STRUCTURAL DESIGN CRITERIA & MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

1. GENERAL
9. HOOKS OF REBAR
a) DESIGN METHOD USED IS USD ACCORDING TO BANGLADESH NATIONAL a) FOR ALL RE-BAR : PROVIDE 90° STANDARD HOOKS (L-BENT)
BUILDING CODE (BNBC) 2017, ASCE 7-05 IF NOT SHOWN IN THE DRAWINGS.
b) ALL THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS SHALL BE READ IN CONJUNCTION
WITH RELEVANT ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS. 10. SPACER BARS
c) FOLLOW BNBC/17 FOR SPECIFICATIONS/STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS NOT MENTIONED TO SUPPORT SECOND LAYER BARS IN BEAMS/SLABS, USE 25Ø SPACER
IN THE DRWAINGS OR IN THIS NOTE SHEET. BARS @ 2'-6'' C/C WHERE REQUIRED.
d) ANY DETAILS NOT SHOWN IN THE DRAWING SHOULD BE DONE ACCORDING TO
BUILDING CODE (BNBC) 2017 11. CHAIRS
e) BASIC WIND SPEED = 65.7 m/s. USE CHAIRS OF NECESSARY DIMENSION MADE OF 10Ø /12Ø/16Ø BAR
TO SUPPORT TOP BARS @ 2'-6'' C/C.
f) SIESMIC ZONE - 2
g) OTHER LOADS AS PER BNBC 2017 12. LAP LOCATION :
a) FOR BEAM BOTTOM BAR, LAP NOT TO BE PROVIDED AT MIDDLE
2. FOUNDATION THIRD ZONE OF THE SPAN
a) THE COMPLEX HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
b) FOR BEAM TOP BAR, LAP MAY BE PROVIDED
AT MIDDLE THIRD ZONE OF THE SPAN
b) FOUNDATION TYPE -PILE FOUNDATION
c) NOT MORE THAN 50% OF THE BARS SHALL BE
c) ANY LOOSE POCKET FOUND IN FOUNDATION BED IS TO BE FILLED UP WITH SPLICED AT ONE PLACE
COMPACTED SAND OF FM 2.5 MIN.
d) LAP SPLICES ARE TO BE CONFINED BY HOOPS WITH MAXIMUM
d) DEPTH OF FOUNDATION AS PER DRAWING.
SPACING OR PITCH OF d/4 OR 100mm WHERE d IS THE
EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF THE BEAM.
3. CONCRETE :
a) TYPE : ALL CONCRETE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH CONSIDERED AS FOLLOWS :
1) f'c = MINIMUM 4000 PSI ( FOR COLUMN, GRADE BEAM, FLOOR BEAM & STAIR CASE ) 1:2:4 with Well Graded Brick chips
2) f'c = MINIMUM 3500 PSI ( FOR SLAB ) 1:1.5:3 with brick chips
3) f'c = MINIMUM 3000 PSI ( FOR PILE & PILE CAP ) 1:1.5:3 with brick chips

b) MINIMUM CYLINDER STRENGTH : BASED ON CYLINDER TEST OF

DIAMETER D = 150mm & HEIGHT = 300mm
I) 28 DAYS STRENGTH = AS SPECIFIED IN 3(a) 13. DEVELOPMENT LENGTH
II) 7 DAYS STRENGTH = 75% OF THE 28 DAYS STRENGTH.
ALL BEAM AND SLAB REBARS SHOULD BE EXTENDED INTO THE SUPPORT UPTO
c) CURING OF R.C.C WORK : DEVELOPMENT LENGTH.
I) CURING TIME MINIMUM 28 DAYS
II) METHOD OF CURING :
14. ADMIXTURE
WATER PROOFING ADMIXTURE, PLASTICISER AND JOINTING ADMIXTURE SHALL BE USED
* HORIZONTAL SURFACE - BY PONDING OF WATER AS MENTIONED IN THE RESPECTIVE DRAWINGS AND IN THE SPECIFICATION AFTER
* OTHER SURFACES-BY WRAPPING MOIST JUTE FABRIC AND APPROVAL BY THE ENGINEER.
SPRINKLING WATER BY HOSE PIPE FREQUENTLY.
15. WATER STOPPER
4. CEMENT 12'' WIDE PVC WATER STOPPER TO BE USED AT ALL CONSTRUCTION JOINTS
ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT/TYPE-1 CONFORMING TO BDS 232 : 1974/ASTM C150 BELOW GROUND IN MAT, SHEAR WALL, WATER TANK WALL ETC.
CEMENT SHOULD BE USED AS PER SPECIFICATION.
16. CONCRETE CLEAR COVER FOR REINFORCING BARS
5. CONCRETE AGGREGATE
Thickness
Member Location or Condition Figure
FINE AGGREGATES : SAND OF F.M 2.50---- 1.5 of Cover
COARSE AGGREGATES : 20mm DOWN WELL GRADED BRICK
side 2.5"
CHIPS TO BE USED AS COARSE AGGREGATE
Pile Cap
6. WATER
bottom 3"
POTABLE WATER TO BE USED IN CONCRETE MIX
above 1.5"
7. STEEL REINFORCEMENT ground level
a) ALL REINFORCEMENTS ARE 72.5 GRADE HIGH STRENGTH
DEFORMED BAR MADE FROM BILLET STEEL {Except (b)}
b) YIELD STRENGTH OF STEEL f y= (40,000 psi) FOR {TIES, STIRRUP, column
below 2.5"
PARKING FLOOR, BOUNDARY WALL, PARAPET, FALSE SLAB, LINTEL,
ground level
DROP WALL, RAILING, U.G.W. RESERVOIR & OVER HEAD TANK.}
c) OTHER WISE MENTIONED
d) YIELD STRENGTH OF STEEL f y= 500 Mpa (72,500 psi) CONFORMED TO ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS :i) BDS 1313 : 1991, ii) ASTM A615M indoors face : 1.5"
e) THE FOLLOWING TESTS FOR REINFORCING BARS FROM RANDOM SAMPLES SHALL BE top, side & bottom
CONDUCTED AT BUET AS PER BDS 1313 : 1991 AND TEST RESULT SHALL BE SUBMITTED beam
TO THE ENGINEER FOR CHEECKING AND RECORD :
i) TENSILE STRENGTH TEST outdoors face : 1.5"
top, side & bottom
ii) PERCENTAGE ELONGATION TEST
iii) BEND/REBEND TEST

8. LAP LENGTH
slab and stair top and bottom 3/4"
UNLESS OTHERWISE MENTIONED IN THE DRAWINGS, LAP LENGTH
OF BARS SHALL BE :
BAR DIA (mm) TENSION COMPRESSION exterior 2"
INCH INCH wall
6Ø 12 12
interior 1.5"
10Ø 14 14
12Ø 18 18

16Ø 24 16 water face 2"

20Ø 29 20 water tank
22Ø 32 22
25Ø 36 24 other face(5"-WALL) 1.5"

* from tie
COLUMN LAPS SHALL BE TENSION LAPS
DATE

SCALE : AS SHOWN

REMARKS :

REVISED :

TEAM LEADER:

Designer Farm:

ARCHITECT

CLIENT

LOCATION :

PROJECT :
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DRAWING TITLE :

MD. NAFIZUL ISLAM

NOTE

DHAKA.

PROPOSED 08 (EIGHT) STORIED

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
GPH Is a
1). Md. Nafizul Islam Nafiz

BUET
3). Sanjida Akter
2). Mohana Kawsher

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