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The contractor must verify dimensions on site, report discrepancies, use figured dimensions without scaling, and obtain written engineer rulings for non-compliant instructions. Concrete and structural steelwork requirements cover regulations, reinforcement cover, casting records, inspection notice, curing duration, shutter removal approval, concrete strengths at 28 days, steel grades, fabrication and welding, surface preparation, priming, fire rating painting, and bolt classes.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":40,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/general-notes-construction-foundation-concrete-structural-steelwork/649075/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/general-notes-construction-foundation-concrete-structural-steelwork/649075.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Stanley","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-03","2026-10-23",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":24},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"Who must the contractor coordinate drawings with and how should dimensions be verified?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"All drawings must be read together with architects’ and other consultants’ drawings and specifications. All dimensions must be checked on site by the contractor against the contract drawings, and any discrepancies must be reported immediately to the engineer.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"What records must be kept for concrete casting?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"The contractor must keep written records of weather conditions (maximum and minimum temperatures), date of casting, pour start time, pour finished time, any delays due to breakdowns, positions/results of cold joints, and results of cubes taken.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"What are the requirements for structural steelwork painting and surface preparation?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"Painting must be done in a protected environment; areas must be scrubbed with an approved degreaser, rinsed thoroughly, abrasive blast cleaned to the specified grade/profile, and cleaned and dried. Priming is required immediately after preparation, and structural steel must be painted with intumescent coating to achieve the stated fire rating, with certification provided.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},649075,1792797186,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":24,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":8,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":129,"read_time":81},2336477405376,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_29158cc5080c5b710cf443261637dec0","| GENERAL\u003Cbr>1. CONSTRUCTION TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL DRAWINGS AND THE FOLLOWING NOTES AND PROJECT\u003Cbr>SPECIFICATIONS.\u003Cbr>2. ALL DRAWINGS TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ARCHITECTS, OTHER CONSULTANTS AND SPECIALISTS DRAWINGS.\u003Cbr>3. ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE CHECKED ON SITE BY THE CONTRACTOR AGAINST ALL CONTRACT DRAWINGS. ANY DISCREPANCIES MUST BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO THE ENGINEER.\u003Cbr>4. DO NOT SCALE ENGINEER'S DRAWINGS, USE FIGURED DIMENSIONS ONLY.\u003Cbr>5. IF ANY INSTRUCTION ON THIS DRAWING CANNOT BE COMPLIED WITH, THE MATTER MUST BE REFERRED TO THE ENGINEER IN WRITING FOR A RULING.\u003Cbr>6. BEAM DEPTH IS FIRST DIMENSION GIVEN AND INCLUDES SLAB THICKNESS.\u003Cbr>7. HORIZONTAL DIMENSION (PARALLEL TO BOTTOM OF PAGE) OF COLUMN IS GIVEN FIRST.\u003Cbr>8. ALL BRICKWORK, RIGID PARTITIONS, SCREEDS, PLASTER, TILING AND BRITTLE FINISHES SHOULD BE DESIGNED AND JOINTED TO ACCOMMODATE ANTICIPATED MOVEMENTS.\u003Cbr>9. WATERPROOFING AND DPC'S TO ARCHITECT'S DETAILS.\u003Cbr>10.  RAINWATER PIPES:\u003Cbr>WHERE RAINWATER PIPES ARE CAST INTO COLUMNS, THE CONTRACTOR IS TO ENSURE THAT THE PIPES ARE POSITIONED AS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS, THAT THE PIPES ARE PLUMBED VERTICALLY AND FIXED RIGIDLY IN THE SHUTTERS TO ENSURE THAT NO DISPLACEMENT OCCURS DURING CASTING.\u003Cbr>FOUNDATIONS\u003Cbr>1. ALL FOUNDATION EXCAVATIONS MUST BE INSPECTED BY THE ENGINEER PRIOR TO CASTING THE BLINDING.\u003Cbr>ANY ADDITIONAL EXCAVATION ORDERED BY THE ENGINEER TO REMOVE UNSUITABLE MATERIAL TO BE FILLED WITH MASS CONCRETE. BLINDING TO BASES TO BE CAST IMMEDIATELY AFTER EXCAVATION. 50mm NOMINAL BLINDING UNDER ALL REINFORCED CONCRETE IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.\u003Cbr>CONCRETE\u003Cbr>1. RC COLUMNS & WALLS OVER SHOWN THUS:\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>RC COLUMNS & WALLS UNDER SHOWN THUS:\u003Cbr>2. ALL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL BUILDING REGULATIONS, SANS 10100, SANS 2001-CC1 AND THE PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS.\u003Cbr>3. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THE CONCRETE COVER TO REINFORCEMENT TO BE AS FOLLOWS:\u003Cbr>a) INTERNAL SLABS 20mm\u003Cbr>b) EXTERNAL SLABS 30mm\u003Cbr>c) BEAMS 40mm\u003Cbr>d) COLUMNS 40mm\u003Cbr>e) BASES AND CONCRETE IN CONTACT WITH EARTH 50mm\u003Cbr>4. THE CONTRACTOR IS REFERRED TO CLAUSE 4.7.22 & SANS 2001-CC1:2007 AND MUST KEEP WRITTEN RECORDS OF:\u003Cbr>a) WEATHER CONDITIONS INCLUDING MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES\u003Cbr>b) DATE OF CASTING\u003Cbr>TIME POUR STARTED\u003Cbr>TIME POUR FINISHED\u003Cbr>ANY DELAYS DUE TO BREAKDOWNS ETC\u003Cbr>POSITIONS OF ANY COLD JOINTS RESULTS OF CUBES TAKEN\u003Cbr>5. CONCRETE STRENGTHS\u003Cbr>MASS CONCRETE : 15MPa AT 28 DAYS\u003Cbr>REINFORCED CONCRETE : 30MPa AT 28 DAYS\u003Cbr>6. ENGINEER TO INSPECT REINFORCEMENT PRIOR TO CASTING CONCRETE. ENGINEER TO BE GIVEN AT LEAST 24 HOURS NOTICE OF REQUIRED INSPECTIONS. REINFORCING BARS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS OF SANS 920. WELDED STEEL FABRIC SHALL COMPLY WITH THE RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS OF SANS 1024. STEEL SHALL BE SO STACKED OFF THE GROUND AS TO PREVENT DISTORTION AND SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENTS AND CONTAMINATION. A CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY A GOVERNMENT-ENDORSED ACCREDITATION BODY (i.e. SANAS) CONFIRMING THAT THE STEEL COMPLIES WITH THE SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE ENGINEER FOR EACH CONSIGNMENT OF STEEL DELIVERED TO SITE.\u003Cbr>7. ALL MEMBERS TO BE CURED TO ENGINEER'S APPROVAL FOR 7 DAYS MINIMUM.\u003Cbr>8. REMOVAL OF SHUTTERS TO BE TO SANS 2001-CC1 AND TO BE TO THE ENGINEER'S APPROVAL.\u003Cbr>9. SIDES OF ALL BASES TO BE CAST AGAINST UNDISTURBED GROUND UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED.\u003Cbr>STRUCTURAL STEELWORK\u003Cbr>1. ALL STEELWORK CONSTRUCTION IS TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL BUILDING REGULATIONS, SANS 2001-CS1 AND THE PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS. MILL CERTIFICATES FOR ALL STRUCTURAL STEELWORK DELIVERED TO SITE MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE ENGINEER.\u003Cbr>2. ALL ROLLED STEEL SECTIONS TO BE GRADE S 355 JR IN ACCORDANCE WITH EN 10025 OR 350 W IN ACCORDANCE WITH SANS 1431.\u003Cbr>3. STEEL FABRICATOR TO CHECK ON SITE DIMENSIONS BEFORE PREPARING WORKSHOP DRAWINGS AND\u003Cbr>FABRICATION OF STEEL MEMBERS. ACCESSIBILITY TO WORK SITES MUST ALSO BE CHECKED. WORKSHOP\u003Cbr>DRAWINGS TO BE SUBM","cbCaipNsagbhxQ7o","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipNsagbhxQ7o","pdf",202817,"English","# GENERAL\n## Construction requirements\n## Foundations\n## Concrete\n## Structural steelwork\n## Notes","[{\"question\":\"Who must the contractor coordinate drawings with and how should dimensions be verified?\",\"answer\":\"All drawings must be read together with architects’ and other consultants’ drawings and specifications. 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