GENERAL NOTES FOR STRUCTURE

28-DAY CYLINDER MAX. SIZE OF

GENERAL STRENGTH COARSE AGGREGATES CONSTRUCTION (5) NOT MORE THAN 50% OF THE BARS AT ANY ONE SECTION SHALL BE SPLICED,
STRUCTURAL COMPONENT CLASS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY INDICATED.
1. UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, ALL DIMENSIONS, DISTANCES AND SIZES Mpa psi (mm) 1. CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS
(MEMBERS AND REINFORCING STEEL) ARE IN MILLIMETERS EXCEPT STATIONING (6) UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN ON DRAWINGS, THE CLEAR DISTANCE BETWEEN
WHICH ARE IN KILOMETERS + METERS AND ELEVATIONS WHICH ARE IN METERS. PRESTRESSED CONCRETE P 42 6000 20 ALL CONSTRUCTION SHALL CONFORM TO: PARALLEL BARS IN A LAYER SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 1.5 TIMES THE NOMINAL
a. CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT DISTANCE OF THE BAR NOR LESS THAN 1.5 TIMES THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF
2. INDICATED DIMENSIONS SHALL GOVERN OVER SCALED DIMENSIONS. SCALED BORED PILES, FOOTINGS, COARSE AGGREGATE. THE CLEAR DISTANCE BETWEEN LAYERS SHALL NOT BE
A 27.58 4000 20 b. THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS
DIMENSIONS SHALL NOT BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES. PILE CAP LESS THAN 25mm NOR ONE BAR DIAMETER. THE BARS IN THE UPPER LAYER
c. THE DPWH STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES
AND AIRPORTS, VOLUME II 2013 EDITION, AS MODIFIED ON THE SHALL BE PLACED DIRECTLY ABOVE THOSE IN THE BOTTOM LAYER.
3. ALL DIMENSIONS OF EXISTING STRUCTURE SHALL BE VERIFIED BY THE LEAN CONCRETE B 16.5 2400 38
DRAWINGS.
CONTRACTOR BEFORE CONSTRUCTION STARTS. (7) CRANKED SPLICES
DESIGN REFERENCE 2. SETTING OUT
2. REINFORCING STEEL LAP
OFFSET MIN = d
1. DPWH-DESIGN GUIDELINES, CRITERIA AND STANDARDS (DGCS) VOL.5 2015. THE SETTING OUT AND THE ELEVATIONS OF THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF MAX = d + 3mm
a. UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, REINFORCING STEEL SHALL CONFORM TO AASHTO THE STRUCTURE SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START
2. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS M31 (ASTM A615), GRADE 60, DEFORMED, WITH MINIMUM YIELD STRENGTH, fy = 414 OF ANY CONSTRUCTION WORK.

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(AASHTO) LRFD 2012. Mpa (60,000 psi) FOR REBARS WITH DIAMETER OF 16mm AND ABOVE.
3. JAPAN ROAD ASSOCIATION (JRA) 2002. b. GRADE 40 WITH MINIMUM YIELD STRENGTH, fy=276 Mpa FOR 12mm AND BELOW. 3. CONSTRUCTION LIMITS
MIN = 12d
4. DPWH - LRFD, BRIDGE SEISMIC DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS (BSDS) 1ST ED. 2013. c. REINFORCING STEEL SHALL BE FREE OF EXCESSIVE RUST, OIL OR ANY SUBSTANCES THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY AND WORK WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION LIMITS MAX = 15d
WHICH WILL WEAKEN THE BOND WITH CONCRETE. OR EASEMENTS OF THE BRIDGE STRUCTURE. HE SHALL HOWEVER PROVIDE FOR
LOADING: AREAS HE MAY REQUIRE FOR HIS OWN USE. IT IS INTENT OF THE PLANS TO (8) HOOKS AND BENDS
NOTE: LEAVE UNDISTURBED EVERYTHING WHICH DOES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE
1. DEAD LOAD : WEIGHT OF STRUCTURE AND AN ALLOWANCE OF 1.05KN/m² a. USE GRADE 60 FOR Ø16mm AND LARGER & GRADE 40 FOR Ø12mm AND SMALLER, FINISHED WORK. ALL AREAS DISTURBED BY THE CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE DIMENSIONS OF 90-DEGREE AND 180-DEGREE HOOKS
FOR FUTURE WEARING COURSE AND UTILITIES. EXCEPT FOR BORED PILES ANDDECK SLAB WITH Ø16 REBARS. RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION AS DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER.
b. MECHANICAL COUPLERS FOR SPLICING OF REINFORCEMENTS AS SUBSIDIARY ITEM.
2. LIVE LOAD :
4. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY AND WORK (SUCH AS PAVEMENT, CURBS,

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3. PRESTRESSING STEEL GUTTERS, RIPRAP, SLOPE PROTECTION WORKS, AND ALL OTHER SIMILAR
a. AASHTO HL-93 DESIGN TRUCK/TANDEM PLUS DESIGN LANE LOADING

12d
WORKS) WHICH WILL INTERFERE WITH THE WORK SHALL BE COMPLETELY D
a. SEVEN WERE STRANDS CONFORMING TO ASTM (AASHTO M203) WITH MINIMUM D
REMOVED AND DISPOSED OFF THE SITE BY THE CONTRACTOR. ALL
35 KN 145 KN 145 KN 9.34 KN/m ULTIMATE STRENGTH OF 1862 Mpa. SALVAGEABLE MATERIALS SHALL BE PROPERLY DISMANTLED AND DEPOSITED
ON A CONVENIENT SITE AS INSTRUCTED BY THE ENGINEER. HOWEVER, IF SUCH 4 d OR 63mm MIN
b. END ANCHORAGE DEVICES SHALL WITHSTAND A FORCE NOT LESS THAN 95% OF PERMANENT WORKS ARE DESIGNATED TO REMAIN BUT WILL BE DEMOLISHED BY PIN DIAMETER = D = 6d FOR Ø10 THRU Ø25
THE SPECIFIED MINIMUM ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH OF THE TENDON THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE NECESSARY PROSECUTION OF THE WORKS. THESE
4.30 m 4.30 - 9.10 m D = 8d FOR Ø28, Ø32 AND Ø36
WITHOUT EXCESSIVE DEFORMATION OR DRAW-IN. NO DAMAGED ANCHORAGES DEMOLISHED PERMANENT WORKS SHALL BE RESTORED BY THE CONTRACTOR
SHALL BE USED. ALL STEEL PORTIONS SHALL BE PROTECTED BY SUITABLE PLUGS TO THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION. DIMENSIONS FOR STIRRUPS AND CROSSTIE HOOKS
FIG. 1 - DESIGN TRUCK LOADING UNTIL USED. THE ANCHORAGE DEVICES SHALL BE KEPT FREE FROM MORTAR,
LOOSE RUST, GREASE. TAR. PAINT, OIL, MUD OR ANY OTHER COATINGS. 5. PUBLIC UTILITIES / FACILITIES
6d OR 76mm MIN FOR Ø16 OR SMALLER BARS

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12d FOR Ø20 & Ø25 BARS

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c. SHEATING OR DUCTS FOR POST TENSIONED SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE REFER TO SPECIAL PROVISIONS

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110 KN 110 KN 9.34 KN/m

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ENGINEER AND SHALL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND THE PLACING AND

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VIBRATION OF THE CONCRETE WITHOUT SUFFERING ANY DAMAGE DEFORMATION. 6. RECONSTRUCTION

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THE SHEATH OR DUCT SHALL BE MORTAR TIGHT AND GALVANIZED. AT ALL TIMES
ALL TAPED HOLES SHALL BE PROTECTED BY SUITABLE PLUGS UNTIL USED. THE IF EXISTING PERMANENT WORKS OR PORTIONS THEREOF ARE DESIGNATED TO

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1.20 m ANCHORAGE DEVICES SHALL BE KEPT FREE FROM MORTAR, RUST, GREASE, TAR, REMAIN, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL TAKE PRECAUTION NOT TO DAMAGE OR
PAINT, OIL, MUD OR ANY OTHER COATINGS. INJURE THESE WORKS. DAMAGE OR INJURY TO THESE WORKS CAUSED BY THE
FIG. 2 CONTRACTOR SHALL BE REPAIRED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.
4. ELASTOMERIC BEARING PADS
c. PERMIT DESIGN LIVELOAD (CALTRANS P-7) - SPECIAL PERMIT REQUIRED BEFORE 7. DETOUR
PASSING THE BRIDGE. UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, ELASTOMERIC BEARING PADS SHALL BE 100% d d
VIRGIN CHLOROPRENE (NEOPRENE) PADS WITH DUROMETER HARDNESS 60 AND EXISTING BRIDGE WILL BE UTILIZED AS DETOUR.
116 KN 107 KN 107 KN 107 KN 107 KN 107 KN 107 KN SHALL BE LAMINATED WITH NON-CORROSIVE MILD STEEL SHEETS. ELASTOMERIC
PADS SHALL BE DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN 7a. REMOVAL OF EXISTING STRUCTURES c. CONCRETE COVER TO REINFORCEMENT
THE LATEST EDITION OF THE AASHTO STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR HIGHWAY
BRIDGES. ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES MUST BE DEMOLISHED FLUSH TO THE GROUND AND CONCRETE COVER TO REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE BE 50mm UNLESS SHOWN
4.80 m 1.37 m 4.11m 1.37m 4.11m 1.37m
DISPOSED OUTSIDE THE RIVERBED AT APPROVED DPWH DISPOSAL AREAS. OTHERWISE ON DRAWINGS.
a. BEFORE AGING
FIG. 3 - PERMIT LOADING 8. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT d. CONSTRUCTION JOINT
TENSILE STRENGTH. MPa (D412): 15.50 (Min.)
ELONGATION, % (D412): 350 (Min.) THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING
d. SEISMIC LOAD : IN ACCORDNCE WITH DPWH LRFD BRIDGE SEISMIC DESIGN (1) THE POSITION AND FORM OF ANY CONSTRUCTION JOINT SHALL BE AS SHOWN
DUROMETER HARDNESS, SHORE PTS. (D2240): 60 + 5 AN EFFECTIVE TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIAL
SPECIFICATION (BSDS) 1ST EDITION, 2013. ON DRAWINGS OR AS AGREED WITH THE ENGINEER.
TEAR RESISTANCE, N/mm (D624): 31.50 (Min.) PROVISIONS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER AND THE
BRIDGE OPERATIONAL CLASSIFICATION ESSENTIAL BRIDGES COMPRESSION SET, % (D395): 35 (Max.) CORRESPONDING LOCAL AUTHORITIES. (2) THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE FIRST-AND-SECTION-POUR CONCRETES AND
METHOD B, TEMPERATURE (CELCIUS): 100
BETWEEN EXISTING AND NEW CONCRETE SHALL BE ROUGHENED WITH AN
e. STREAM FLOW : SEE BRIDGE DETAILS 9. MATERIAL SOURCES AMPLITUDE OF 6mm MINIMUM.
b. AFTER AGING
TENSILE STRENGTH, MPa (D573): -15 (Max.) WHERE COMMON BORROW IS REQUIRED, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE
f. LOAD COMBINATIONS : e. CHIPPING OF EXISTING CONCRETE
ELONGATION, %: -40 (Min.) RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING HIS OWN SOURCES OF COMMON BORROW AS
1) STRENGTH I = 1.25DC + 1.50DW + 1.75(LL+IM) DUROMETER HARDNESS, SHORE PTS.: +15 (Max.) OUTLINED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS. (1) REFER TO SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
TEAR RESISTANCE, N/mm (D624) 31.50 (Min.)
2) STRENGTH II = 1.25DC + 1.50DW + 1.35LL (PERMIT) AGING TIME, HOURS 70 10. EXCAVATION (2) JACKHAMMER OR SIMILAR DESTRUCTIVE TOOLS SHALL NOT BE USED IN
3) EXTREME I = 1.25DC + 1.50DW + 0.0LL + 1.0 EQ(X) + 0.3 EQ(Y) TEMPERATURE OF THE TEST (CELCIUS) 100
BREAKING EXISTING CONCRETE SLAB OF TOP OF GIRDERS, DIAPHRAGMS AND
EXCAVATION FOR THE STRUCTURES SHALL BE NEAT LINES SHOWN IN THE PLANS WEB OF CHANNELS. EXTREME CARE SHALL BE TAKEN TO AVOID CAUSING
4) EXTREME I = 1.25DC + 1.50DW + 0.0LL + 0.3 EQ(X) + 1.0 EQ(Y) 5. CASING AS THE SOIL UNDERNEATH STRUCTURE FOUNDATIONS SHALL NOT BE INJURY OR DAMAGE TO SAID MEMBERS.
5) FATIGUE I = 1.50LL DISTURBED.
SHALL BE METAL, SMOOTH, CLEAN, WATERTIGHT, AND OF AMPLE STRENGTH TO
f. FALSEWORK
WITHSTAND BOTH HANDLING AND DRIVING STRESSES AND THE PRESSURE OF BOTH 11. BACKFILLING
g. IMPACT : APPLICABLE FOR HL - 93 TRUCK/ TANDEM LIVE LOAD ONLY. CONCRETE AND THE SURROUNDING EARTH MATERIALS. THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF
(1) ALL FALSEWORK SHALL BE DESIGNED BY THE CONTRACTOR SUBJECT TO THE
CASING SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN THE SPECIFIED SIZE OF SHAFT. IT SHALL CONFORM TO BACKFILLING FOR STRUCTURES SHALL BE DONE WITH GRANULAR MATERIALS APPROVAL BY THE ENGINEER.
h. OTHER LOADING IN ACCORDANCE WITH DGCS. VOL. 5, BRIDGE DESIGN AASHTO M270 (ASTM A 709) GRADE 36 UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. COMPACTED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS.
(2) DETAILED WORKING DRAWINGS AND SUPPORTING CALCULATIONS OF THE
6. BORED PILES 12. REINFORCED CONCRETE
ALL OTHER COMPONENTS FALSEWORKS SHALL BE FURNISHED BY THE CONTRACTOR TO THE ENGINEER
FOR APPROVAL.
THE BOTTOM OF PILES SHALL BE EMBEDDED AT LEAST THREE (3) TIMES DIAMETER (3D) a. CONCRETE MIX AND PLACING
COMPONENT DECK-JOINTS FATIGUE &
ALL OTHER INTO HARD STRATA WITH A N-VALUE OF AT LEAST 40 CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING THE
ALL LIMIT FRACTURE g. FORMWORK
LIMIT STATES REQUIRED ULTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY. IF THE ABOVE CONDITION CANNOT MET DURING (1) DESIGN OF CONCRETE MIX SHALL MEET THE DESIGN CONCRETE
STATES LIMIT STATES
CONSTRUCTION, THE DESIGNER SHALL BE NOTIFIED FOR ANY ADJUSTMENT OF PILE STRENGTH GIVEN UNDER ITEM 1 OF MATERIALS. (1) FORMWORK SHALL BE DESIGNED BY THE CONTRACTOR SUBJECT TO THE
IM 75% 15% 33% LENGTH IF NECESSARY.
(2) CONCRETE SHALL BE DEPOSITED, VIBRATED AND CURED IN ACCORDANCE APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER.
LOW-STRAIN DYNAMIC TESTING PILE INTEGRITY TEST (PIT) SHALL BE CONDUCTED ON 50% WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS.
(2) FORMWORK SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED SUCH THAT IT WILL NOT YIELD UNDER
ALLOWABLE UNIT STRESSES OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BORED PILES PER STRUCTURE (AT ABUTMENTS AND PIERS) TO (3) FOR CONCRETE DEPOSITED AGAINST THE GROUND, LEAN CONCRETE THE CONSTRUCTION LOADS. ALL CORNERS OF CONCRETE SHALL BE
VERIFY AND CHECK THE CONCRETE HOMOGENEITY AND TO EVALUATE ANY IRREGULARITY WITH A MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 50mm SHALL BE LAID FIRST BEFORE CHAMFERED TO 20mm UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE IN THE DRAWINGS.
MATERIALS IN THE COMPLETED BORED PILES. LOW STRAIN DYNAMIC METHOD SHALL CONFORM TO INSTALLING THE REINFORCEMENT. THE LEAN CONCRETE SHALL NOT BE
AASHTO D 5882). CONSIDERED IN MEASURING THE STRUCTURAL DEPTH OF CONCRETE
1. CONCRETE THE STRIPPING OF FORMS SHALL BE AS DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER AND THE
SECTION. FOLLOWING SHALL BE USE AS A GUIDE.
UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE, THE CONCRETE CLASS AND STRENGTH SHALL HIGH STRAIN DYNAMIC TEST SHALL BE DONE SUCH THAT THE REQUIRED ULTIMATE
BEARING CAPACITY IS MOBILIZED AND/OR THE MAXIMUM PERMANENT PILE SET OF D/120 (4) THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT TO THE ENGINEER FOR APPROVAL
BE AS FOLLOWS: SHORING UNDER GIRDERS, BEAMS AND FRAMES
IS REACHED. HAMMER WEIGHT OF ABOUT 1.5% TO 2.% OF THE REQUIRED ULTIMATE PLACING SEQUENCES FOR ALL CONCRETING WORKS.
DECK SLABS
CAPACITY OF BORED PILES SHALL BE USED AND DROPPED FROM A GRADUAL HEIGHT
b. BAR BENDING, SPLICING AND PLACING WALLS
28-DAY CYLINDER MAX. SIZE OF INCREASE.
COLUMNS
STRUCTURAL COMPONENT CLASS STRENGTH COARSE AGGREGATES
(1) THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT TO THE ENGINEER FOR APPROVAL, SIDES OF BEAMS AND ALL OTHER VERTICAL SURFACES
COMPLETE PILE TEST RESULT INCLUDING TABULATED RESULT OF ALL BLOWS, CAPWAP
Mpa psi (mm) ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY THE PILE TEST SHOP DRAWINGS INDICATING THE BENDING, CUTTING, SPLICING AND
INSTALLATION OF ALL REINFORCING BARS. h. PROTECTION AND CURING OF CONCRETE
CONTRACTOR TO THE IMPLEMENTING OFFICE FOR REVIEW AND EVALUATION. HOWEVER,
SLABS, SIDEWALK,
FOR TEST RESULT WHICH SHOWS DISCREPANCY FROM THE DESIGN CAPACITY OR AN (2) BARS SHALL BE BENT COLD. BARS PARTIALLY EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE
DIAPHRAMS, WINGWALLS, CONCRETE SURFACES SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM HARMFUL EFFECTS OF SUN,
A 27.58 4000 20 OCCURRENCE OF FOUNDATION PROBLEMS OTHER THAN ANTICIPATED IN THE DESIGN SHALL NOT BE FIELD BENT UNLESS PERMITTED BY THE ENGINEER.
BACKWALLS, COPINGS, WIND AND RUNNING WATER, CONCRETE SHALL BE KEPT DAMP FOR AT LEAST
THAT MAY LEAD TO VARIATION ORDER SAID REPORT SHALL BE FORWARDED TO BUREAU
COLUMNS, SHEAR KEY SEVEN (7) DAYS.
OF DESIGN (BOD) FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION. ALL (3) BAR SPLICING NOT INDICATED ON DRAWINGS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE
APPROACH SLAB A 27.58 4000 20 RECOMMENDATION AS TO ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF THE PILES, AS TO THE PILES APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER.
AT FOUNDATION AND/OR TO UNDERTAKE REMEDIAL MEASURE IF NECESSARY. (4) WELDED SPLICES, IF APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER, SHALL DEVELOP IN
THIN REINFORCED TENSION AT LEAST 125% OF THE SPECIFIED YIELD STRENGTH OF THE
SECTIONS SUCH AS A 27.58 4000 12 BARS.
RAILINGS AND RAILPOSTS

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GENERAL NOTES

MUNICIPALITY OF SAN SIMON, PAMPANGA CONSTRUCTION OF STA. MONICA BRIDGE ENGR. BENIGNO BONUS HON. ABUNDIO J.P. PUNZALAN, JR. S
MUNICIPAL ENGINEER, SAN SIMON, PAMPANGA MUNICIPAL MAYOR, SAN SIMON, PAMPANGA
LOCATION: STA. MONICA - STO.NIÑO, SAN SIMON, PAMPANGA DRAWN BY: 1
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