NOTES:

1.Excavation to be confirmed by the Engineer before concrete

SEPTIC AND SOAK PIT TANK

blinding is laid.

2. Weak pockets of bearing strata to be dug out and filled

with 1:4:8 mass concrete.
3. CONCRETE MIXES
(a) Mass concrete to have a minimum works cube strength
of 15N/mm^2 at 28days with 40mm Aggregate size.
05-200 B 05-200 B (b) Reinforced concrete to have a minimum works cube

R 100 4-200 DISTANCE REQUIRED FOR SEPTIC strength of 25N/mm^2 at 28days with 20mm maximum
TANKS AND SOAKWAYS aggregate size.

R 100 B - 250 B
R 100 7-250 B

R 100 7-250 B
R 100 7-250 B
MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM SEPTIC SOAK WAY 4. REINFORCEMENT
(a) High Yield bars to be square twisted cold formed bars to
BUILDING 1.5 3.5 BS4461 and are marked 'Y'on these drawings.
PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 1.5 1.5
WELLS 3.00 3.00 (b) Mild steel bars Marked 'R' on these dwgs to be round bars
C CUTS OR EMBARKMENTS 7.5 3.00 to BS 4483.
C WATER PIPES 3.0 3.0 5.MINIMUM COVER TO ALL STEEL IN
05-200 B 05-200 B LARGE TREES 3.0 3.0 (i) Foundation, stubcolumns, column bases & ground beams =40mm
(ii)Beams =25mm
(iii) Slabs = 40mm
FOR DIAMETER UP TO 3.00 USER 10, 290mm c/c
SEPTIC TANK REINFORCEMENT FOR DIAMETER UP TO 3.50M USER10, 290MM C/C
(iv) Columns =30mm
ARRANGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS OF REINFORCEMENT AS SHOWN (v) Bot. slab =20mm

B 100mm THICK PRECAST CONCRETE BAFFLE

REINFORCED AND BEDDED 1N 75mm INTO WALLS
BENDING SCHEDULE VARIES WITH THE DIAMETER
OF SOAK PIT AS WALL AS SIZES OF SEPTIC TANK

WATER PROOFED CEMENT RENDERING

NOT REQUIRED IF CONSTRUCTION IN SEPTICK TANK SIZES TABLE 1
R.C OR MASS CONCRETE
MA HOLE COVER MA HOLE COVER TYPES ALL WASTES NO DIMENSION VOLUMES
LENGTH(mm) WIDTH(mm) DEPTH(mm)
A
OF USERS
WIDTH VARIABLE
SEE TABLE

1 7 1600 800 1500 181

CHANEL CHANEL SOAKAGE PIT REINFORCEMENT ARRANGEMENT
2 15 2300 1100 1500 3.87
600X600 C.I MAN HOLE COVER 200mm REINFORCEMENT 3 30 3200 1600 1500 7.74
OR CONCRETE CONCRETE SLAB
4 40 3600 1900 1500 10.33

200
5 50 4100 2100 1500 12.92
COMPANY CONTACT
WATER PROOF FILLING

6 60 4500 2300 1500 15.48

600
PLAN TO SEPTIC TANK B 450X450mm MIN CAST IRON MANHOLE HEIGHT OF WATER LEVEL
7
8
75
85
4600
4900
2300
2400
1800
1800
19.35
21.93
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100mm MOSQUITO PROOF
COVER OR COVER OR CONCRETE Contact Number-0753240500
CONCRETE SLAB 9 130 5500 2750 2200 33.54
GAUGE VENT PIPE
City-Bagamoyo
Country-Tanzania
BAR BENDING SCHEDULE
MIN 300

U.P.V.C OR CONC PIPE

BAR
CLIENT;
TRUE WATER LEVEL WHICH IS
140MM BELOW THE INVERT OF LENGTH TYPE SHAPE
IN COMING DRAIN
100MM U.P.V.C OR
MARK
CONC PIPE TO SOAK PIT
VARIABLES 100 100 Name.Sezary Donasian Masansa
01 R10

HEIGHT VARIABLE
02 " R10 100 100 Phone.
DEPTH VARIABLE

MASS CONCRETE FOUNDATION 1:3:6 CONCRETE 1.3.6 CHANNEL

03 " R10 100 100 City.Ukuni,Bagamoyo
SEE TABLE 4

WITH 1.6 BENDING FORMED

150MM FILLING OF COARSES GRAVEL 04 " R10 100 100

200

OPEN VERTICAL JOINTS

IN BLOCK WORK TO FACILITATE
05 " R10 100 100 PROJECT.
150mm 800MM LONG CAST 06 " R10 100 100
IRON OR UPVC TO JUNCTION
100 100 Proposed residential house to be built at
07 " R10
MIN 500

200mm THICK CIRCULAR WALL

08 " R10 100 100 Ukuni-,Bagamoyo.
230mm BLOCK WORK 230mm BLOCK WALL

NO. RENDERING REQUIRED IF

ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS Plot No.
FOUNDATION CONCRETE MIX 1:2:4 SEPTICK TANK ARE CONSTRUCTED IN SOIL PERMEABILITY TEST MUST BE CONDUCTED AT PLOT SITE
MASS REINFORCED CONCRETE Site Site Block No:
100 SECOND 1 LENGTH 230 EFFLUENT DISPOSAL BY SOAKING IS NOT APPLICABLE WHERE
230 FIRST COMPARTMENT 2/3 LENGTH Site L.O No.
3 SOIL ARE
NON POROUSEG CRAY OR STANDARD PERCOLATION RATE IN Site Area No.
LENGHT VARIES SEE TABLE -1
ACCESS OF 600min PER 15min
SECTION A:A Drawing Name
700 DIAMETER VARIABLE 700 Septic and soakpit tank
150

SECTION C:C CORRESPONDING DIMENSION SOAK WAYS

Drawing Status
NO. OF USERS DIAMETER (M) DEPTH (M)
ALTERNATIVES Approved
VARIES

7 1.5 1.8
R10 - 250 SEALED CESSPIT TO BE USED WHEN SOIL CONDITIONS FALLS 15 1.7 1.85
30 2.1 2.0
Drawn by Date
BELLOW THE MINIMUM PERCOLATIONS FACTOR AND
DISTANCE TO THE NEAREST SEWER IS VERY FAR 40 2.35 2.1 Brown Alfred Nziku 03.May.2023
DRAINFED TRENCHES PREFERRED TO SOAKAGE PITS IF SPACE 50 2.61 2.2
PERMITS 60 2.85 2.3
200

APPLICATION CAN BE MADE TO THE AUTHORITY FOR 75 2.23 2.45 Checked by Date
CONNECTION TO LOCAL SEWER 85 3.5 2.5 Eng. Alatupoka mgeni
VARIES

FURTHER ASSISTANCE REGARDING SANITATION MAY BE 130 4.1 3.0

R10 - 250 OBTAINED FROM HEALTH INSPECTORS Drawing Scale
N.B
1. THESE DIMENSIONS ONLY APPLY FOR POROUS SOIL 1:92.73
230

MASS OR REINFORCED CONCRETE WALL CAN BE USED 2. FOR NON POROUS SOILS EG CLAY AND WHERE WATER
INSTEAD OF BLOCKS TABLE IS VERY HIGH OTHER MEANS OF DISPOSAL e.g Layout ID Revision
SECTION B-B THE TANK SHALL BE OF WATER TIGHT CONSTRUCTION SEWER CONNECTION MUST BE APPLIED
REINFORCED CONCRETE RENDERED WITH WATER PROOFED POWDER OR OTHER 3. ALTERNATIVELY THESE DIMENSIONS (IN PARTICULAR THE A.03
APPROVED MATERIALS DIAMETER)MAY BE DOUBLED TO CREATE LONGER
RETENTION
PERIOD DUE TO INFILTRATION

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