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5 of 32 <br />GENERAL NOTES <br />STRUCTURAL STEEL <br />1. REFERENCE STANDARDS: DESIGN, FABRICATION AND ERECTION ARE TO BE IN ACCORDANCE <br />WITH THE LATEST EDITION OF THE AISC "CODE OF STANDARD PRACTICE FOR STEEL BUILDINGS <br />AND BRIDGES". <br />2. MATERIALS: <br />BOLTS - ASTM A307, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED <br />ALL OTHER STEEL - ASTM A36 (Fy = 36,000 PSI) <br />3. ALL WELDING SHALL BE PERFORMED BY CERTIFIED WELDERS AND CONFORM TO AWS CODES <br />D1.1 AND D1.3. WELDS NOT SPECIFIED ARE TO BE 1/4" CONTINUOUS FILLET MINIMUM. USE DRY <br />E70 ELECTRODES. WHERE ON -SITE WELDING IS REQUIRED, SPECIAL INSPECTION IN <br />ACCORDANCE WITH 2O18 AND 2012 IBC SECTION 1705.2 IS ALSO REQUIRED. <br />CONCRETE <br />1. REFERENCE STANDARDS: ACI 301, ACI 318, IBC. <br />2. MINIMUM CONCRETE STRENGTH (28 DAYS): <br />FOOTINGS AND STEM WALLS..................................................3,000 PSI - 5 SACK MIX <br />BASEMENT FOUNDATION RETAINING WALLS .......................3,000 PSI - 5 SACK MIX <br />SLAB-ON-GRADE........................................................................2,500 PSI - 5 SACK MIX <br />SLAB -ON -GRADE... EXPOSED WEATHERING SURFACES ...... 3,000 PSI <br />AIR -ENTRAINMENT 2.5% TO 5.5% FOR EXPOSED CONCRETE <br />3. MIXING: COMPLY WITH ACI 301. DO NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF WATER SPECIFIED IN THE <br />APPROVED MIX. PROPORTIONS OF AGGREGATE TO CEMENT SHALL BE SUCH AS TO PRODUCE A <br />DENSE, WORKABLE MIX WHICH CAN BE PLACED WITHOUT SEGREGATION OR EXCESS FREE <br />SURFACE WATER. <br />4. PLACING: COMPLY WITH ACI 301. PROVIDE A 3/4 INCH CHAMFER AT ALL EXPOSED CONCRETE <br />EDGES, UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE ON ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS. <br />5. SLUMP: 4 INCHES PLUS OR MINUS 1 INCH. DO NOT ADD WATER TO MIX TO INCREASE SLUMP. <br />GREATER SLUMP, ACCELERATED SET, OR HIGH EARLY STRENGTH MAY BE ACHIEVED BY USING <br />APPROVED ADMIXTURES. <br />6. CURING: COMPLY WITH ACI 301. KEEP CONCRETE MOIST FOR SEVEN DAYS MINIMUM. <br />7. JOINTING: PROVIDE ADEQUATE JOINTING TO MINIMIZE EFFECTS OF VOLUME CHANGE. JOINTS <br />SHOWN MAY BE ADJUSTED AT CONTRACTOR'S OPTION WITH PRIOR APPROVAL FROM ENGINEER. <br />8. WEATHER EXTREMES: COMPLY WITH ACI 305R FOR HOT WEATHER. COMPLY WITH ACI-306R FOR <br />COLD WEATHER. <br />9. WATER/CEMENT RATIO SHALL NOT EXCEED 0.50 (BY WEIGHT), TYPICAL. <br />10. ALL SPECIFIED CONCRETE ANCHORS SHALL BE SIMPSON STRONG -TIE, HILTI, OR EQUIVALENT. <br />SPECIAL INSPECTIONS REQUIRED. ANCHORS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH <br />MINIMUM EMBEDMENT, SPACING, EDGE DISTANCE, AND REQUIREMENTS PER MANUFACTURER. <br />