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CHAPTER 7

REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

701.0 REINFORCED CONCRETE CONTRUCTION

701.0.1 CEMENT SHALL CONFORM TO PORTLAND CEENT ASTM C150.

701.0.2 CONCRETE AGGREGATES SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM C33 EXCEPT THE AGGREGATES
FAILING TO MEET THESE SPECIFICATIONS BUT WHICH HAVE PRODUCED CONCRETE OF ADEQUATE STRENGTH
AND DURABILITY MAY BE USED TO THE APPROVAL OF THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.

701.0.3 WATER USED IN MIXING CONCRETE SHALL BE CLEAN AND FREE FROM INJURIOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL, ACIDS,
AKALIS, SALTS, ORGANIC MATERIAL OR OTHER SUBSTANCES DELETERIOUS TO CONCRETE OR STEEL.

701.0.4 REINFORCING BARS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM AG15.

701.0.5 ADMIXTURES TO BE USED IN CONCRETE SHALL BE SUBJECT PRIOR TO APPROVAL BY THE STRUCURAL
ENGINEER.

701.0.6 CEMENT AND AGGREGATES SHALL BE STORED IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO PREVENT THEIR DETERIORATION
OR THE INTRUSION OF FOREIGN MATTER.

701.0.7 CONCRETE CYLINDER SAMPLES FOR STRENGTH TESTS OF EACG CLASS OF CONCRETE
SHALL BE TAKEN NEITHER LESS THAN TWICE A DAY NOR LESS THAN ONCE FOR EACH
110 CU.M. OF CONCRETE OR FOR EACH 490 SQ.M. IF SURFACE AREA PLACE. THE CYLINDER SAMPLES FOR
STRENGTH TESTS SHALL BE TAKEN CURED AND TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM C172, ASTM C31 AND
ASTM C39.

701.1 ACCEPTANCE OF CONCRETE

701.1.1 CONCRETE POURED WILL BE CONSIDERED SATISFACTORY IF THE AVERAGE OF ALL


SETS OF THESE CONSECUTIVE STRENGTH TESTS RESULTS EQUAL OR EXCEEDS THE REQUIRED CONCRETE
STRENGTH (F’c) AND NOT INDIVIDUAL STRENGTH TEST FALLS BELOW THE REQUIRED F'c BY MORE THAN 500
Psi.

701.2 CORE TESTS AND LOAD TESTS

701.2.1 IF INDIVIDUAL TESTS OF LABORATORY CURED CYLINDER SAMPLES PRODUCED STRENGTH AMORE THAN 500
Psi BELOW F’C CORE TEST AND OR LOAD TESTS MAY BE REORTED SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL BY THE
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.

701.3 MIXING OF CONCRETE

701.3.1 ALL CONCRETE SHALL BE MIXED UNTIL THERE IS A UNIFORM DISTRUCBUTION OF THE MATERIALS AND SHALL
BE DISCHARGED COMPLETELY BEFORE THE MIXER IS RECHARGED.

701.4 CONVEYING OF CONCRETE

701.4.1 CONCRETE SHALL BE CONVEYED FROM THE MIXER TO THE PLACE OF FINAL DEPOSIT BY METHODS THAT WILL
PREVENT THE SEPARATION OR LOSS OF MATERIALS.

701.5 DEPOSITING OF CONCRETE

701.5.1 CONCRETE SHALL BE DEPOSITED AS NEARLY AS PRACTICABLE IN ITS FINAL POSITION OT AVOID
SEGREGATION DUE TO RE-HANDLING OR FLOWING.

PROJECT TITLE AND LOCATION: CERTIFIED: PRC REG NO.: 0132697


PROPOSED FIVE STOREY WITH MAVERIC M. ENRIQUEZ PTR NO.: 6705631
CIVIL ENGINEER DATE ISSUED: 01/18/2019
PLACED ISSUED: ANTIPOLO CITY
BRGY. TEJEROS, MAKATI, MANILA TIN NO.: 452-844-113-000
701.6 CURING

701.6.1 CONCRETE SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN A MOIST CONDITION FOR AT LEAST 7 DAYS AFTER PLACING. WET
BURLAP MAY BE LAID OVER THE SLAB CONSTANTLY APPLIED WITH WATER.

702.0 FOOTINGS

702.1 THE DESIGN OF FOUNDATION SHALL BE BASED ON COMPLETE ENGINEERING SOIL INVESTIGATION REPORT TO BE
CARRIED OUT BY AN APPROVED SPECIALIST FIRM.

702.2 ASSUMED ALLOWABLE SOIL BEARING CAPACITY, IN THE ABSENCE OF SOIL


INVESTIGATION REORT IS, 250 KPA. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY ACTUAL SOIL CONDITION AT SITE.

702.3 EXISTING UNDERGROUND PIPES, TUNNELS, ETC., SHALL BE BROUGH TO THE ATTENTION OF THE STRUCTURAL
ENGINEER FOR EVALUATION.

702.4 AN EXCAVATION ADJACENT TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH


ADEQUATE SHEET PILING BY THE CONTRACTOR. THE SHEET PILES SHALL BE PROPERLY DESIGNED TO RESIST
EARTH AND WATER PRESSURE AS WELL AS SURCHARGE LOADING ON THE FOOTINGS OF THE ADJACENT
EXISTING STRUCTURES.

702.5 UNLESS OTHERWISE DETAILED IN THE PLANS CHB WALL FOOTING SHALL BE AS PER FIGURES ON SHEET SS-1.

702.6 RC SLAB ON FILL OTHER THAN PRESSURE SLAB AT BASEMENT SHALL BE 125mm THICK WITH 10mm BARS AT
300mm O.C. EACH WAY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.

703.0 REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS

703.1 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS CAMBER ALL RC BEAMS AT LEAST 6mm ¼”
FOR EVERY 4500mm (15’) OF CLEAR SPAN EXCEPT CANTILEVERS, WHICH SHALL BE 18mm (3/4”) FOR EVERY
3000mm (10’) OF CLEAR SPAN.
703.2 IF THERE ARE TWO OR MORE LAYERS OF REINFORCING BAR, USE 25 SEPARATORS SPACED AT 900mm O.C. IN
NO CASE SHALL THERE BE LESS THAN TWO SEPARATORS BETWEEN LAYERS OF BARS.

703.3 IF BEAM REINFORCING BARS END IN A WALL, THE CLEAR DISTANCE FROM THE BAR TO THE FARTHER FACE
OF THE WALL SHAL BE NOT LESS THAN 5 TIMES BAR DIAMETERS. THE REIFORCING BAR SHALL TERMINATE
ON A STANDARD 90 DEGREES HOOK.

703.4 BEAM RENIFORCING BARS SUPPORTING SLAB REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE 25mm FROM THE BOTOM OF THE
FINISH.

703.5 WHEN A BEAM CROSSES A GIRDER, REST BEAM BARS ON TOP OF THE GIRDER BARS. AT COLUMN
INTERSECTION GIRDER BARS SHALL BE ON TOP OF BEAM BARS.

703.6 LENGTH OF BAR CUT-OFF AND BAR CLEARANCES SHALL BE AS SPECIFIED IN SHEET SS-1.

703.7 TOP BARS SPLICES SHALL BE LOCATED AT MIDSPAN AND BOTTOM BAR SPLICES AT COLUMN SUPPORTS.
UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THE PLANS SPLICE LENGTHS SHALL FOLLOW THOSE GIVEN FOR
DEVELOPMENT LEGTHS

704.0 REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS

704.1 GENERAL

704.1.1 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS, CAMBER ALL R.C. SLABS 3mm (1/8) PER 3,000mm
(10’) OF SHORTER SPAN.
PROJECT TITLE AND LOCATION: CERTIFIED: PRC REG NO.: 0132697

PROPOSED FIVE STOREY WITH MAVERIC M. ENRIQUEZ PTR NO.: 6705631


CIVIL ENGINEER
DATE ISSUED: 01/18/2019
PLACED ISSUED: ANTIPOLO CITY
BRGY. TEJEROS, MAKATI, MANILA TIN NO.: 452-844-113-000

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