1. ALL NOTES ON THE DRAWING SHALL BE ASSUMED TYPICAL UNLESS OTHERWISE SHOWN OR NOTED.

2. DESIGN LIVE LOADING CRITERIA:

STORAGE BUILDING FLOORS

125 P.S.F.

RESIDENTIAL FLOOR

40 P.S.F

ROOF

30 P.S.F.

GROUND SNOWLOAD

30 P.S.F.

BASIC WIND SPEED

90 M.P.H. 3 SECOND GUST, EXPOSURE C

EARTHQUAKE DESIGN DATA:

SEISMIC USE GROUP

II

SPECIAL RESPONSE COEFFICIENTS

SDS= 0.171
SD1= 0.082

SITE CLASS

SEISMIC FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM

BEARING WALL

DESIGN BASE SHEAR

V= CsW

ANALYSIS PROCEDURE

SIMPLIFIED

3. CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS AND ELEVATIONS PRIOR TO FABRICATION AND

CONSTRUCTION.
4. SOME SOIL BORINGS HAVE BEEN TAKEN. COPIES OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED
FROM THE OWNER.

FOUNDATION
1. FOOTINGS SHALL BEAR ON UNDISTURBED NATURAL SOIL WITH AN ALLOWABLE BEARING CAPACITY
OF 2000 LBS PSF FOR THE OFFICE, & BUILDINGS "A" & "B", AND 3,000 PSF FOR BUILDING "C" THE
MATERIAL AT FOOTING GRADE SHALL BE INSPECTED BY A GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER PRIOR TO
CONSTRUCTION. IF UNSUITABLE MATERIAL IS ENCOUNTERED, THE FOOTINGS SHALL BE LOWERED OR
FOUNDED ON COMPACTED FILL OR AS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER.

2. CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE TO MAINTAIN DRY SOIL FOR BEARING OF FOOTINGS. FOOTINGS SHALL
NOT POURED IN WATER, ON MUD, OR ON FROST.

3. BOTTOM OF ALL EXTERIOR FOOTINGS SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 2'6" BELOW FINISH GRADE.

4. PROVIDE CRACK CONTROL MEASURES AS NECESSARY. AVOID AND REINFORCE ALL REENTRANT (or
square) CORNERS.

COMPACTED FILL AND BACKFILLING

1. THE FILL MATERIAL SHALL BE CLEAN, COARSE-GRAINED, WELL GRADED, SAND WITH LITTLE OR NO
FINES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM D2487, CLASSIFICATION SW. ON SITE MATERIAL MAY BE USED
WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER.

2. THE FILL MATERIAL SHALL BE PLACED IN LAYERS, WHICH, BEFORE COMPACTION, SHALL NOT EXCEED
8". EACH LAYER SHALL BE SPREAD UNIFORMLY AND EVENLY AND SHALL BE THOROUGHLY MIXED
DURING THE SPREAD TO ENSURE UNIFORMITY OF MATERIAL IN EACH LAYER.

3. EACH LAYER OF THE FILL SHALL BE UNIFORMLY COMPACTED TO NOT LESS THAN 95% OF THE
MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY AS DETERMINED BY ASTM D1557. THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER SHALL
OBSERVE AND TEST COMPACTED FILL.

4. BACKFILLING AGAINST GRADE WALLS SHALL NOT BEGIN UNTIL THE WALL STRUCTURES AND GROUND
FLOOR SLAB HAVE ATTAINED THEIR MINIMUM DESIGN STRENGTH.

5. WHERE BACKFILL OCCURS ON BOTH SIDES OF WALL, BACKFILL BOTH SIDES SIMULTANEOUSLY.

POURED-1N-PLACE CONCRETE
1. ALL REINFORCED CONCRETE SHALL BE FURNISHED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT
EDITIONS OF THE "SPECIFICATION FOR STRUCTURAL CONCRETE FOR BUILDINGS" (ACI 301) AND TO THE
"BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE" (ACI 318).

2. ALL CONCRETE UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, SHALL BE STONE AGGREGATE CONCRETE HAVING A
MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 3000 PSI AT 28 DAYS U.N.O. ALL CONCRETE PERMANENTLY
EXPOSED TO WEATHER SHALL HAVE AN AIR ENTRAINMENT OF 4% TO 6%. NO ADMIXTURES
CONTAINING CALCIUM CHLORIDE SHALL BE PERMITTED. MAXIMUM AGGREGATE SIZE FOR CONCRETE
SHALL BE 1", AND MAXIMUM SLUMP SHALL BE 4", UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

3. ALL REINFORCING BARS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM A-615 GRADE 60. WELDED WIRE FABRIC SHALL
CONFORM TO ASTM A-185.

4. ALL CONTINUOUS REINFORCING SHALL BE LAPPED AT ALL SPLICES, CORNERS, AND INTERSECTIONS A
MINIMUM OF 38 BAR DIAMETERS, OR AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS.

5. PROVIDE SPACERS, CHAIRS, TIES AS REQUIRED AND NECESSARY FOR ASSEMBLING, PLACING, AND
SUPPORTING ALL REINFORCEMENT IN PROPER POSITION.

6. ALL CONTROLLED CONCRETE WORK SHALL BE INSPECTED BY A TESTING LABORATORY ENGAGED BY

THE OWNER AND APPROVED BY THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. SEE SPECIFICATIONS.

7. HOT WEATHER CONCRETING SHALL CONFORM TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN ACI 305R-77.

8. COLD WEATHER CONCRETING SHALL CONFORM TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN ACI 306R-88.

MASONRY
1. ALL MASONRY CONSTRUCTION SHALL CONFORM TO THE CURRENT PROVISIONS OF THE BUILDING
CODE REGULATIONS FOR MASONRY STRUCTURES - ACI 530 (ASCE 5), AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR
MASONRY STRUCTURES - ACI 530.1 (ASCE 6).

2. ASSUMED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF MASONRY, fm = 1350 PSI @ 28 DAYS.

3. ALL MASONRY WALLS SHALL HAVE GALVANIZED TRUSS TYPE DUR-O-WAL AT 16" VERTICAL INTERVALS
WITH CORNER AND "7 PIECES UNLESS NOTED. ALL SPLICES SHALL LAP 6" MIN. PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL
ROW OF DUR-O-WAL ABOVE AND BELOW ALL OPENINGS AND EXTEND 2'-0" BEYOND JAMBS. STOP DURO-WAL EACH SIDE OF ALL CONTROL AND EXPANSION JOINTS.

4. ALL CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM C 90, GRADE N-1, NORMAL WEIGHT.

5. MORTAR FOR ALL WORK SHALL BE TYPE S.

6. GROUT FOR FILLING SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (fm) OF 2000 PSI, AND SHALL
CONFORM TO ASTM C476. PLACE GROUT FILL IN 4'-0" MAXIMUM LIFTS VERTICALLY.

7. ALL REINFORCING BARS FOR REINFORCED MASONRY CONSTRUCTION SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM A615 GRADE 60. LAP LENGTH SHALL BE MINIMUM 40 BAR DIAMETERS.

8. PROVIDE 100% SOLID MASONRY BELOW ALL LINTEL BEARINGS 12" BEYOND THE OPENING FOR THE
FULL WALL WIDTH AT ALL LINTELS FROM THE LINTEL BEARING TO THE FLOOR BELOW.

9. PROVIDE ONE 8" COURSE OF SOLID MASONRY AT JOIST AND BEAM BEARING LINES, UNLESS NOTED
OTHERWISE.

10. BRACE AND SHORE ALL MASONRY WALLS AS REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE COMPACTION AND
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS UNTIL THE GROUND FLOOR SLAB AND SUPPORTING FLOORS OR ROOF HAVE
BEEN COMPLETELY INSTALLED.

STRUCTURAL STEEL
1. ALL STRUCTURAL AND MISCELLANEOUS STEEL SHALL CONFORM TO THE THIRTEENTH EDITION OF THE
AISC "SPECIFICATION FOR THE DESIGN, FABRICATION AND ERECTION OF STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR
BUILDINGS" AND ALL ITS SUPPLEMENTS, AND TO THE AISC "CODE OF STANDARD PRACTICE FOR STEEL
BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES."

2. ALL STRUCTURAL WIDE FLANG STEEL SHAPES SHALL HAVE A MIN. YIELD STRENGTH OF 50,000 PSI ,
UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.

3. ALL STRUCTURAL AND MISCELLANEOUS STEEL SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM -36 HAVING A MINIMUM
YIELD STRENGTH OF 36,000 PSI., UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.

4. ALL CONNECTIONS, EXCEPT AS NOTED ON PLANS AND DETAILS, SHALL BE BOLTED OR WELDED
CONNECTIONS AS SHOWN IN THE THIRTEENTH EDITION OF THE AISC MANUAL. ALL BEAM
CONNECTIONS SHALL DEVELOP THE FULL UNIFORM LOAD CAPACITY THE MEMBER CAN CARRY WITH
DUE CONSIDERATION TO CONCENTRATED LOADS AT THE ENDS OF THE MEMBER.

5. ALL BOLTED CONNECTIONS SHALL USE 3/4" MINIMUM ASTM A325 HIGH STRENGTH BOLTS, U.N.O.
NO CONNECTION SHALL BE MADE USING LESS THAN TWO BOLTS.

6. WELDING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LATEST EDITION OF THE "STRUCTURAL WELDING
CODE", AWS D1.1 OF THE AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY. ALL SHOP AND FIELD WELDING SHALL BE
DONE BY CERTIFIED WELDERS QUALIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
STANDARDS. ALL WELDED CONNECTIONS SHALL BE PERFORMED USING E70XX ELECTRODES.

7. ALL ANCHOR BOLTS SHALL BE ASTM A-307. ANCHOR BOLT LENGTHS SHOWN ARE EMBEDDED
LENGTHS.

8. STRUCTURAL STEEL TUBING SHALL BE ASTM A500.

9. SHOP PAINTING - ONE COAT RUSTOLEUM #678 OR EQUAL. PREPARATION FOR PAINTING SHALL
CONFORM TO REQUIREMENTS OF SSPC-SP2.

LUMBER
1. ALL WOOD STUDS, COLUMNS, BEAMS, AND JOISTS SHALL BE KILN DRIED AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING
MINIMUM STRENGTHS:
Fb

1,200 PSI

Fv

90 PSI

Fc

1,000 PSI

1,600,000 PSI

2. HEADERS AND JOIST CONNECTIONS (OTHER THAN BEARING CONNECTIONS) SHALL USE METAL
HANGERS PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

3. JOISTS AND RAFTERS SHALL HAVE BRIDGING OR SOLID BLOCKING AT 8'-0" o.c. MAXIMUM. PROVIDE
SOLID (CONT.) BRIDGING AT ALL JOIST BEARINGS.

4. JOISTS, RAFTERS, BEAMS, AND HEADERS SHALL BEAR ON A MINIMUM (UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE)
OF 4" ON TIMBER, STEEL, OR MASONRY.

5. ALL LUMBER SILLS AND LEDGERS IN CONTACT WITH MASONRY OR CONCRETE, OR LUMBER EXPOSED
TO WEATHER, SHALL BE "WOLMANIZED" (0.4 POUNDS PER CUBIC FOOT RETENTION).

6. ALL BOLTS SHALL BE 3/4" AND COMPLY WITH ASTM A307 UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.

7. ALL BOLTS IN LUMBER SHALL HAVE A 3" MINIMUM EDGE AND END DISTANCE, UNLESS NOTED
OTHERWISE.

8. BUILT-UP BEAMS OR HEADERS MADE UP OF 2 OR MORE "2X" LUMBER SHALL BE SPIKED TOGETHER
WITH A MINIMUM OF THREE 16d NAILS AT 16" O.C.

9. ALL STUD BEARING WALLS TO BE PROVIDED WITH TWO CONTINUOUS TOP PLATES AND ONE
CONTINUOUS BOTTOM PLATE; A MINIMUM OF TWO ROWS OF HORIZONTAL BRIDGING "FIRESTOPPING"
AT 3RD POINTS IN HEIGHT OF WALL AT 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS AND ONE ROW AT 3RD AND 4TH FLOORS
AT MID HEIGHT.

10. ALL WOOD PINS IN LUMBER SHALL HAVE A 4" MINIMUM EDGE AND END DISTANCE, UNLESS NOTED
OTHERWISE.

PLYWOOD & OSB

1. PLYWOOD AND OSB SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PS2, PS1, PRP-108 AND SHALL
BE OF THE FOLLOWING GRADES:

USE

GRADE

FLOOR

23/32" T&G APA RATED SHEATHING, STRUCTURAL I, 48124,

EXTERIOR.

ROOF

15/32" APA RATED SHEATHING, 32/16 EXTERIOR, WITH

"PLYCLIPS".

WALL

SHEATHING 7/16" UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. APA RATED

SHEATHING, 24/16, EXTERIOR.

2. PLYWOOD SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APA RECOMMENDATIONS, AND LATEST IBC
CODE.

3. ALL FIRE-RETARDANT TREATED PLYWOOD SHALL BE PRESSURE TREATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH

AMERICAN WOOD PRESERVERS ASSOCIATION STANDARD AWPA C27 AND EACH PIECE SHALL BEAR AN
UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC. LABEL.

NAILING SCHEDULE:
1. TO RESIST THE LATERAL LOADS FROM WIND, THE FLOORS AND ROOFS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO ACT
AS HORIZONTAL DIAPHRAGMS AND SOME WALLS AS VERTICAL SHEAR WALLS. THE NAILING SCHEDULE
IS GIVEN BELOW.

WALL AND ROOF USE 10D NAILS AT 6" ON CENTER AT PLYWOOD PANEL EDGES AND 12" ON CENTER AT
INTERMEDIATE SUPPORTS. "2 X " BLOCKING REQUIRED ALONG PLYWOOD PANEL EDGES.
FLOOR USE 12D NAILS AT 6" ON CENTER AT PLYWOOD PANEL EDGES AND 10" ON CENTER AT
INTERMEDIATE SUPPORTS. "2X" BLOCKING REQUIRED ALONG PLYWOOD PANEL EDGES.

ROOF TRUSSES
1. TRUSSES SHALL BE DESIGNED, FABRICATED, BRACED, AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
SPECIFICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TRUSS PLATE INSTITUTE BY A MEMBER FIRM WITH
IN-HOUSE INSPECTION.

2. MANUFACTURER SHALL SUBMIT, PRIOR TO MANUFACTURE, SHOP DRAWINGS CERTIFIED BY A

MARYLAND REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.

3. TEMPORARY TRUSS BRACING SHALL BE DESIGNED AND PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE LATEST COMMENTARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HANDLING, INSTALLING
AND BRACING METAL PLATE CONNECTED WOOD TRUSSES H1B-91 PUBLISHED BY THE TRUSS PLATE
INSTITUTE.

4. 2 X 4 CONTINUOUS HORIZONTAL BRACING. PERMANENT TRUSS BRACING FOR THE TOP AND BOTTOM
CHORDS SHALL BE AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS. LONGITUDINAL BRACING AND CROSS BRACING SHALL
NOT BE LESS THAN A NOMINAL 2 X 4.

5. BRACING SHALL BE CONTINUOUS WITH SPLICES CROSSING A MINIMUM OF 2 TRUSSES.

6. 2 X 4 CONTINUOUS DIAGONAL BRACING. VERTICAL CROSS BRACING TO BE PLACED AT A MAXIMUM

OF 45 DEGREES FROM THE HORIZONTAL. HORIZONTAL CROSS BRACING SHALL BE PLACED AT A
MAXIMUM OF 45 DEGREES FROM THE TRUSS PARALLEL.

7. BRACING IS TO BE FASTENED TO EACH CROSSING TRUSS MEMBER WITH A MINIMUM OF TWO 16 d

NAILS.

8. ALL TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT TRUSS BRACING SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LATEST COMMENTARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HANDLING, INSTALLING AND BRACING METAL
PLATE CONNECTED WOOD TRUSSES H1B-91 PUBLISHED BY THE TRUSS PLATE INSTITUTE.