Specifications include, but are not limited to: I. DESIGN INFORMATION AND LIVE LOADS USED: 1. 2018 International Building Code (IBC); 2. Roof snow load 30 PSF - Unreduced; 3. Wind 115 MPH (3 Second Gust) exposure C,; 4. Seismic SDC - D TYPE II; II. FOUNDATION: 1. Spread footings are to be founded on the natural soil or compacted structural fill. Spread footings are designed for a maximum allowable soil bearing pressure of 1500 PSF with allowable increases.; 2. Slope all finish grade surfaces away from building a minimum of six inches in ten feet to provide drainage.; III. CONCRETE: 1. Compressive strength at 28 days shall be as follows: 4000 PSI for footings and foundations; 4000 PSI for piers and frost walls, No Special Inspection required; 4000 PSI for slabs; Water Cement Ratio = 0.45; Type II Cement; Concrete Exposed to Elements = Air Entrained 6%; 2. Reinforcing steel shall conform to ASTM 615. All bars #4 and larger shall be grade 60 and #3 bars shall be grade 40.; 3. Shop drawings for fabrication and erection of all reinforcing and embedded items shall be required.; 4. Reinforcing shall be continuous through all construction joints.; 5. Minimum clear concrete protection for reinforcement shall be as follows unless noted otherwise: 3 inches for Concrete placed directly against earth.; 2 inches for formed surfaces exposed to weather or earth.; 6. Lapped splices shall be designed in conformance with the current IBC. No two adjacent bars are spliced in the same location unless shown otherwise.; 7. All exposed edges shall be chamfered 3/4".; IV. STRUCTURAL STEEL: 1. Structural steel shall conform to the following: Shapes and plates ASTM A36 Pipe ASTM A53, grade B Tubing ASTM A500, grade B Structural bolts ASTM A325N Anchor rods ASTM F1554, Gr. 36; 2. Shop drawings for fabrication and erection of all structural steel and embedded steel items shall be required.; 3. Welds shall conform to the current American Welding Society {AWS) Code. All welding shall be with E70 rod.; 4. Shop connections shall be made with 3/4" A325 bolts or welds as shown on the plans. Welds not shown on the plans shall be capable of developing the full tensile strength of the member being attached. Connections shall generally follow the types shown in the current AISC Manual of Steel Construction.; 5. Field connections shall be made with 3/4" A325 bolts or fillet welds, unless noted otherwise. Connections shall generally follow the types shown in the current AISC Manual of Steel Construction.; 6. All elevations and heights given are from finished floor elevation at the beam location.
