TO A DEPTH EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF <br />THE UNTHREADED PORTION IN THE MAIN MEMBER. USE A DRILL BIT OF THE <br />SAME DIAMETER AS THE LAG SCREW. <br />2. EXTEND THE LEAD HOLE FOR THE THREADED PORTION OF THE LAG SCREW <br />WITH A DRILL BIT WHOSE DIAMETER IS 60 PERCENT OF THE NOMINAL LAG <br />SCREW DIAMETER. <br />3. INSERT LAG SCREW INTO LEAD HOLE BY TURNING. DO NOT DRIVE WITH A <br />HAMMER. <br />4. LUBRICATE WITH SOAP OR BEESWAX TO FACILITATE INSTALLATION. <br />1.INSTALL SOLID BLOCKING BETWEEN JOISTS AT ENDS AND OVER SUPPORTS. <br />PROVIDE 2 INCH BY 3 INCH CROSS BRIDGING, METAL BRIDGING, OR SOLID <br />BLOCKING BETWEEN JOISTS IN SPANS EQUALLY SPACED 8 FEET ON CENTER <br />MAXIMUM AND WHERE INDICATED. <br />2.DO NOT USE WOOD SHINGLE SHIMS UNDER STUDS, JOISTS, BEAMS, OR POSTS. <br />GENERAL STRUCTURAL NOTES <br />& SHEET INDEX <br />S0.1 <br />N <br />ALL DRAWINGS AND WRITTEN MATERIAL APPEARING HEREIN CONSTITUTE ORIGINAL AND <br />UNPUBLISHED WORK OF THE ARCHITECT AND MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED, USED, OR DISCLOSED <br />WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF ARCHITECT. 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