GENERAL STRUCTURAL NOTES (TYPICAL UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE)

GENERAL

1. ALL WORK SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL

BUILDING CODE (IBC), 2012 EDITION WITH CITY OF TUCSON/PIMA COUNTY

MODIFICATIONS.

2. THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE EVAULATION OF THE EXISTING FLOOR FRAMING

SYSTEM BETWEEN GRID LINES F-4 TO F-8 AND BETWEEN H-4 AND H-8 TO

ACCOMMODATE FLOOR MOUNTED EQUIPMENT WITHIN THE EXISTING CHAMBERLAIN

SMD FACILITY IN NOGALES, SONORA.

3. DESIGN LOADS – 2ND FLOOR OF THE SMD FACILITY

LIVE LOADS 65 PSF

DEAD LOADS 70 PSF

EQUIPMENT DEAD LOADS AND LOCATIONS AS PROVIDED BY THE OWNER

4. CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL SHALL BE SPREAD OUT IF PLACED ON FRAMING FOR THE

FLOOR. RESULTING LOAD SHALL NOT EXCEED THE DESIGN LIVE LOAD PER

SQUARE FOOT.

5. CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS AND CONDITIONS AT THE JOB SITE

PRIOR TO BEGINNING WORK AND SHALL REPORT ANY DISCREPANCIES TO THE

ENGINEER. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN IN VERIFYING THE LOCATIONS OF THE

EXISTING SUBPURLINS AND COLUMN LOCATIONS WITHIN THE AREA OF WORK. THE

CONTRACTOR SHALL CLOSELY COORDINATE WITH THE OWNER TO VERIFY THE EXACT

LOCATIONS OF PROPOSED EQUIPMENT SCHEDULED TO BE PLACED WITHIN THE AREA

OF WORK.

6. REFER TO PLAN DRAWINGS FOR LOCATION AND DETAILS OF WORK ITEMS NOT

SHOWN ON THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS.

7. OMISSIONS OR CONFLICTS BETWEEN VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE DRAWINGS, NOTES

AND DETAILS SHALL BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE ENGINEER AND

RESOLVED BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE WORK.

8. DO NOT USE SCALED DIMENSIONS. USE WRITTEN DIMENSIONS OR WHERE NO

DIMENSION IS PROVIDED, CONSULT THE ENGINEER BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE

WORK.

9. ESTABLISH AND VERIFY THE SIZE AND LOCATIONS OF ALL BLOCKOUTS, INSERTS,

OPENINGS, CURBS, BASES AND PADS FOR ARCHITECTURAL, MECHANICAL,

ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WITH APPROPRIATE TRADE DRAWINGS AND

SUBCONTRACTOS PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION.

10. ALL DETAILS SHOWN APPLY WHETHER SPECFICIALLY REFERENCED OR NOT.

11. TYPICAL DETAILS ARE NOT CUT ON DRAWINGS, BUT APPLY UNLESS NOTED

OTHERWISE. WHERE NO SPECIFIC DETAILS ARE SHOWN, CONSTRUCTION SHALL

CONFORM TO SIMILAR WORK ON THE PROJECT.

12. OPTIONS, IF INDICATED ARE FOR THE CONTRACTOR'S CONVENIENCE. HE SHALL

BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL NECESAARY CHANGES IF HE CHOOSES AN OTION AND

SHALL COORDINATE ALL DETAILS.

13. ANY ENGINEERING DESIGN PROVIDED BY OTHERS AND SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW

SHALL BEAR THE SEAL OF A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER REGISTERED IN ARIZONA.

14. THE CONTRACT STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS REPRESENT THE

FINISHED STRUCTURE. THEY DO NOT INDICATE MEANS AND METHODS OF

CONSTRUCTION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO

PROTECT THE STRUCTURE DURING CONSTRUCTION. SUCH MEASURES SHALL

INCLUDE BUT NOT NECESSARILY BE LIMITED TO BRACING AND SHORING OF LOADS

DUE TO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND OR THE MOVEMENT OF OWNER EQUIPMENT

ACROSS THE FLOOR.

STRUCTURAL STEEL

1. ALL STRUCTUAL STEEL SHALL CONFORM TO THE LATEST AISC SPECIFICATION FOR

STRUCTURAL STEEL BUILDINGS.

2. ALL STRUCTURAL SHAPES AND PLATES SHALL CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING:

A. PLATES, CHANNELS AND ANGLES: ASTM A36: FY=36,000 PSI

B. W-SHAPES: ASTM A992: FY=50,000 PSI C. SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR TUBES: ASTM A500 GR B: FY=46,000 PSI D. PIPE STEEL: ASTM A53, TYPE E OR S, GR B: FY=35,000 PSI E. ROUND HOLLOW STRUCTURAL STEEL (HSS) ASTM A500 GR B:

FY=42,000 PSI

3. ALL HIGH STRENGTH BOLTS SHALL BE ASTM A325-N.

4. ALL WELDING SHALL BE DONE IN CONFORMANCE WITH AWS (AMERICAN WELDING

SOCIETY) STRUTURAL WELDING CODE.

5. ALL WELDING ELECTRODES SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM A233 AND AWS A5.1, GRADE

E-70XX.

6. THE STEEL FABRICATOR SHALL FURNISH ERECTION BOLTS, CLIP ANGLES, AND

TEMPORARY FASTENINGS REQUIRED FOR ERECTION.

7. MINIMUM BOLTED CONNECTION SHALL BE 2 BOLTS, UNLESS SHOWN OR NOTED

OTHERWISE.

8. BOLT HOLES SHALL BE 1/16 INCH LARGER IN DIAMETER THAN THE NOMINAL BOLT

SIZE, UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.

9. PRIMARY FIELD CONNECTIONS SHALL BE BOLTED, USING 3/4" DIAMETER HEAVY

HEXAGON STRUCTURAL A325N BEARING BOLTS WITH ONE HARDENED WASHER.

BOLTED CONNECTIONS SHALL BE ASSEMBLED IN ACCORDANCE WTH

"SPECIFICATIONS FOR STRUCTURAL JOINTS USING A325 BOLTS", LATEST

REVISION.

10. BEAM TO BEAM CONNECTIONS SHALL BE FURNISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE

10-9a, SINGLE PLATE CONNECTIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE AISC MANUAL OF STEEL

CONSTRUCTION 13TH EDITION. ALL MATERIAL IN THE CONNECTION SHALL BE

SIZED TO ACCOMMODATE THE SHEAR VALUES SHOWN FOR ASTM A325N TYPE

CONNECTIONS (THREADS IN THE SHEAR PLANE) AS SHOWN IN TABLE 7-1 IN AISC

13TH EDITION.

STATEMENT OF SPECIAL INSPECTION

THIS SPECIAL INSPECTION PROGRAM IS PROVIDED IN CONFORMANCE WITH IBC SECTIONS

1704 AND 1705. SPECIAL INSPECTION IS TO BE PROVIDED IN ADDITION TO THE

INSPECTIONS WHICH MAY BE CONDUCTED BY LOCAL AGENCIES, BUT THESE INSPECTIONS

SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO RELIEVE THE CONTRACTOR OR OWNER FROM REQUESTING

THE INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY IBC SECTION 110. THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR SHALL BE

EMPLOYED BY THE OWNER, THE ENGINEER OR ARCHITECT OF RECORD, OR ANY AGENT OF

THE OWNER, BUT NOT THE CONTRACTOR OR ANY OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE

WORK.

1. SPECIAL INSPECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THE FOLLOWING WORK:

A. STEEL CONSTRUCTION 1) WELDING 2) DETAILS 3) HIGH-STRENGTH BOLTS

2. NAME OF SPECIAL INSPECTOR: FOR STRUCTURAL ITEMS ABOVE, THE SPECIAL

INSPECTOR SHALL BE OR WORK UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE

STRUCTURAL-ENGINEER-OF RECORD – STRUCTUAL CONCEPTS INC. PHONE NO. (520) 721-2324. THE OWNER, AT HIS OPTION, MAY DESIGNATE AN ALTERNATE

SPECIAL INSPECTOR, OBTAIN THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATE(S), AND MAKE THE

NECESSARY NOTIFICATIONS TO ALL PARTIES INVOLVED. ALTERNATE SPECIAL

INSPECTOR SHALL BE A LICENSED STRUCTURAL ENGINEER OR ICC CERTIFIED

SPECIAL INSPECTOR.

3. DUTIES OF SPECIAL INSPECTOR: OBSERVE FIELD CONDITIONS FOR CONFORMANCE

WITH CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. ALL DISCPREPANCIES SHALL BE BROUGHT TO

THE ATTENTION OF THE ENGINEER OF RECORD AND THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.

PREPARE FIELD REPORTS DAILY. FIELD REPORTS SHALL INDICATE, AS A

MINIMUM, THE DATE, THE PORTION OF THE WORK THAT WAS INSPECTED, AND ANY

UNCORRECTED DISCREPANCIES. UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK, THE SPECIAL

INSPECTION CERTIFICATE SHALL BE COMPLETED AND SEALED BY THE

SUPERVISING ENGINEER AND SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL ALONG WITH

COPIES OF THE FIELD REPORTS.

4. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING THE SPECIAL

INSPECTOR AT LEAST ONE WORKING DAY IN ADVANCE TO SCHEDULE ANY SPECIAL

INSPECTION.